How does one become an electrician?

[sonny]

I want to know how you proceed because in my country I only have courses that start from 4 months to 6 months and I have no idea how you can get training.Do you start as an assistant?I tried to find 4 year courses but I couldn't find it and I'm pretty sure that most of the courses in my country don't teach you a lot about electricity.What should I do?I really don't know if the degree from these courses are recognizable so I'm asking for advices.
Do you get some training in another country if you have these 4 to 6 month courses?

 

[sonny]

Sorry I don’t have a clue what EURES is mate. I’d probably try and get in contact with firms local to where you’d like to set up home and go from there

Are you an employer?

 

[Pete999]

You become an electrician in 4 weeks.Now this doesn't make any sense anymore.

You can say that again Sonny

 

[sonny]

You can say that again Sonny

Is it 4 weeks or 4 years?

 

[markythesparky]

You become an electrician in 4 weeks.Now this doesn't make any sense anymore.

It didn’t make any sense ever! Not just anymore!

 

[sonny]

It didn’t make any sense ever! Not just anymore!

Well you said you become an electrician in 5 years and now you're saying that you become an electrician in 5 months.Do you have a bit of logic in your reply?

 

[markythesparky]

n

Think my reply went adrift somewhere sorry

There is a ‘five week wonder’ course that. As far as I understand, is aregs course only. ‘This enables the partaker to become Part P registered. Yes, go figure!?

These FWW’s come out thinking they are qualified electricians.

The ‘real’ course will be three years or so plus other courses such as testing and certification and regs updates.

 

[Pete999]

n

Think my reply went adrift somewhere sorry

To recap Sonny, you obviously haven't heard of the Term 5 week wonder, where by someone suddenly decides they want to become an Electrician, because they realise they are in the wrong job and want a change, so they pay their money and enroll in a 5 week intensive course, trying to learn all the theory, and practical skills an Apprenticeship used to provide.
Now don't get me wrong Mate this will, and has worked very well for a few people, who turn out to be very good electricians.
I admit I don't know the detail of how this is achieved, because personally I don't agree with this system, ( far to old to change my views now) but if this is the way you want to go in your career then search the internet for the myriad of training courses promising you the Earth.
Once you have passed (graduated) from these courses, you are allowed to join one of the Competent Persons Scheme CPS as an example NICEIC, NAPIT. ELECSA, there are others who will gladly persuade you to part with your hard earned once per yer, on joining a Scheme, or scam as they are sometimes called, you are permitted to sign off on your own work.

 

[oracle]

At a Further Education College they teach Electrical Science and technology (along with hairdressing, art etc. in other departments of the college .
Level 2 usually takes 2 years and level 3 another year. Level 3 includes the Wiring Regs and inspection and testing.

Either during this time or after it you can do your NVQ level 3. This is work based on the job learning so you will need to be employed. At this point you should be able to pass the AM 2 (trade test)
Don't be tempted to take the 4 week wonder course as a Part P domestic installer. Not if you really want to be a good electrician and not a bodge it and scarper chancer

 

[Simonpotts1]

Dont know if they still do it,but i did my training on a 2 year intensive colleve couse whilst i was on disability &in & out of hospital for 18 months reconstuctive surgury following a burn injury.this was 5 days a week for a year with a few weeks farmed out to a local company for on site experience.year 2 consisted of 2 days at college & we were supposed to sort ourselves out for the rest of the week.i went from college straigjt into the large commercial sector,straight in a deep end,learned very quickly.i dont know if such a thing is available now with the 3 & Electrical Trainee courses on offer,its 20 years since,but something may be available better than a wetpants course.

 

[Deleted member 105166]

Sonny, whilst you haven't indicated your age or whether you have commitments at home, being realistic here, your enquiring as to how much food and rent costs whilst you're training suggests you may need to carefully look at how you are going to finance a move to the UK, paying to live and paying for training whilst you have no income. If you want something even half decent, you will have to pay a couple of months rent upfront. If you do a 4-week course, that alone is going to cost you circa £3,000, + allow £200 for books. Then you need to get a job as a mate, to start earning. Throwing all that into the melting pot, I reckon you need to have around 52,000 Leu (£10,000 GBP) saved that you are prepared to invest in what could be a life changing decision.

In the meantime, start learning from reading the forum posts and trying to understand some of what's being discussed. Buy an 18th edition regs book and familiarise yourself with it in relation to some of the topics on the forum - that will put you on the front foot.

Good luck.

 

[sonny]

I'm 19 years old.

 

[SparkyChick]

For those indulging in a reboot of the whole five week wonder debate, I'd like to draw your attention to this:-

Reminder - Inappropriate content and abusive behaviour - https://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/threads/reminder-inappropriate-content-and-abusive-behaviour.169218/

It's not necessary and doesn't really help the OP.

 

[markythesparky]

My apologies.

 

[Toneyz]

I would tend to agree with the posts 39 (Oracle) and 41 (Tony) for advice so far. There are some good Youtube video's that members may wish to put links to for you. But all the best of luck.

 

[Squid]

Why do you want to be an electrician, its not a great job to be honest, I did my time 4.5 years working industrial building sites and being sent to college by the firm I worked for (EIL if anyone remembers them in Victoria) to be honest if you are 19 and stuck in Romania and are flush with cash then I would choose a different route to be honest.

As I said before if you get CISCO accredited then you have the potential once you work your way up to be in a nice office with free tea and coffee and with women not dirty plumbers on say £350 to £500 per day, there must be courses in Romania, or go to India for training.

As you are 19 and in Romania have you just completed your basic education?