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olliebingo
Hi Guys,
I realise I may be touching on old topic material but I could really use some sound advice on the best way to become an electrician.
I've searched a lot of the posts on here over the past few months and everytime I think I've cracked it and know what to aim for another abbreviated governing body appears and I'm thrown into disarray again!
Basically I'll tell you where I'm at and if anyone has some advice it would be greatly appreciated.
I'm 29 and have always felt I should get a trade behind me, my dads a building contractor so I guess its in the blood, but I've never got around to it and have spent most of my career in customer service. For the past couple of years I've tried to get onto a course in college but could'nt get a place and have failed yet again as all the places seem to go to modern apprentices so I'm pretty much resigned to paying for it myself but I don't really know the best place to do this.
Firstly I'm based in scotland so I think I need to get an SVQ not an NVQ and as far as I can tell I need to be employed within the industry and registered with SECTT to get on the course, I'm wondering whether I can gain an NVQ and work in Scotland or do I need an SVQ to get registered with SELECT.(Seems to me all the courses offered by companies like OLCI et all lead to NVQ)
Basically I need to know exactly what I need to do to qualify to trade as an eletrician in Scotland and how to go about it.
I'm in a position to pay for my own tuition and my father in law is a spark but semi-retired and he's out of touch with what qauls. I need to register with SELECT and SJIB etc. Which leads me neatly into my next question can he tutor me if he's not registered with these guys, he's been a spark for over 40 years and basically cites the building regs. 'competent person...etc' and as far as he's concerned thats the law.
As I'd be paying for this myself and I have ommitents I obviously want to get earning ASAP, obviously I'm not naive so know I'm not going to be fully quale'd on 8 weeks or some nonsense spouted by some training colleges but I would like to be earning some ÂŁÂŁÂŁ's at the earliest opportunity, one I have C&G's but before I have the full SVQ/NVQ could I do any work, obviously once I have a years practical or something with my father in law, mainly repairs and the like but not full installations. I doubt whether my father in law would give me a pay as he's tighter than a ducks @#?ÂŁ and will probably try and charge me for the pleasure of being his skivvy!
Anyway before this becomes a dissertation I'll open it up to you guys and any advice would be most appreciated.
Cheers
I realise I may be touching on old topic material but I could really use some sound advice on the best way to become an electrician.
I've searched a lot of the posts on here over the past few months and everytime I think I've cracked it and know what to aim for another abbreviated governing body appears and I'm thrown into disarray again!
Basically I'll tell you where I'm at and if anyone has some advice it would be greatly appreciated.
I'm 29 and have always felt I should get a trade behind me, my dads a building contractor so I guess its in the blood, but I've never got around to it and have spent most of my career in customer service. For the past couple of years I've tried to get onto a course in college but could'nt get a place and have failed yet again as all the places seem to go to modern apprentices so I'm pretty much resigned to paying for it myself but I don't really know the best place to do this.
Firstly I'm based in scotland so I think I need to get an SVQ not an NVQ and as far as I can tell I need to be employed within the industry and registered with SECTT to get on the course, I'm wondering whether I can gain an NVQ and work in Scotland or do I need an SVQ to get registered with SELECT.(Seems to me all the courses offered by companies like OLCI et all lead to NVQ)
Basically I need to know exactly what I need to do to qualify to trade as an eletrician in Scotland and how to go about it.
I'm in a position to pay for my own tuition and my father in law is a spark but semi-retired and he's out of touch with what qauls. I need to register with SELECT and SJIB etc. Which leads me neatly into my next question can he tutor me if he's not registered with these guys, he's been a spark for over 40 years and basically cites the building regs. 'competent person...etc' and as far as he's concerned thats the law.
As I'd be paying for this myself and I have ommitents I obviously want to get earning ASAP, obviously I'm not naive so know I'm not going to be fully quale'd on 8 weeks or some nonsense spouted by some training colleges but I would like to be earning some ÂŁÂŁÂŁ's at the earliest opportunity, one I have C&G's but before I have the full SVQ/NVQ could I do any work, obviously once I have a years practical or something with my father in law, mainly repairs and the like but not full installations. I doubt whether my father in law would give me a pay as he's tighter than a ducks @#?ÂŁ and will probably try and charge me for the pleasure of being his skivvy!
Anyway before this becomes a dissertation I'll open it up to you guys and any advice would be most appreciated.
Cheers
