V
Vegeta
Hi,
basically as the title says I am thinking of re training as an electrician. (domestic & commercial)
My background.....I have done a degree in electrical and electronics engineering and gained a 1st class 6 years ago.....my job after degree was servicing & calibrating medical equipment which included fault finding & PAT Testing were needed. my current job Im an electronics development technician and basically verfiy circuit operation, fault find & repair ,build test boxes wire-harness and work with 3 phase motors.
as you can see from my experiences i think i can handle training to do electrics.
the reason I think it will be a suitable career change is because Im a practical person and enjoy being in different environments.
Also its either I stick to my job and work till retirement or try become an electrician and in 15 years time have my own lil company and working part time basically when I want. Im not looking for £25ph at the end of day but enough to live a simple life of.
My questions are:
Since I have a degree is their any way I can shorten the time I would have to go college ??? am i able to go straight on to a level 3 or even the NVQ????
Does anybody know of any colleges that do the level 1 & level 2 electrical installations in the evening in Yorkshire???
Can somebody lay me out a typical route to becoming a fully qualified electrician (courses to take and in order)???
Any help would good and appreciated.....I understand that this would not be easy as I have a family and mortgage and understand alot of free work will have to be done but I want to prepare now by saving money to live off while climbing the steppest part of the hill....
thank you for your time =]
basically as the title says I am thinking of re training as an electrician. (domestic & commercial)
My background.....I have done a degree in electrical and electronics engineering and gained a 1st class 6 years ago.....my job after degree was servicing & calibrating medical equipment which included fault finding & PAT Testing were needed. my current job Im an electronics development technician and basically verfiy circuit operation, fault find & repair ,build test boxes wire-harness and work with 3 phase motors.
as you can see from my experiences i think i can handle training to do electrics.
the reason I think it will be a suitable career change is because Im a practical person and enjoy being in different environments.
Also its either I stick to my job and work till retirement or try become an electrician and in 15 years time have my own lil company and working part time basically when I want. Im not looking for £25ph at the end of day but enough to live a simple life of.
My questions are:
Since I have a degree is their any way I can shorten the time I would have to go college ??? am i able to go straight on to a level 3 or even the NVQ????
Does anybody know of any colleges that do the level 1 & level 2 electrical installations in the evening in Yorkshire???
Can somebody lay me out a typical route to becoming a fully qualified electrician (courses to take and in order)???
Any help would good and appreciated.....I understand that this would not be easy as I have a family and mortgage and understand alot of free work will have to be done but I want to prepare now by saving money to live off while climbing the steppest part of the hill....
thank you for your time =]
Last edited by a moderator:
