New Electrician, which course?

[rice33]

Hi Everybody

I'm looking for a career change and to qualify as an electrician. I am looking around and it looks like the best option is

City & Guilds 2330 Levels 2 and 3

City & Guilds 2356 NVQ Level 3

I have been quoted £5,858.85 Inc VAT

Is this the best course/pathway to take and does the course price sound reasonable?

Many Thanks

Ryan

 

[Martin Gauci]

whose your course with and whats the format, ie home study or college attendence?

 

[Mark.W]

Hi Ryan and Welcome

Have you got any electrical experience? What do you intend on doing once "Qualified"?

 

[rice33]

The course is with OLCI. It is part home study part college and the NVQ part is on the job as an electricians mate.

Once qualified I plan to look for employment somewhere before eventually starting out on my own. Course is as below

Fully Qualified Electrician

City & Guilds 2330 Levels 2 and 3

City & Guilds 2356 NVQ Level 3

This course package will enable you to work on: domestic jobs, commercial projects, maintenance jobs or you could work in media organisations or sports entertainment and events. You will be able to work for yourself or gain full-time employment as an electrician


Theory Units: 2330 City & Guilds Level 2 & 3

Theory- 5 Units which are completed via home study with a personal tutor available to contact by phone, fax or email should you need any assistance. At the end of each unit, a multiple choice assessment will need to be completed and returned to your tutor for marking. You will need to complete the first 3 units before you start your practical workshops.

· Working Effectively & Safely in an Electrotechnical Environment
· Principles of Electrotechnology
· Application of Health & Safety & Electrical Principles

After successful completion of the above units, you will need to successfully complete the assessments for one of the two occupational pathways:

1) Installation (Building & Structures)
· Inspection, Testing & Commissioning
· Fault Diagnosis & Rectification

2) Electrical Maintenance
Inspection, Testing & Commissioning
Fault Diagnosis & Rectification


Practical Workshop: 2330 City & Guilds Level 2 & 3

Practical- 23 Days which is split between workshop training & assessments. You can attend your practical workshops and assessments at your convenience which gives you the flexibility to complete your course and become qualified as quick as you like depending on the time that you choose to or are able to dedicate to your course.
Practical training workshops will cover the following categories:

Level 2

Electronic Circuit Theory
Series and Parallel circuits
Ohms Law principles
Single pole relays
Open and closed loop circuits and Sinusoidal wave forms
Further Hand skill development for building electrical wiring systems and electrical enclosures, which cover single core and before PVC sheath cable
Metal and plastic conduit and Mineral Insulated Copper covered Sheathed cable (MICCS)
Set to build circuits and enclosures using FP200 cable, Steel wire Armour (SWA) and Steel Trunking, ultimately combining all these skills to produce and Electrical Composite Installation.


Level 3

· Installation theory
· Applications of Electronic circuit theory
· Build & construct various Semi conductor Transistor control circuits
· Applications of Domestic, Commercial & Industrial environments
· Inspection, Testing & Commissioning of Electrical Installations
· Applications of BS7671 British Standards for the purpose of Testing Electrical Installations
· Fault diagnosis & rectification of electrical installations


NVQ Level 3 Qualification – You will need to gain work experience and be assessed on-site to get your City & Guilds 2356 NVQ Level 3 Electrician qualification. If you don’t have access to on-site work, we may be able to assist you. While we cannot guarantee to secure a position, we will do our best to help.


Course Total Cost: Flexible £5,858.85 Inc VAT

 

[Mark.W]

What work do you intend on doing ie. domestic, commercial??

 

[Martin Gauci]

Sounds similar to my course i am studying. I've only just started my course as i,ve been made redundant but its cheaper than yours and covers the everything in levels 2 and 3 including testing and inspecting. The company is called Access 2 Traders. You should look at their website and see what they have to offer. Their facilities look great and the reviews have been good. Some of the guys on this forum are using them so you can read about their experiences. Do you already have a job or placement lined up? Because this is the situation i'm in at the moment. I am trying to find and employer who will take on a 29 year old starting out again from scratch. One other thing about the course i'm doing is that the payment terms are brilliant. I was accepted on a payment scheme where by i make monthly installments of about £90.00 per month over 5 years. So it doesn't dent your pocket all in one hit. But the best thing is is that i'm payimg NO INTEREST on the payments, so its a win win. Apparently Barclays are doing a special incentive scheme but they sort all of that out.

 

[calv68]

i done eal moduels 1-17 and 16th edition 3 years ago then i worked for a contractor for free for about 6 weeks to show him how quik i picked things up he took me on after this time and worked for him for about a year now im self employed nic registered and doing ok .just dont be frightend to ask the question if your stuck. you will get a lot more respect from the lads who have done the job for years because they dont like smart arses who have done a 6 week course and think they no it all. and until you get out there and get the experience qualifications mean nothing

 

[Steve1412]

All looks a bit complicated nowadays. What happened to block release doing C&G 236 pt 1 and 2. AM1 next then C&G 236 pt 3 on day release then AM2 . All took four years and your time served.

 

[rice33]

Ok so now I'm thinking about getting on the job training with a company which route do people think would be the better option. Either doing all the training and finding work for the NVQ part or starting with a company from scratch as a trainee?

 

[montybaber]

trainee if you can afford it

 

[rice33]

further to that what exactly is a newly qualfied electrician starting wage in a company. I'm hearing stories from 9-14,000 to 27,000?