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!

 

[markc123]

HNC first, electrician second. Backwards, but whatever suits you i suppose lol.

For everything, including optional extras you're probably looking about 5years.

City and Guilds 2357 is what you're after i believe. Which encoporates NVQlevel3? (hopefully, someone can clarify that)

Then after you've done that course, whilst working alongside an electrician either as an apprentice or a mate, you can enroll on the 2395 and 2394 inspection and testing courses with the C&G. Having a JIB grading of Electrician or Approved Electrician is what you should be aiming for IMO.

Doubt you'll have any exemptions with a HNC qualification, that's why i said you've done it backwards, could be wrong though. And nope unfortunatley, the courses are priced highly throughout.

 

[Lewisham]

HNC first, electrician second. Backwards, but whatever suits you i suppose lol.

For everything, including optional extras you're probably looking about 5years.

City and Guilds 2357 is what you're after i believe. Which encoporates NVQlevel3? (hopefully, someone can clarify that)

Then after you've done that course, whilst working alongside an electrician either as an apprentice or a mate, you can enroll on the 2395 and 2394 inspection and testing courses with the C&G. Having a JIB grading of Electrician or Approved Electrician is what you should be aiming for IMO.

Doubt you'll have any exemptions with a HNC qualification, that's why i said you've done it backwards, could be wrong though. And nope unfortunatley, the courses are priced highly throughout.

Thank you for the insight

 

[jimmymac]

As Mark has said it's usually the NVQIII first then the HNC/HND. If you do complete the HNC/HND and the NVQ then you would be graded as a technician providing you have the experience

 

[jimmymac]

Re: How to become city and guild with HNC?

is this the same post twice?

 

[jimmymac]

How far are you into the HNC?

 

[Guest55]

As Mark has said it's usually the NVQIII first then the HNC/HND. If you do complete the HNC/HND and the NVQ then you would be graded as a technician providing you have the experience

JIB graded technician ?

nope , the JIB dont recognize HNC/D quals as they're not vocational or skills based.
i can confirm this as my BTEC cert was ignored during my first JIB application.

to get jib tech grade these days you need approved electrician + C cert or 2400 or 2396 + experience at supervisor level in the work place.

in rely to the OP , if i had gained a hnd early on in my career , i'd be completely skipping the whole "on the tools electrician" stage.

seems pointless to complete a higher level diploma to then go clipping t&e with 17 year old apprentices.
i suggest a serious rethink of your further education and career goals.

 

[Guest55]

Re: How to become city and guild with HNC?

you'll get alot further on this forum if you dont completely annoyingly post the same question 10minutes apart.
;-)

 

[Lewisham]

Three modules left to gain the HNC out of eight.

 

[markc123]

Maybe he wants to go clipping t+e with 17year olds biff lol.

If thats the case ill be suprised if he passes a CRB haha.

 

[jimmymac]

JIB graded technician ?

nope , the JIB dont recognize HNC/D quals as they're not vocational or skills based.
i can confirm this as my BTEC cert was ignored during my first JIB application.

to get jib tech grade these days you need approved electrician + C cert or 2400 or 2396 + experience at supervisor level in the work place.

in rely to the OP , if i had gained a hnd early on in my career , i'd be completely skipping the whole "on the tools electrician" stage.

seems pointless to complete a higher level diploma to then go clipping t&e with 17 year old apprentices.
i suggest a serious rethink of your further education and career goals.

I stand corrected, I honestly i'd read that on the JIB website, sorry for the inaccurate info

 

[markc123]

I stand corrected, I honestly i'd read that on the JIB website, sorry for the inaccurate info

Don't appologise to biff! He gets off on correcting peoples half arsed comments. I should know lol.

 

[Lewisham]

Re: How to become city and guild with HNC?

When my first thread didn't appear straight away, I thought I did it wrong till I saw the message on the second one that moderators have to pass them.
I will write to moderators if they can merge them.

 

[jimmymac]

I have just checked the SJIB website and it does state that you need an HNC or equivalent to be a technician but you need to have the inspection & testing quals first and have worked as an approved electrician for two years...I thought i'd read it some where Technician Electrician - Scottish Joint Industry Board

 

[Guest55]

I have just checked the SJIB website and it does state that you need an HNC or equivalent to be a technician but you need to have the inspection & testing quals first and have worked as an approved electrician for two years...I thought i'd read it some where Technician Electrician - Scottish Joint Industry Board

if thats what they say , then i accept that and stand corrected ,
however thats not the case in England.