- Nov 23, 2018
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- If you're a qualified, trainee, or retired electrician - Which country is it that your work will be / is / was aimed at?
- United Kingdom
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- Other
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- Electrical technician currently working for a service lift manufacturer.
I spent 22 years in the RAF as a ground electrician. Essentially there are about 3000 different types of ground equipment used to keep aircraft and airfields running ranging from specialist fire engines designed exclusively for the RAF, hydraulic rigs and specialist 200v/400Hz generators to run aircraft systems on the ground, specialist photographic equipment and vacuum cleaners for keeping offices clean. As a trade we were responsible for the lot and were trained accordingly. Since leaving the RAF I've started to work for a lift manufacturer and there have been times I've had to electrical fault find on unfamiliar equipment with just the trusty Fluke and a circuit diagram. This hasn't bothered me, it's what I was trained to do and I'm experienced in it, con checks, insulation checks, split half technique etc. I'm moved back into a management role and last year I was looking for someone to replace me on the tools and I still don't understand where I should be looking for confident, experienced and qualified individuals I can send to a job who can be let loose with the Fluke and a diagram and who will identify a fault in a control circuit. I'd really appreciate if anyone had any ideas on what type of qualifications do you think I should put into job adverts in the future to start with (not now, like everyone else Covid has hammered us)? When I was looking for a job nearly every one had a requirement for 18th edition but that's no good to me for a start. It's like a standard recruiters and HR throw in without understanding what holding the 18th edition tells them.
