What Qualificiations I need to become Domestic Installer (Please Help)

[Sparkz786]

Hi everyone,

4 Years ago in 2010 i studied Electrical Installation Level 2 2330 but dropped out 3 months early, still got 3 certificates not sure if that counts, but now I really want to get back into it and regret dropping out. Its also gone a bit more difficult and changed to 2365

Could someone kindly advise me on which Qualifications I require in order to be a Self Employed Domestic Electrician?

If i complete Level 2 and Level 3 Diploma's in College over 2 years, is that enough to start working? Or do i NEED to do the NVQ? Also how many years is the NVQ? I really want to qualify and start working as soon as possible. Please advise and im really stuck and in a dilemna

Thank you in advance

PS. Sorry if there is already a post regarding this, ive seen too many and they all say different things, so just wanted to get advice asap.

 

[Sparkz786]

Please advise someone

 

[golfpaul]

Well, you can sign up with one of the competent person schemes for about £450
You will also need the regs and on site guide, calibrated meter and a few other bits.

Do a job, get assessed and thats it - registered for domestic.

 

[aces4al]

Iam currently in level 3 2365. You can work as a spark on ya own if you have relevant experience and confidence in yourself after college. You would also need part p to sign jobs off and really 17th edition and the am2 test all of which are extra cost. The nvq is not essential, it's more if a company requires you to have it or to go jib registered. Hope this helps.

 

[Andy78]

What you need is overall competence and experience to carry out any task or installation that may be asked of you without any help or supervision. You also need to be able to carry out fault finding using your experience and knowledge of testing to safely and accurately diagnose possible faults. You need to be fully trained and conversant with circuit design and all the associated calculations. You need competence and experience in testing your own work and an in depth working knowledge of the regulations, both electrical and building, as well as associated relevant documents.

I would suggest that someone who dropped out of level 2 would not yet possess the above skills to consider working for themselves unsupervised and advertise themselves as a professional electrician.

Your best course would be to go and complete the recognised training route, an NVQ3, and pick up experience working as a a mate whilst doing so.

 

[ipf]

What you need is overall competence and experience to carry out any task or installation that may be asked of you without any help or supervision. You also need to be able to carry out fault finding using your experience and knowledge of testing to safely and accurately diagnose possible faults. You need to be fully trained and conversant with circuit design and all the associated calculations. You need competence and experience in testing your own work and an in depth working knowledge of the regulations, both electrical and building, as well as associated relevant documents.

I would suggest that someone who dropped out of level 2 would not yet possess the above skills to consider working for themselves unsupervised and advertise themselves as a professional electrician.

Your best course would be to go and complete the recognised training route, an NVQ3, and pick up experience working as a a mate whilst doing so.

More like it.

Just goes to show how far the trade is sinking, after reading #4 .......and with #3, we're up to our neck in quick sand.

 

[Knobhead]

Well, you can sign up with one of the competent person schemes for about £450
You will also need the regs and on site guide, calibrated meter and a few other bits.

Do a job, get assessed and thats it - registered for domestic.

What you need is overall competence and experience to carry out any task or installation that may be asked of you without any help or supervision. You also need to be able to carry out fault finding using your experience and knowledge of testing to safely and accurately diagnose possible faults. You need to be fully trained and conversant with circuit design and all the associated calculations. You need competence and experience in testing your own work and an in depth working knowledge of the regulations, both electrical and building, as well as associated relevant documents.

I would suggest that someone who dropped out of level 2 would not yet possess the above skills to consider working for themselves unsupervised and advertise themselves as a professional electrician.

Your best course would be to go and complete the recognised training route, an NVQ3, and pick up experience working as a a mate whilst doing so.

Spot the Electrical Trainee (Hint, it isn't Andy.)

 

[Knobhead]

Iam currently in level 3 2365. You can work as a spark on ya own if you have relevant experience and confidence in yourself after college. You would also need part p to sign jobs off and really 17th edition and the am2 test all of which are extra cost. The nvq is not essential, it's more if a company requires you to have it or to go jib registered. Hope this helps.

What is this part P he'll need?

 

[Sparkz786]

Thank you guys

so basically if i do 2365 level 2 and 3, i can start working as a mate and work towards nvq3?

what is AM2? Also how many additional years required for NVQ3?

realistically how long from today till i can be self employed or work for a company?

Thanks!

 

[Plonker 3]

As others have put experience and competence is key not qualifications, although they are very useful if you want to be employed and paid abetter wage than say a mate etc.

You can do the NVQ through one of the forum sponsors XL training I believe. Also look on the internet search engines for where you can do the AM2 local to yourself, obviously both have quite a heavy cost to do.

Depending on you experience you could maybe get employed straight away as a mate or improver by a firm.

Going solo is a lot different as you are sole responsible the work carried out,pricing business costs etc. which brings big responsibility with it so don't think that as soon as you are qualified you can go it alone unless you feel you absolutely confident you can and have researched it heavily.

 

[Plonker 3]

What is this part P he'll need?

Isnt that when when you hear stranger approaching when having a wee in a place you shouldn't so have to stop suddenly and act natural whilst you bladder beats you up inside trying to pass the rest of the urine which you are stopping from flowing?

 

[Knobhead]

I've had a sh1te week, you've just made me giggle.

 

[Plonker 3]

Your welcome Tony glad I can help

 

[Knobhead]

Time we met up for a drink again.

 

[Sparkz786]

Ok guys

im gonna enrol in college for level 2 2365, and then do the level 3 and while im at it look for a placement as a mate/improver.

after that would i be able to get into employment without doing NVQ ?

or what else will i need to obtain in order to get employed

and most importantly whats required to become JIB recognized and how many years am i looking at?