UK Hello, I am very interested in becoming an electrician, 22 years old, TradeSkills4U 2365 L2 and L3.

[MikeG!]

Hello there. I am 22 and would like to become an electrician. While searching online, I found the TradeSkills4U L2&L3 2365 qualification, worth £7490. I know it will NOT make me a qualified electrician, but I am of the understanding that I need that qualification to get me through the door. Can someone experienced give me a guideway of what qualifications I need, the pathway to become an electrician, and whether getting the TradeSkills4U qualification is a good idea. Also, the pathway to becoming an electrician through the TradeSkills4U way also. Thank you.
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OP again. What is the apprenticeship I would need to look for, if I did go the electrician route?

 

[Mark68]

it's difficult to get on a apprenticeship unless you have contacts you could try companies like lorne stewart or dodd's see if they have any apprenticeships available if you have the time to go throgh University that is what my son is doing i have been through the 2365 route i had no other option it's very expensive
if you do it that way get onsite as electricians mate asap first thing you will need toget is ecs labourers card.

 

[Dan]

Tradeskills4U might not always be the cheapest but they've been around a long time and know what they're doing. There have been training centres that have accepted money, then gone bump.

I'd always pay on credit card where you can for that reason.

But when doing your research make sure a massive part of it is speaking to other trainees of the said training centres. And we have loads of good feedback about TS4U and you can message the members to ask for more info etc.

Also, they support the forum. Not that it should be a main factor in your choice, it's not as cheap as a pair of snips where a few pence difference doesn't matter too much. But if you can't get a local college (near on impossible right now I hear) to accept you for cheap / free, and if two training centres end up the same price as TS4U, then consider that in the factors a bit for us.

It's really hard at the moment to get anything going. So hats off to you and good luck on your journey. Keep in touch with the forum the lads on here are spot on and know their stuff.

My myself, I'm not a sparky. So I can't really comment on the actual courses and requirements to meet regs and that kinda stuff.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Seriously consider what your expectations are, look at the threads about rates of pay and consider your options.