Hi Chaps,
I've been working as a mate/labourer with my dad (spark) since I was 15. I'm now 21 and need to get my qualifications. College was out of the question this year, due to up front financial requirements, so I looked around a bit and stumbled across ATL Practical Training.
I know...
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Hi Chaps,
I've been working as a mate/labourer with my dad (spark) since I was 15. I'm now 21 and need to get my qualifications. College was out of the question this year, due to up front financial requirements, so I looked around a bit and stumbled across ATL Practical Training.
I know...
Hi fellas,
I'm Tom and I'm new to the site, be great if we all could get along and share work experiences, work advice etc.
The above quote is an old one I believe my old man told me it.
Thanks for adding me to the site there is lots of useful information.
Tom
PS anyone noticed how...
My electrician had been filling in an installation certificate in a house and finished it. It was for a complete installation . He left it in the house which was still a bit of a building site. When we returned, the certificate had been lost by the customer. Does anyone have any suggestions...
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Hi there good evening.
my name is Adam and I'm from St Helens and I have just completed my apprenticeship and I'm just waiting for NVQ cert and gold card.
i received a letter from work the other day and there looking into redundancies well they have offered Voluntary first. They say no one is at...
went to change a light fitting on found no earth to lights, client said last spark to look at fault on lighting circuit couldn't find the problem so left cpc out of board. took me about 15min's to find it.
Have any of you ever tried to help a customer get compensation from another spark who left a shoddy job? Customer out £1,500 for a part rewire, no certificate and spark not prepared to finish the job or pay back any money.
I'm a fully qualified 17th edition electrician. I am just wondering if i am able to sign off test certification for private housing. I have checked and it says as long as i am deemed competant but that seems a loose interpretation.
Hi I'm Jo (Joanne on a Sunday!), i'm a 29 year old so called mature student (i know knocking on a bit aren't I lol). Just passed my C & G 2356 level 2 and 2382 17th Edition with Leeds City College. Also undertaken a plastering course as I figured it could be useful for patching back in.
Hoping...
Hi.
I am currently at Dudley College studying the 2357 electrotechnical apprenticeship and looking for a new work place. I'm 20 and in my second year so I have good experience and looking for work in the West Midlands as either an apprentice or mate. I currently do work but due to various...
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Hi folks,
First time on here. I'm an Electrician with a few years offshore experience. I'm looking to still work offshore but was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a career change?
I'm willing to take a pay cut and start at the bottom of the ladder. I know it is very vague but I'm open...
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Hello.
I'm just after some advise about gaining NICEIC Approved Contractor status.
I was made redundant last year after 12+ years with a firm and after nearly a year of agency and sub-contract work, and quite a few domestic jobs, i recently got my first commercial job. A mate at the firm i was...
So I went to do a job this morning for a builder I know. Nowt big, just extending the ring and added a few more lights. When I turned up, the builder said, "we have had a guy in fitting the controls for the new heating system etc and he said you need to tell your sparky to test the earth!!" So I...
Ive been working in a factory the past few weeks, and the owner of the place happens to be mates with another spark. Or "sparky"
The other guy doesn't have part p and im not 100% he's fully qualified.
It got me thinking, what could happen if he got found out by someone? Is there someone to...
Hi
First post here so hope this is in the right place
Back in the seventies and eighties I was a jobbing Spark on mainly industrial installation work.
I did a full apprenticeship and hold a C&G Electricians Cert and the college Quals I did at the time. I havent worked as a spark for 20 years...
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Not long now been out my time 2 years.
Going to download the statement of experience from the Sjib website and get it done
Any Scottish sparks done the Aca who can give me some pointers
All much appreciated
Hi everyone
I'm a 16th ed spark also with P.A.T testing, EAL domestic installers awards, courses completed on alarm and central heating systems,cscs card,tools and car. Looking for any electrical work in north-west or even any elec mates work just to get on site. Have been working as spark for...
I know a few Electricians that sign off other sparks work for some easy cash. What would happen if they were caught?
Any one hear of registered electrician get done for this sort of thing??
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