Hi mate
If you can design , install, inspect and test and fill in required certiificate or report to BS7671 2008 amendment no 1 2011 with the 17th edition Elecsa would probably accept you but you will then get a assessment date were you will have to show them all your paperwork and your 17th qualification I believe at present this is the only one they ask for
you have to pay them £444 have PLI about £80 for £2million liability and test equipment which is fully calibrated and also have to have some major work on a domestic premises to show them eg CCU change or rewire and this work has to be in accordance with the regulations and building regulations
You dont have to have 2391-10 inspection and testing or the replacement quals 2394 and 2395 but it helps to prove your competence
But ideally you would be better doing a evening course
All courses are expensive as since the torys got in any funding you may have been eligible for when on certain benefits was cut last year the 2330 has also ended for registration but i believe there is a new course and qualification 2365 for adults which is basically not the apprentice route so at some point to be fully qualified you would need a NVQ
you could try and jsut do the NVQ 2356 lv3 last registration date is 31st december there are private providers such as Xs training and Delta training but you basocally have to prove yoour competence and complete work to meet set requirments
such as working confined space , commercial, industrial, agricultural etc 2 of these areas of work 3 containment systems
but as you have limited quals you would probably have to do a full knowledge assessment as well as completing a portfolio of your work covering 8 required units 3 times so you would need work for evidence Ie photos of you doing the job and someone who is acting as a supervisor would need to sign your witness statements
I feel for you mate as i was in a similar position but also a carer for my mrs who was left disabled I worked for years without qualifications as I didnt complete my apprenticeship at 16
I paid £4k for a private course to get basic quals including 17th
and some theory and practical training basic tools regs and a Amegger MFT 1552 at the time I had tried all options before handing over this money reluctantly
then after completing soon found out a lot of employers and sparks on here dont like quick courses as they feel its drumming down the industry and also doesnt provide enough time to complete all whats needed
basically if you do one of these courses people will still not class ytou as a electrician but you would get enough knowledge and learn everything you need to know to carry out work in a domestic environment
But they sell you these courses like you will be a electrician in 6 weeks which is a total crock of ????
but you would be able to register with elecsa or NIC as a domestic instaleller
after i had done this course i then realised to even have a chance of work would need more qualifications and most ask for 2391-10
so i studied every day for aboutt 4 or 5 months and did a 8 week evening course 3 hrs a week and then its a written exam and practical assigments its a hard exam as you have to know correct terminology for everyhting
I then was told to get JIB status as electricain I would need 2330 and NVQ 2356 lv3 so after much searching over 2 years managed to get a place at college for 2330 lv3
I passed all with distinctions
Even though a lot on here will say go this route, this route isnt perfect as I had 8 tutors over the year
the only practical involved was basicaly me and another mate helping the others on the course who had been there 3 yrs how to carry out Inspection and testing
I only got distinctions and found it easier due to earlier courses such as the 2391 and studying every day for the year
But due to this the exams were a breeze compared to 2391-10
I have also jsut completedmy NVQ this cost £780 as i had to do a Half Knowledge assesssment due to not having 2330 completed at the time
you may need to do the full knowledge and portfolio at a cost of £900 without a electrotechnical cert like 2330
at college a NVQ costs about £600 when you have completed a technical cert or is completed at same time
Apprentice route is via a employer and doing the C&G 2357 which is a electotechnical cert and nvq in one this i believe isnt open to adults
But I do wish I had done this route from the begining as when i enrolled found out that instead of having to pay £800 for the year as i was on certain benefits I would only have to pay the £140 exam fees
so this was a result and if only someone would have told me it was possible as a adult to get back on at college i would have done that and saved myself a large amount of cash and stress
I had tried for years and years to get back on a course similar to my apprenticeship but was always told there wasnt any or any help with training funding or basically anything this was mis information from the likes of the jobcentre
Wish I had found this site before enrolling on private course as i would still have a lot of our savings left from when My partner and I was employed
Mate there is no easy road and no one in authority will help or advise
If your committed contact every college you can as i did and try to get on a course for the NEW 2365 electrotechnical
or ring XS training aand ask them could you doa NVQ but for this you need work as evidence
I wish you all the best mate altogether i have probably spent £7k+ and not had much in return
But what can you do but try
good luck
quick courses are provided all over country but expensive
such as RF training, trade for skills there are loads think NIC provide some also able skills in dartford lent provide all courses but i works out expensive and if you ahve to travle like i would have had to living up north would have had to pay for digs there courses can be done over a number of weeks like 2 weeks on 2 off or weekends depending on the course
so i chose the nearest after researching but for £4k it was very expensive should have been £5k but there was a special discount and since i did it with them they have changed what quals you get as i believe they removed the building regulations C&G 2393 and included theC&G 2392 Inspection and testing Lv2 which basically used to lead onto 2391-10 LV3 it was for the 6 weeks plus its full on non stop as tme is limiting factor so they have loads to cram in your head and its a bit to rushed to be honest, as well as studying at home the whole time the 17th will help you with terminology for all courses
