What can I do with a HNC Electrical Engineering

[Trey N. Hay]

My situation: I have completed a HNC in Electrical Engineering but do not currently work in a technical role. I would like to change to a more hands-on role or at least more technical role (or at least one with room for development).

A role in electrical maintenance (industrial) would be ideal, although this is based on nothing more than my own research, but the only entry level roles appear to be four year apprenticeships that simply won't work with my personal circumstances - I don't live at home with mum and dad.

Although I have a HNC, I am in the perhaps strange position of possessing no other electrical qualifications. Is the HNC on its own worth anything on its own?

 

[Ray Pooley]

It's even worse with gas... you could have been the bloke who designed the boiler, made the boiler or be the worlds most eminent boiler technician... but unless you've paid your membership fees to gas safe... it's illegal to touch it ! The concept of 'competence' is totally irrelevant !

It's called Protectionism. It was big in the US in the late 1960s. Jimmy Hoffer was an ardent supporter. They still haven't found his remains to this day.
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My situation: I have completed a HNC in Electrical Engineering but do not currently work in a technical role. I would like to change to a more hands-on role or at least more technical role (or at least one with room for development).

A role in electrical maintenance (industrial) would be ideal, although this is based on nothing more than my own research, but the only entry level roles appear to be four year apprenticeships that simply won't work with my personal circumstances - I don't live at home with mum and dad.

Although I have a HNC, I am in the perhaps strange position of possessing no other electrical qualifications. Is the HNC on its own worth anything on its own?

If you are looking for a role as an Electrician, as most people perceive it, then, to be fair, writing as someone who went through the whole marathon of HNC, HND and BSc Mechanical and Electrical Engineering many moons ago, nothing you learn throughout that prepares you for installing electrical installations either domestic or corporate. The principles of electricity you will know but that's a very small part of the process. The conditions and rules specific to how you select and install the equipment that goes together to comprise an electrical installation are voluminous and you really need to be aware of them as you go about the business. There are some fast track courses that purport to get you to certification in as little as 8 weeks of classroom tuition but they are a bit pricey. They do seem legitimate. That could be one pathway if you could put the finance together. Consider it an investment and it could actually be considered a legitimate start up expense and therefore tax deductable if you set up your own Ltd company as a service provider.