Hi all,
I'm thinking of retraining as an electrician, but I'm weighing up my options and need decent advice from experienced electricians.
Bit of background:
1 - Just turned 27
2 - Currently working as a chemical engineer - Only way to progress my career is to move country to country now.
3 - Moving is not an option for me anymore - I have a family + a business that is established in my local area (Not something I can just up sticks and take).
4 - Business is running fine without me, so I have way more time now - I wanted to try this before I pick up even more commitments.
5 - Ultimately my aim is to open a second business, but I need the correct experience.
My plans:
Knowing something in theory is totally different to knowing it practically, so I would never 'just' do a course.
1 - Study my Level 2 and 3, along the way volunteering and scraping together as much work as I possibly can in order to complete the NVQ and AM2.
2 - Study my level 2, find work as an electricians mate (Or related) and then continue with the rest of my course before hitting the NVQ & AM2.
I'm weighing up courses with the following:
1 - C&G
2 - EAL
I'm probably too old for an apprenticeship, even if I do feel its the better route. Since my options are already limited, I need to be more picky.
Questions: Course trained electricians seem to get a bit of stick from people who favour an apprenticeship. Opinions shouldn't matter, but that's stupid thinking as opinions always matter so I need to ask this anyway:
1 - Of EAL and C&G, which one do you feel is superior content provider/held in higher esteem with employers?
2 - If you were a prospective employer and your only option was to hire a course trained electrician, would you lean towards an EAL or C&G trained electrician (Providing that they had achieved work experience sufficient to pass their NVQ etc)?
In total, I'm looking at 2/3 years of course directed learning, but I'll be conservative and say I probably wouldn't be qualified for NVQ & AM2 until I'm in my early 30s say. With that in mind, any direction and help would be really appreciated.
Cheers,
Josh
I'm thinking of retraining as an electrician, but I'm weighing up my options and need decent advice from experienced electricians.
Bit of background:
1 - Just turned 27
2 - Currently working as a chemical engineer - Only way to progress my career is to move country to country now.
3 - Moving is not an option for me anymore - I have a family + a business that is established in my local area (Not something I can just up sticks and take).
4 - Business is running fine without me, so I have way more time now - I wanted to try this before I pick up even more commitments.
5 - Ultimately my aim is to open a second business, but I need the correct experience.
My plans:
Knowing something in theory is totally different to knowing it practically, so I would never 'just' do a course.
1 - Study my Level 2 and 3, along the way volunteering and scraping together as much work as I possibly can in order to complete the NVQ and AM2.
2 - Study my level 2, find work as an electricians mate (Or related) and then continue with the rest of my course before hitting the NVQ & AM2.
I'm weighing up courses with the following:
1 - C&G
2 - EAL
I'm probably too old for an apprenticeship, even if I do feel its the better route. Since my options are already limited, I need to be more picky.
Questions: Course trained electricians seem to get a bit of stick from people who favour an apprenticeship. Opinions shouldn't matter, but that's stupid thinking as opinions always matter so I need to ask this anyway:
1 - Of EAL and C&G, which one do you feel is superior content provider/held in higher esteem with employers?
2 - If you were a prospective employer and your only option was to hire a course trained electrician, would you lean towards an EAL or C&G trained electrician (Providing that they had achieved work experience sufficient to pass their NVQ etc)?
In total, I'm looking at 2/3 years of course directed learning, but I'll be conservative and say I probably wouldn't be qualified for NVQ & AM2 until I'm in my early 30s say. With that in mind, any direction and help would be really appreciated.
Cheers,
Josh