Trying Again After Negativity

[uksrevivor]

Patrick I to was in the same boat it is really hard and sometimes next to impossible to get a start you will send loads of emails and get next to no replies. Try a different approach send a covering letter explaining that you are looking to improve on your current experience and are looking for a start. Explain that you are working hard in college to gain the current qualifications and are not looking for someone to fund the course fees as you already have this in place. Detail all your working experience if you have any and explain your experience/ skills with hand tools and power tools, if you have no experience then be honest and explain this in the letter.
It is very hard to get someone to give you a start but that covering letter often gets there attention and makes a possible employer read further than just a cv. I was lucky I sent over 45 emails to potential employers and had 1 small firm ring me that was nearly 2 years ago and I am still with them now. I did get over 7 replies saying thanks but no thanks and they all commented on my covering letter saying if the situation changes they will contact me. My employer did comment at my interview that the reason he wanted to speak to me was because of the honest covering letter i sent alongside my c.v. He sponsored my ECS electrical laborer card and even though im on a zero hour contract im working more than im not. I self funded my city and guilds level 2 diploma and gained a distinction and i am self funding my level 3 diploma as well which I am just starting now.
You will only get a trainee electrician ECS card when you have completed the City & Guilds level 2 diploma in electrical installations and can prove that you are working towards the NVQ level 3 and i believe that is only through sponsorship with a registered approved contractor.
Keep at it you will get rejected more times than you will be accepted by a company and dont work for nothing.
Good luck and hope this reply helps

 

[patrick clowery]

I know exactly what your saying, I'm going to re do my cv once I have completed week which is the last bit of my level 2 so I can put all my certs on there. I was sending a cover letter with my cv but more towards working for free for experience so I will also change that. Good to see someone that has been through and still is like. Thanks for the positive post. Where did you do your training by the way

 

[gazdkw82]

Whats Basildon training centre like? I did 2 weeks at Wolverhampton (the boot room) training centre and I was less than impressed

 

[hightower]

If you're doing 2365 mate (pretty sure I read you were) then you should be able to get a trainee ECS card based on this (as it's a recognised JIB route to becoming qualified).

Keep plugging away, you'll be looked after in the trainee section - the more effort you put in to this place the more you get out, if you post a question like "Explain the principles of electromagnetism", well people here won't do your homework for you, but if you write a well written question and try to put in words where you are at you will get a much better response. For example, something like this might stand you in better stead:

"I'm having trouble getting my head around ---, I understand that AAA and BBB makes CCC but I'm really struggling to work out how AAA and YYY makes ---"

 

[uksrevivor]

If you're doing 2365 mate (pretty sure I read you were) then you should be able to get a trainee ECS card based on this (as it's a recognised JIB route to becoming qualified).

Keep plugging away, you'll be looked after in the trainee section - the more effort you put in to this place the more you get out, if you post a question like "Explain the principles of electromagnetism", well people here won't do your homework for you, but if you write a well written question and try to put in words where you are at you will get a much better response. For example, something like this might stand you in better stead:

"I'm having trouble getting my head around ---, I understand that AAA and BBB makes CCC but I'm really struggling to work out how AAA and YYY makes ---"

Hi Hightower an electrical trainee ECS card is only available once the level 2 diploma is completed and you are working onto the level 3. As silly as this sounds i rang them when i applied as i sent in my college acceptance form halfway through my level 2 and they would not issue a trainee card. I was not impressed by this and spent half an hour on the phone to them telling them im a trainee but computer said no in my case and they were adamant they wouldnt issue a trainee card until i completed level 2 and was on the level 3 course and i needed to provide evidence .

 

[hightower]

Hi Hightower an electrical trainee ECS card is only available once the level 2 diploma is completed and you are working onto the level 3. As silly as this sounds i rang them when i applied as i sent in my college acceptance form halfway through my level 2 and they would not issue a trainee card. I was not impressed by this and spent half an hour on the phone to them telling them im a trainee but computer said no in my case and they were adamant they wouldnt issue a trainee card until i completed level 2 and was on the level 3 course and i needed to provide evidence .

I'm trying to avoid the whole ECS thing whilst I'm in training to be honest, just seems more trouble than it's worth to me.