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Afternoon guys,

I am a Electrical project buyer, and CAD engineer.

I am moving on to estimating and project management and I am enrolling on an Electrical installation diploma 2, to give me some more practical knowledge and confidence.

I have been offered the EAL qual for £1295 and the C&G for £2000 ?

I can't seem to get a definitive answer on what the difference is and what is the best both comprehensive course?

Any of you guys help ?

Mark
 
Afternoon guys,

I am a Electrical project buyer, and CAD engineer.

I am moving on to estimating and project management and I am enrolling on an Electrical installation diploma 2, to give me some more practical knowledge and confidence.

I have been offered the EAL qual for £1295 and the C&G for £2000 ?

I can't seem to get a definitive answer on what the difference is and what is the best both comprehensive course?

Any of you guys help ?

Mark
Not sure but I don't think the EAL course is recognised everywhere, as is CGLI courses.
 
Cheers Pete, thats what the Tutor for the C&G said.. but can't help think that he was pushing for a sale, as he also said I can do the level 3 after it of an evening and them I'm a qualified domestic spark, Ultimately I want to be a project manager, but would do as many qualifications as possible.
 
Cheers Pete, thats what the Tutor for the C&G said.. but can't help think that he was pushing for a sale, as he also said I can do the level 3 after it of an evening and them I'm a qualified domestic spark, Ultimately I want to be a project manager, but would do as many qualifications as possible.
I did say I'm not sure, so better wait until others respond before taking the plunge.
 
City & guilds has been around longer and is probably more well known however both ultimately lead to the same qualifications and are both JIB recognised incase your worried that only city & guilds is recognised.
If it's my money I'd take the cheapest.
I'm wanting to do the 2396 but EAL run the equivalent course a bit cheaper so I'll be choosing EAL's as both are level 4 in design and verification and are industry recognised.
In fact Niceic are pushing the EAL design course on their site.
Cheapest maybe?
 
City & guilds has been around longer and is probably more well known however both ultimately lead to the same qualifications and are both JIB recognised incase your worried that only city & guilds is recognised.
If it's my money I'd take the cheapest.
I'm wanting to do the 2396 but EAL run the equivalent course a bit cheaper so I'll be choosing EAL's

Cheers pal,

Like I say I want to gain some knowledge and practical experience, and not necessarily go into being a spark, but would like to do the level three off my own back and have that knowledge and training to be able to do domestic works.

So you reckon go with the cheaper of the two, that's put my mind at ease
 
Cheers pal,

Like I say I want to gain some knowledge and practical experience, and not necessarily go into being a spark, but would like to do the level three off my own back and have that knowledge and training to be able to do domestic works.

So you reckon go with the cheaper of the two, that's put my mind at ease
Just my opinion mate as if it was me paying for my own course I'd go the cheapest
 
City & guilds has been around longer and is probably more well known however both ultimately lead to the same qualifications and are both JIB recognised incase your worried that only city & guilds is recognised.
If it's my money I'd take the cheapest.
I'm wanting to do the 2396 but EAL run the equivalent course a bit cheaper so I'll be choosing EAL's as both are level 4 in design and verification and are industry recognised.
In fact Niceic are pushing the EAL design course on their site.
Cheapest maybe?
Course they are, they know which side their bread is buttered, me I'd be prepared to go with CGLI
 
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All my qualifications are city & guilds except my testing which is EAL.
I see a lot of scare mongering about how city & guilds is the be all and end and that no one will employ you if your not city & guilds,but that's usually from older sparks who don't Seam to want to move with the times because C&G is all they know.
We have apprentices on the EAL course as the college they attend have moved away from C&G
Fact is they both lead to the same thing.
 
Afternoon guys,

I am a Electrical project buyer, and CAD engineer.

I am moving on to estimating and project management and I am enrolling on an Electrical installation diploma 2, to give me some more practical knowledge and confidence.

I have been offered the EAL qual for £1295 and the C&G for £2000 ?

I can't seem to get a definitive answer on what the difference is and what is the best both comprehensive course?

Any of you guys help ?

Mark
I don't know the definitive answer, but when I look at the 100's of electrician jobs on Totaljobs.com, almost all of them ask for city and guilds qualifications and I haven't seen any positions requiring EAL qualifications. Occasionally some positions request city and guilds or equivalent so that could be interpreted as an EAL equivalent. I believe city and guilds is probably the safer option and it's also recognised worldwide.
 
Ofqual write the qualifications. Eal and c&g accredit. Both approved. Cant put standards on standards. Exactly the same. Too much misinformation otherwise. Eal is cheaper because c&g can charge big money because they are well known anc cover 28 industries, eal do engineering quals only.
 

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