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Victorcrane
Hi
I did the 17th, PAT, 2392, 2391, EAL and a few others in 2 weeks at Technique Training in Chesterfield. I thought they were good - however, and it's a big however, I am 51 and have a lot of experience. The courses are normally 4 or 6 weeks. I last worked as a spark in 1982 although I have done quite a few big jobs in between when I have needed to. I did the courses to bring myself up to date and get involved in inspection and testing.
The point here is that I think that without experience then all the course would teach you is to install and test. Fault finding - you wouldn't stand a chance and please don't take that as an insult. The intensive courses teach you to pass exams.
Cheers, Ron
I couldn't agree more. I did an apprenticeship 15 years back but never finished it. Finally decided I'd made a mistake and went back to college full time aged 28 in 2007 and I can honestly say I'd consider it impossible to learn in such a short time the amount of information I have had to take in over the last 2 years. I'm now doing my final level 3 exams (got my 302 written in 3 hours as it happens) and there is simply no way a person could work to this level in such a short time. We've spent weeks upon weeks testing and faultfinding and you just can't learn it in days, or even weeks...
From what my tutors inform me these intensive courses give you the bare legal minimum required to call yourself this or that, but you're nowhere near an electrician. I paid under £2000 for my 2330 altogether. It's taken 2 years but I feel it's been absolutely worth it. Moving on to the 2391 in autumn. A long road but a worthwhile one.