What qualifications are required to work on domestic buildings?

[allthequestions]

Hi Everyone,

I would like to first start off with a little about myself, I am 19, live in Scotland, 3.5 Years through my apprenticeship as an electrical technician in the oil and gas industry. I currently have my HNC in electrical engineering and am about to complete my SVQ level 3 in electrical engineering.

I have always worked in the industry and never done any domestic work. I did a little bit on inspection and testing and the regulations while at college but nothing too detailed. I work with both 3 phase and single phase systems here. Also do plenty of work on other industrial stuff such as protection relays, high voltage equipment, generators, motors etc. I was wondering what courses/tests/qualifiactions would be required for me to work on domestic properties at the end of my apprenticeship in a few months? Feel free to tell me how you got into the industry and what qualifications etc you had when you started as all information would be helpful.

 

[shanky887614]

I have always struggled with the tax avoidance bashing. When did it become fashionable to pay tax. I pay accountants to help me avoid paying unnecessary tax. Maybe I should open a wholesaler and sell the materials to myself for a larger markup.. Good business.

that wouldnt work though, the big multinationals do it by buying the materials from themselfs from overseas in countries with lower tax

 

[Guest125]

that wouldnt work though, the big multinationals do it by buying the materials from themselfs from overseas in countries with lower tax

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[shanky887614]

Yes it would because if you were trading within a high tax bracket then you could up the price of the materials to move profit from one company to the other thus limiting your total tax liabilities.

yes but if you owned both based in the same country there is a good chance the tax man will knock on your door.

 

[Engineer54]

According to many this lad is in no way, shape or form an engineer as he is not registered.

Not at the moment maybe, he is after all only 19+, but he is well on his way to becoming eligible to apply for his incorporation into Engineering council approved Institute!! No chance of him ever achieving that status, going down the house bashing route!! lol!!

Depending on the support of his present company in the way of further education and movement within the company's structure (eg design office experience etc) he could well become Chartered well before he is 30!!

 

[Engineer54]

yes but if you owned both based in the same country there is a good chance the tax man will knock on your door.

Twice in fact!! ...lol!!

 

[tazz]

Can we keep the tread on the topic of education, domestic/commercial installation please

 

[Dcf]

Not at the moment maybe, he is after all only 19+, but he is well on his way to becoming eligible to apply for his incorporation into Engineering council approved Institute!! No chance of him ever achieving that status, going down the house bashing route!! lol!!

Depending on the support of his present company in the way of further education and movement within the company's structure (eg design office experience etc) he could well become Chartered well before he is 30!!

all this might be true
but none of this helps the laddie if he fears he is getting pumped does it.
the oil game is in a period of downturn all of which happens in most industries tbf.
there is loads of projects getting scrapped all the time at the moment due to companies trying to save a bob or ten.
i would not disagree that oil companies make big money
but i would imagine that they are extremely hungry animals to feed also.
the problem this lad has got is that the northeast of scotland will go flat for a while with a lot of people looking for jobs at the same time.
he will be coming out his time and facing the chop.
if he thinks a bit of domestic work might tide him over well more power to his elbow.
he just needs a bit of schooling in the black art of "house bashing"
if he gets a job doing outside lights and or fans politely decline cos its not called the granite city for nothing.
i talk from past experience there .

 

[Engineer54]

It would be nice of ''Allthequestions'' came back and gave a little more information on himself/company, and why he is looking at the domestic sector!!

But my experience of the oil & gas companies is that they don't tin tack the apprentices that they have spent a great deal of time and money training to their way of doing things, they are seen as an investment. It's a completely different ball game to the electrical installation contracting firms that often see apprentices as a means of cheap labour.

Also from what i'm understanding, the oil & gas companies are only talking about culling those on the administrative side of the business not the front end working/production side of things...

 

[andyelectric]

It would be nice of ''Allthequestions'' came back and gave a little more information on himself/company, and why he is looking at the domestic sector!!

But my experience of the oil & gas companies is that they don't tin tack the apprentices that they have spent a great deal of time and money training to their way of doing things, they are seen as an investment. It's a completely different ball game to the electrical installation contracting firms that often see apprentices as a means of cheap labour.

Also from what i'm understanding, the oil & gas companies are only talking about culling those on the administrative side of the business not the front end working/production side of things...

According to my brother who is in oil as a mechanical engineer(no idea if he is registered) , it is contractors getting the boot at the moment and 'staff' for the bigger companies are being retained. The great relief to himself was a move 6 months ago away from his own company to an employed position.

 

[maddfridge]

or indeed pat testing argh!