How can I become city and guild with HNC?

[Lewisham]

I'm studying electrical and eletronic HNC now then HND later but I want to become an electrician.

I checked a lot of jobs are required City and Guide qualifications.Thus I'm planning to take the city and guide after the HNC and become a full qualified electrician.

Can someone give an insight about stages I have to pass up to become a full electrician and how long it will take?

With HNC qualification still I have to start at the beginning or there are some exemptions?

And any cheaper way to do it? I saw fees to some of training companies are very high and I can't afford it.And due to my age I can't be an apprentice.

SORRY, if I have post this one on the wrong sub forum as it my time here!

 

[Guest55]

Laffin oor ---- aff at you lot in Englandshire :biggrin5:

Boydy

oh i bet you are.

buts lets see if youre still laffing when the time comes to settle that small debt of £26 billion that the scots owe the british government for bailing out the RBS.

and i cant wait for scottish independance to begin , every englishman alive will be quids in when the scots have to start paying for their own NHS presciptions and university fees.

;-)

 

[Paultrim123321]

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I have to agree, i'm doing the HNC at the moment. My plan is to complete this and then go onto the PDA in Renewables which is similar to a HNC but a little bit more specialised. That's the area that interest me the most, my short stint of house bashing & commercial rewires was more than enough to put me off that game! [/QUOTE]

Ha, but I tell you that practical experience you have gained will be worth a lot more years down the line. You will at least be able to understand a lot of the 'shop floor' terminology used in industry and also have an understanding when talking and specifying work to be done. Through my own experience it also will enforce trust that colleagues and clients will have when dealing with you. Nothing worse than pulling an electrician up for poor workmanship like incorrectly terminating an SWA cable when you have never even pulled one in!

 

[jimmymac]

I have to agree, i'm doing the HNC at the moment. My plan is to complete this and then go onto the PDA in Renewables which is similar to a HNC but a little bit more specialised. That's the area that interest me the most, my short stint of house bashing & commercial rewires was more than enough to put me off that game! [/QUOTE]

Ha, but I tell you that practical experience you have gained will be worth a lot more years down the line. You will at least be able to understand a lot of the 'shop floor' terminology used in industry and also have an understanding when talking and specifying work to be done. Through my own experience it also will enforce trust that colleagues and clients will have when dealing with you. Nothing worse than pulling an electrician up for poor workmanship like incorrectly terminating an SWA cable when you have never even pulled one in![/QUOTE]

I know what you mean, unless you've been on the tools then your never gonna get the full respect of your colleague's, therefore, I do value the experience and the skills I've acquired but I began to get bored and with the industry going the way it is I just thought it was time to look for a change. Also, I needed to prove something to myself