Training as an electrician?

[vinrouge]

Hi everyone,
Firstly, sorry if this is in the wrong section.

I work as a freelance musician and music teacher but have always enjoyed doing practical things (working on a farm/DIY etc). A small change in my job soon means that I will have some free time and, having thought lots about it, I think I would like to train as an electrician. My aim would be to carry on working in music but, in addition, to set up either as a sole trader, or a limited company, offering domestic electrical work.

So my questions are:

What training/quals do I need to do domestic work (part P etc)?

Is New Career Skills any good (they have a centre near me (Southampton) and on paper, they look good. My fear is that I will pass the course and then won't be able to work without doing an apprenticeship.

Any other help / advice would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Simon

 

[rmc86uk]

Might be worth doing a search on here mate as there are loads of questions similar to yours!

Also a word of advice not to believe the adverts you may see for training electricians and shortages as the industry is tough out there at the moment!

Take a look here for quals needed http://www.jib.org.uk/gdelec.htm

I do not know if there are different quals for doing domestic work.


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