JIB Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) JIB Electrician - what next?

[zsoltimatrix]

Hello guys,

I have compleated all my courses and qualifications ( 2330, nvq level 3 , am2, 2391, 17th edition, 2377) and I should get my JIB card soon... So i was thinking- what could I do next for further career development?

Any suggestions?

Thank you!

 

[malcolmsanford]

2391-20 desugn, perhaps the fire alarm and emergency lighting courses, even go onto HNC/HND there really is no limit if you want to go for it

 

[zsoltimatrix]

Well, 2391-20 is a lower qualification than the 2391 what I allready have.
Emergency lights could be helpful...
HND - how many years is that? What coul I do with it?

I was also thinking about gassafe maybe?

Thanks for your repply!

 

[malcolmsanford]

If you have the 2391-10 the Testing and inspection course then the 2391-20 is the design course the one above it, are you geting mixed up with the 2392 course.

There are no time limits on either the HNC or the HND courses. They are modular courses and your pay for each module or core as you go along. I have know a guy complete his HNC/HND in less that a year.

COLU which is the Teeside University do a distance learning course for both HNC/HND

 

[zsoltimatrix]

What could you do with HND? I mean what kind of work?

 

[malcolmsanford]

You would be doing design work, working in a nice warm office in the winter and an air conditioned one in the summer.

You may even go into project management, Your going to be basically an under gradute degree.

Most electrical mangers job will want minimum HNC/HND. SO you could be an area manager for a large Electrical company, A contracts manager.

If you go onto degree well then your looking at engineer status.

 

[zsoltimatrix]

You are correct, I have the 2391-10. Just had a look at the 2391-20 description. It looks like a ...well so to say not really needed. I can allready design circuits for avarage domestic, commercial and light industrial requirements.
I dont know, maybe if you are designing on some huge projects you would need that one.

 

[zsoltimatrix]

Sounds nice. Thanks for repply!

I will look in to it.

What do you think about a Facilities Management course?

 

[malcolmsanford]

I can't really comment on the facilities management course as never looked into, is it a level 4 course run by the city and Guilds?

The 2391-20 is a good course if your at ease with doing the maths and calculations then I wouldn't bother with it and go straight onto HNC/HND. The HNC course though will give you a maths exercise to see if you need a bridging course for the maths. I've attached the type of maths you need to start an HNC, as a friend of mine is doing this now.

View attachment 3-33-Mathematics_v1_.pdf

 

[zsoltimatrix]

Thank you for that!

Facilities Management is run by the Instutution for Facilities Management (something like that) . It can be done to degree level as well.

Ok, thank you for all the repplies!

 

[whiteasasheet30]

as long as your firm lets you go on to do hnc etc all these courses are day release during the week if i were you id try off shore cos sparkys are getting micky mouse money compared to most trades 4 or 5 years at college and a board gets more money total -------s

 

[High Tower]

Pv course, its the new growth sector?

Or something in home Automation??

 

[whiteasasheet30]

pv wont take off for another 10 years its not affordable enough for house holders yet

 

[High Tower]

Doesent hurt to be qualified and experienced in it tho, look how far its grown in the last 2 years let along the last 5

 

[whiteasasheet30]

its 1200 to do the course thats alot for no return you better spend 2 grand on ropes mist compex and survival and chance the rigs one trip would pay for the lot you get no extra for pv