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Hello all
I joined the forum this evening and I am hoping that some of you wise folk can maybe share your thoughts if possible, that would be great!
I served a MOD 4 year apprenticeship, then was kept on by the MOD and worked a further 4.5 years as an Industrial Electrician - but I haven't worked as an electrician for quite some years. I've been in technical roles in another industry but would like to find out if I am still qualified, I guess so, but I no doubt need some sort of update (IEE 16th Edition in those days).
The electrical qualifications that I hold are as follows: I imagine that these are still valid and as such I am qualified still .
Should I want to start working again in the UK industry then I am wondering about the following.
Apologies for the long message but it would be great to hear any qualified opinions or advice. I am happy to sit any refresher / training courses and would consider paying for things like ECS if it made sense.
Thanks in advance for any feedback
Regards
Matrick
I joined the forum this evening and I am hoping that some of you wise folk can maybe share your thoughts if possible, that would be great!
I served a MOD 4 year apprenticeship, then was kept on by the MOD and worked a further 4.5 years as an Industrial Electrician - but I haven't worked as an electrician for quite some years. I've been in technical roles in another industry but would like to find out if I am still qualified, I guess so, but I no doubt need some sort of update (IEE 16th Edition in those days).
The electrical qualifications that I hold are as follows: I imagine that these are still valid and as such I am qualified still .
- C&G 224 pt 1
- C&G 236 pt 1 & 2
- NVQ-3 Electrical Installation Competences
- AM 1 & 2 (CITB / JIB approved)
- Nominated Persons Low Voltage Systems
Should I want to start working again in the UK industry then I am wondering about the following.
- So I assume from looking around online that I need to take an 18th Edition BS7671 course at a training centre for starters?
- Should I want to start working again as an industrial electrician, it appears that I would want to apply for an ECS Gold Card for either Maintenance or Installation electrician? Which means I need the 18th Edition certificate in addition to my qualifications if I understand it correctly?
- If I wanted to do some domestic work, even today, can I just do it? Or do I need a Part P certificate which I assume I would need to obtain through a training centre.
Apologies for the long message but it would be great to hear any qualified opinions or advice. I am happy to sit any refresher / training courses and would consider paying for things like ECS if it made sense.
Thanks in advance for any feedback
Regards
Matrick
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