British gas elec courses

KAS1 · Jan 20, 2013

I think if you are hell bent on becoming an electrician, you could apply to as many JIB companies as possible until you can get a position as a labourer. Then after a year or two if you show the right aptitude, you can ask your employer to put you forward for an "Adult trainee grade" and in that situation your course fees will be met by the company/JIB and then who knows three or four years time you may be half way there.

Engineer54 · Jan 20, 2013

KAS1 said:
I think if you are hell bent on becoming an electrician, you could apply to as many JIB companies as possible until you can get a position as a labourer. Then after a year or two if you show the right aptitude, you can ask your employer to put you forward for an "Adult trainee grade" and in that situation your course fees will be met by the company/JIB and then who knows three or four years time you may be half way there.

There lies the problem i'm afraid, that doesn't suit the ''I Want It Now'' attitude of today!!
They want all the long standing rules relaxed/bent so they can wriggle in the back door!!

Same way as no-one saves anymore, for the bigger purchases we all want from time to time. Now it just goes straight on the card, that most can't afford or shouldn't even have...

Zeno · Jan 20, 2013

So even the ECA/ELECSA and British Gas cannot resist getting in on the dirty Scam courses.

Career Change Electical Course

Chris Bailey · Jan 20, 2013

Don't waste your money on a six week course you will not benefit from such a short time. I had a 4 day course for the 17th edition and on the 4th day you take your exam and you need to know what you are doing before you take such an exam. You need both practical and theory to be an electrician and unfortunately it does take time. Most electricians I know and work with took 3 years to be a qualified electrician myself included and I think back and to take all what you have learned in those 3 years and try to cram them in a 6 week course is just irresponsible in my view.

TaffyDuck · Jan 20, 2013

At the end of the day always remember the saying " You cannot buy experience". You will remember it, on day 1, as you are staring a little old lady in the eye explaining that you havent a clue why her fuseboard keeps tripping, or day 2 when your confronted with an underfloor heating control panel with the instructions in Austrian, or day 3 when you have to decipher a faulty 3 way lighting circuit, or day 4.................................

I guess 10% of being a good electrician is knowing what the ccc of a cable is or what the max Zs of a circuit is ( or where to find the answer) and 90% is being switched on enough to bring your experience to bear. If you have little or no experience you`re, or more importantly, your customers are stuffed.

If you don`t want to make a complete --- of yourself you`ll need to get some experience.