Hi Everyone! Just thought I would introduce myself! And a Question.

[TheConduitKing]

wow.... all that since september.

When i first started, it was gophering mainly. but then i was one of three apprentices starting that year. not enough jobs going on at the time.

threading metal conduit by hand, or using a machine nowadays?

Yeah mate, loving it. Although I still do loads of gophering lifting bundles of 25mm conduit sucks XD.

Yeah, still threading by hand. ?

 

[TheConduitKing]

welcome along Mate and good luck

Thanks!

 

[TheConduitKing]

There are some organisations that don't recognise EAL only C and G will satisfy them.

I know the JIB accept it for getting your Gold Card. Who doesn't?

 

[Pete999]

Not sure Mate just heard it through the grapevine in the past

 

[Rockingit]

I took my 18th update (finally!) as an EAL a couple of weeks ago - questions were just as obtuse as C&G so I wouldn't worry!

 

[DPG]

I took my 18th update (finally!) as an EAL a couple of weeks ago - questions were just as obtuse as C&G so I wouldn't worry!

Need to get mine done. Who did you do the course/exam through? How much was on line?

 

[Rockingit]

Need to get mine done. Who did you do the course/exam through? How much was on line?

I've a technical training centre only a few mins from home, mostly plumbing and gas stuff but they do some select electrical training so I've used them a few times just to basically sit exams. They charged me £150 for a morning refresher and then the exam which I thought was pretty good value. Sadly, wrong end of the country for you.

 

[DPG]

I've a technical training centre only a few mins from home, mostly plumbing and gas stuff but they do some select electrical training so I've used them a few times just to basically sit exams. They charged me £150 for a morning refresher and then the exam which I thought was pretty good value. Sadly, wrong end of the country for you.

Sounds decent. And is the exam based on the whole of the regs, or is it mainly based on the updates?

 

[Rockingit]

Sounds decent. And is the exam based on the whole of the regs, or is it mainly based on the updates?

It's the full thing, a feast of sixty confusingly written questions that on my paper picked their way from basic principles right through to mesh bonding for PBX's and obscure applicable standards. Really annoyingly only got 98% though and it's been bugging me as to which one of 2 or 3 ambiguous questions I managed to drop!!

 

[MJPD29]

There are some organisations that don't recognise EAL only C and G will satisfy them.

Interesting. Didn't even know about Eal, thought we were all just city and guilds

 

[nicebutdim]

See, I wanted to do C&G I thought at the time serc would be. I didn't even know EAL was a thing. It was a rush job I only got the employer to take me on in the first week of the aecidemic year. And because of Covid class sizes are a lot smaller meaning less places. Originally I wanted to go to SRC as it was closer to me and I knew they did C&G

I've been looking at this for a couple of years, although things are different due to my age. SERC's website makes no mention of EAL as far as I can remember. Last year was defintinitely EAL too, but can't comment about what they offered prior to then.

Funnily enough SRC would be more convenient for me also, but they only run apprenticeship courses and have no option for old gits wanting to pay their own way.

 

[TheConduitKing]

I've been looking at this for a couple of years, although things are different due to my age. SERC's website makes no mention of EAL as far as I can remember. Last year was defintinitely EAL too, but can't comment about what they offered prior to then.

Funnily enough SRC would be more convenient for me also, but they only run apprenticeship courses and have no option for old gits wanting to pay their own way.

My tutor said that they used to do C&G but they found EAL. Easier to work with and he showed me that the EAL meets the same NVQ standard that C&G does. I only got concerned about it since a spark in work said that it was easier. But he said that was years ago and didn't know about the current standard of EAL.

And yeah sucks that they don't offer a path for older people. I'm lucky that I figured it out under the age of 24/5 so I could get the funding. I actually completed a HND in computing and got several IT certs because original I wanted to be a network engineer. ?