Working abroad

[Batch]

Despite the recent sunny weather, I'm in search of work further afield.
I’m interested in living and working in the U.S. I’ve looked into in briefly and noticed the obvious differences.
However if I wanted to work there, what sort of re-training would be involved?
If anyone has any advice or experience in this please let me know.

Thanks

 

[Engineer54]

Exactly the same as if you were ''Living and Working'' there!!

If your talking about going to the States to say fit/install equipment by way of the manufacturers operative, that may well be different, but you would still have to comply with the current NEC regulations, where it applies to your equipments installation etc!!

 

[Batch]

Obviously regulation still apply, I was more wondering about courses? or legal requirements?

 

[Engineer54]

Well you would have to go to the States to do any training. Be warned, there aren't any short 5 week courses (even for re-training as you put it), such as the UK foolishly allow. The legal requirements are that you will need to be a State Registered qualified electrician to work on any sector of the industry!!

Which is what i was getting at above, in that you'd need to live over there, to become qualified to become registered!! Which is what you stated in your OP that you didn't want to do!!

 

[Rockingit]

In my experience of working in the US on temp contracts, the technical and building trades are FIERCELY protected by the unions and I would have thought you'd have a hard time to find the sponsor that you'd need in order to get the visa. If you fancy working somewhere hot and sunny look middle east....so much construction going on still in the UAE its incredible. I did 5 jobs in Qatar last year and have been asked back twice this year already.