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rhyswagstaff95
Evening all,
I've joined this forum as i'm in need of some help and i'm struggling to get the specific answers to the situation i'm in.
A couple of years ago I finished my city and guilds 2330 level 3 and went on to work for a company that installs quarry prv systems. This didn't really involve much electrical work and the company wasn't the best, there was constant fear that the company would switch to contractors and paying us a salary for the little work we done didn't really seem justified. The work was mainly with thick armoured cable, done a bit of tray and basket work but nothing really detailed. Only thing I really got out of this was a IPAF license.. I didn't really learn a great deal. After this I work for a company as a mobile PAT tester which I didn't really see taking me anywhere and wasn't great pay. I give up on the electrics and went on to do a Access to Science course to try and change my life for the better as I couldn't see it going anywhere but due to unforeseen circumstances I quit my course in wales and moved back home to the west midlands.
I'm now 22, I've got my 2330, limited experience with electrical work and an IPAF license (for what it's worth). If I wanted to go back to electrics and get my gold card, what would be my next steps? I am really reluctant to have to do a 3-4 year apprenticeship as I would struggle to survive on the kind of wages they pay and I've already spent two years doing my level 2 and 3. I tried to find an apprenticeship last year however I struggled because of my age. My electrical knowledge right now is limited as it was a few years ago when I left college however I am very hands on and can learn things quickly, I'm not afraid of hard work so I know if I were given the opportunity to learn everything to get my gold card in two years I would. I was told by one college my 2330 is now practically useless and the only way for me to get my gold card eventually would be to do an apprenticeship but I would struggle due to funding.. is this really the only way? I've got no problem working 6/7 days a week to quickly pick up everything I need to know for the AM2 and I could easily read over my old text books to learn the theory side. The though of going back to college and working for £3ish a hour for 3-4 years really gets me down. All advice is appreciated. Thank you.
Rhys
I've joined this forum as i'm in need of some help and i'm struggling to get the specific answers to the situation i'm in.
A couple of years ago I finished my city and guilds 2330 level 3 and went on to work for a company that installs quarry prv systems. This didn't really involve much electrical work and the company wasn't the best, there was constant fear that the company would switch to contractors and paying us a salary for the little work we done didn't really seem justified. The work was mainly with thick armoured cable, done a bit of tray and basket work but nothing really detailed. Only thing I really got out of this was a IPAF license.. I didn't really learn a great deal. After this I work for a company as a mobile PAT tester which I didn't really see taking me anywhere and wasn't great pay. I give up on the electrics and went on to do a Access to Science course to try and change my life for the better as I couldn't see it going anywhere but due to unforeseen circumstances I quit my course in wales and moved back home to the west midlands.
I'm now 22, I've got my 2330, limited experience with electrical work and an IPAF license (for what it's worth). If I wanted to go back to electrics and get my gold card, what would be my next steps? I am really reluctant to have to do a 3-4 year apprenticeship as I would struggle to survive on the kind of wages they pay and I've already spent two years doing my level 2 and 3. I tried to find an apprenticeship last year however I struggled because of my age. My electrical knowledge right now is limited as it was a few years ago when I left college however I am very hands on and can learn things quickly, I'm not afraid of hard work so I know if I were given the opportunity to learn everything to get my gold card in two years I would. I was told by one college my 2330 is now practically useless and the only way for me to get my gold card eventually would be to do an apprenticeship but I would struggle due to funding.. is this really the only way? I've got no problem working 6/7 days a week to quickly pick up everything I need to know for the AM2 and I could easily read over my old text books to learn the theory side. The though of going back to college and working for £3ish a hour for 3-4 years really gets me down. All advice is appreciated. Thank you.
Rhys
