Retraining as an electrician

[brokethebox]

Good evening all,

there are countless threads around regarding just this topic, but I hoped you all wouldn't mind maybe helping me out a bit.

I'm 34, and have worked at sea for the past 10 years, so am fairly handy. For my, and my wife's sanity, I'm coming ashore, and looking to be able to retrain.

Being an electrician is attractive to me (I'm good with logic, and numbers, being a sailing boat skipper it comes in handy!) and wondered what your thoughts were on both the practical side (courses/hands on experience) and the future. Is it worth me investing a substantial chunk of money (£7500 if i sign up to a fast-track course) and time?

How does an older person go about getting that hands on time?

Many thanks in advance,

James

 

[shanky887614]

to really put you off that shortcourse look at what your actually doing on it.

what parts of it? what do you gain from it and how can it help you.

the only useful part in most of these fast track courses is the 17th edition.

if you really want to do the short course ill give you a challenge buy a copy of bs7671 and read it. you will see how varied the trade is and how many different regulations etc there are you need to follow then there is the calcs and the physical experience e.g. how best to install it etc

 

[brokethebox]

Hi all,

many thanks for the different views. It's amazing to see the variation of opinion, thought that they all head in a positive direction, although that should be supposed from the fact you pay attention to a forum such as this.

It seems like the majority advocate finding a job as mate, and picking up the tickets as I progress, which does seem sensible, and I did have a few alarm bells ringing regarding the fast-track courses and the way you can't find much information about the companies who supply them at all.

I'll have a think,

Regards

James

 

[telectrix]

Hi all,

many thanks for the different views. It's amazing to see the variation of opinion, thought that they all head in a positive direction, although that should be supposed from the fact you pay attention to a forum such as this.

It seems like the majority advocate finding a job as mate, and picking up the tickets as I progress, which does seem sensible, and I did have a few alarm bells ringing regarding the fast-track courses and the way you can't find much information about the companies who supply them at all.

I'll have a think,

Regards

James

yep. as several posts have said. find work as a mate, either through agency or direct with a firm. do the courses 2 evenings or day release at local college. and as an aside to MDJ, you're never too old. i did my 17th at 65. and still do most of my own chases, although the domestic side is getting too much now. give me industrial for the next few years. it's less mauling. birthday next month, so that gives me another 6 years till i retire at 75 ( as long as DVLA renew my licence to run over cyclists).

 

[Guest77]

What a load of bollox you need to man up a bit mate. Keep of the ale and get some exercise, my grandad was still digging coal out the ground at 63, and I can easily do a days graft and then go for a 6 mile run afterwards at 57.

Okay where do you want to meet?

 

[telectrix]

What a load of bollox you need to man up a bit mate. Keep of the ale and get some exercise, my grandad was still digging coal out the ground at 63, and I can easily do a days graft and then go for a 6 mile run afterwards at 57.

you'e right up to a point, but sadly the red highlight shows your weak point. ale has no fat whatsoever, and not many calories. that's why we need to drink a lot of it. a recent study by some medical geeks has also come up with the finding that beer does not give you a "beer belly". it's the mcD's and other fatty fast foods that do that. so. eat salads and drink beer.

 

[shanky887614]

you'e right up to a point, but sadly the red highlight shows your weak point. ale has no fat whatsoever, and not many calories. that's why we need to drink a lot of it. a recent study by some medical geeks has also come up with the finding that beer does not give you a "beer belly". it's the mcD's and other fatty fast foods that do that. so. eat salads and drink beer.

160+ a pint tel so it soon adds up

 

[telectrix]

assuming you mean calories. average male needs 2500 cals/day so my in head calculator says 15 pints/per day. but being sensible, about 600 cals is used up by bacon butties, so that leaves 900 for beer equating to about 6 pints.

 

[sparksburnout]

Okay where do you want to meet?

Hang on its too tricky to type whilst trembling..........

 

[Guest77]

Hang on its too tricky to type whilst trembling..........

HAHA, well credit where it's due you do have a sence of humour.

 

[Guest77]

assuming you mean calories. average male needs 2500 cals/day so my in head calculator says 15 pints/per day. but being sensible, about 600 cals is used up by bacon butties, so that leaves 900 for beer equating to about 6 pints.

LOL, nothing like a bacon buttie.

 

[telectrix]

n ow i got to go make one. slobbering .

 

[sparksburnout]

HAHA, well credit where it's due you do have a sence of humour.

Sense. What were you thinking anyway, a bit further? 10's OK. I don't know where Tel gets this ale from that's low calorie, I reckon 160 is well optimistic, I think Guinness is more like 300+ or even more......

 

[shanky887614]

Sense. What were you thinking anyway, a bit further? 10's OK. I don't know where Tel gets this ale from that's low calorie, I reckon 160 is well optimistic, I think Guinness is more like 300+ or even more......

well ale and stout is 160-240+ a pint guiness is probably more like 300 i recon

 

[Andy78]

well ale and stout is 160-240+ a pint guiness is probably more like 300 i recon

Your average pub lagers will have about the same or more calories than Guinness as a rule.

 

[shanky887614]

Your average pub lagers will have about the same or more calories than Guinness as a rule.

carling has 145 actually.

i tend to drink kozel though thats 180