Any Advice Or Ideas Please

[serpico4321]

Good Day,

First post, great forum, great ideas.


I am looking in pursuing my next step as an Electrician to an Electrical Engineer. I am told I can register as an Engineering Technician (Eng Tech) with my current qualification and experience (5 years LV, ELV Fire & Security).

A am told (By the IET) that my qualifications require additional study, an HND minimal to be recognised as an Incorporated Electrical Engineer (IEng).

I have found a college, UCK London that offer a HND Distance Learning over 2 years. This is a Edexcel BTEC In Electrical Engineering.

Has anyone anywhere, ever studied distance learning at this college, is it a valid HND (having trouble finding reviews) and is more importantly, the jump from Approved Electrician with the JIB To Amateur Electrical Engineer worth the massive push to attain IEng status. (particularly the extensive maths involved!)

I've looked through the vast posts on forums/phone calls/spoken to friends/colleagues but have reached a mental pause. Can anyone give me advice I would appreciate it so much.

Cheers,

Serpico

 

[Worcester]

Best place to post would be the Courses Forum: Electrical Courses & Electrical NVQ's

The one thing I would say is that Home Study / Distance Learning is probably the hardest method of all to obtaining a formal qualification. With the exception of the OU, who have a well disiciplined curriclum and tutoring arrangement, the others can just be a dent in your wallet.

The discipline required to study at home - vs time and distraction means that completing the course is very difficuly, and is the reason that so few people pass DL courses - be warned, it's often not the college's fault, it's the student's.

 

[serpico4321]

Balance is everything

need to get my scales checked!

Thanks for reply