Main Pros and Cons of becoming an Electrician

[Freshstart]

17 from london thinking of becoming an Electrician.

 

[Freshstart2]

Also i have been looking online for apprenticeship info / vacancies and i have found
a website with two courses , one is called Electrical and Electronic Servicing ??? and the other electrotechnical , are these two linked ?
I think Electrical and Electronic Servicing is the basic beginners course but i really have no idea.

Heres the link to the site
Electrical and Electronic Servicing - Apprenticeships - Opening doors to a better future

Thanks

 

[Adam W]

By the look of it that's more to do with servicing and repairing appliances, which I wouldn't have thought there was much demand for in today's throwaway society.

 

[TPES]

Out of them it's the electrotechnical you want.. But make sure you gain a recognised qualification at the end of it.. Like 2330

 

[Freshstart2]

Ok thanks.
Im going to keep searching online for ones that offer recognised qualifications.

 

[Freshstart2]

Out of them it's the electrotechnical you want.. But make sure you gain a recognised qualification at the end of it.. Like 2330

The electrotechnical one says its looking for experienced people.
I have no experience lol.

 

[Freshstart2]

with out actually reading this post ensure what ever route you take is a good one via college and you achieve

2391 Inspection and testing
2382 17th Edition
2356 NVQ 3
2330 Level 2 and 3
2377 PAT
AM2

what is the order you have to earn them ?
Thanks.

 

[rmc86uk]

2330 level 2 is where you should start then progress to level 3. To do the NVQ Level 3 you would need to be working in the industry as this requires on site assessments and gathering evidence. I wouldn't bother with the P.A.T but thats upto you.

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[Big n Daft]

Try joinery........................
Drops bomb and strolls off into distance!

 

[NMc]

Hi Freshstart2

To start with you will need to find a company or someone who will take you on as an apprentice. When you get one, they may already work with a training organisation like JTL who draw down government money to pay for your college and ensure you will qualify. 2330 L2, L3 AM2 and NVQ

Check out JTL website you can apply to get on the JTL approved apprenticeship list which gets circulated around employers that they work with

 

[sirtaffy]

What do you get out of being a spark? exactly the same as any other job as if you want to sit round on your arse and exist you simply take a job with someonme like the council and exist for the next forty years til you get your gold clock. Or you can apply yourself, take up work wherever the opportunity arises and travel chasing the money. I am not saying that all council sparks are bone idle I am just saying that your job is the same as life as in what you make of it. There are some great chances out there it is a mix of being in the right place and having the guts to jump at opportunities. About twenty years ago I had the chance to be a spark on the Antarctic survey and turned it down to stay with my bird whom I duly broke up with four weeks later doh! I still went on to work in S Africa and all over Europe along with various exotic holidays paid for by working my danglies off seven days a week 12 hours a day.

 

[NMc]

You may have had a good time but this lad is just starting, give him some advice from your experience

 

[sirtaffy]

Ok then some good advice, if you can choose a company that has a diverse range and I would try and avoid ones that carry out domestic work as it is just too cutthroat. Never turn down opportunuties or be afraid to ask, I am a 43 year old contracts manager and I still say that every day is a school day.Last but not least as soon as you are out of your time leave the company as you will still be an apprentice at age 40.

 

[NMc]

good advice

 

[Pricey]

Just my 2 pence worth. Go with your heart not your head. I was always told "be a spark" youll make loads of money. So far ive not seen the ££££ yet as im still at 21 on minimum wage.

However as a few people have highlighted its what you make of it, and its a long and windy road with thousands of regulations and things to keep you thinking constantly.

I personally have always wanted to be an electrician, and although at the moment the company im with are for want of a better word ****takers, i still find my job fun and enjoyable (although they dont like me working the way i like to). The only other downside is the endless fees/courses/qualifications/books costs, but hey ho saves spending it on beer and women (i try telling myself that every day )

So although it is really hard to get a job, especially not being qualified yet, stick with it and focus on college from day one, ask questions, listen and dont be afraid to ask questions for a second time to make sure you totally understand as the industry were in is dangerous.