Future Electrician

[dan86]

plenty work for you then, being in Glasgow..!

 

[shagbite]

(what attracts you to be an electrician anyway? surely you could get a job as a locksmith/safe engineer. sounds quite fun to me...)

ive tried pritty much every safe engineer company reasonably within my area and have not even had an interview. being an electrician was the thing i wanted to do when i was at school and stuff and ended up getting offered the safe job and just took it so i want to follow the electrician route. a 4 year apprenticeship seems daunting

don't do the fast track fella, get on an apprenticeship. it might seem like a long slog at your age, but believe me, it'll fly by. try getting on with a firm that does industrial and commercial electrics - then you'll be a full-on spark, not a domestic installer.

you might think that you can learn it all in 5 weeks (and the course providers will feed you this twaddle) but it's just not possible. there's a boat load to learn that can only be digested over several years - unless you're stephen hawkin.

you mention the word "daunting"....well imagine how daunting it'll feel when you've finished your 5 week course, found a job through an agency and turn up on the first day without an ounce of knowledge or ability. you won't last long, trust me - you'll soon get found out.

all the best and good luck.

 

[telectrix]

could not put it better myself. try and find employment as an electrician's mate and do the 2357 etc. 2 evenings a week.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Alright comrades, i'm hoping to become an electrician, i was a locksmith / safe engineer for 3 years !

Forget all about becoming an electrician, with your skills, get some banks robbed and clear off out of this miserable country!!!!

 

[Akina]

Hi! I've tried to go down the whole college route on my own and didnt really feel like I was going anywhere with it. But it then lead to an apprenticeship so if you keep getting knock backs from companies then try a year doing a college course first.

HTH!

 

[shanky887614]

Hi! I've tried to go down the whole college route on my own and didnt really feel like I was going anywhere with it. But it then lead to an apprenticeship so if you keep getting knock backs from companies then try a year doing a college course first.

HTH!

ring round the local places and ask the bigger firms for work experience.


if they agree then that can lead to an aprentaship down the line, thats how i got mine

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Hi, welcome to the forum.

 

[dannyboy91]

Came across this thread glancing down the list. I have just come to the end of my three year City and Guilds Course, having found an apprentice placement over 3 years ago. I would say, from someone just coming out of it, don't be put off by the apprentice route. Yes four years is a long time, but if you can get a placement, get your head down, crack out your NVQ while your doing your tech certs and you'll be down in just over 3 years. I spent my whole three years sitting in with full-timers who worked in tescos (no dissrespect) but i ended up teaching them.

With time comes confidence. Something that you won't have if you stutter through a quickie course, then come to the end of it and get asked to install and test, and end up making mistakes. Some of the guys have come and gone since i was there, are more qualified than me, but i have much better basic knowledge than them, and theres not many jobs that i go on and don't know where to start. 9/10 of the employers after will then ask for 'time-served' applicants.

But anyway there's a little insite for you, best of luck anyway

Dan

 

[Stuuk1]

Get on to JTL, although may be different in Scotland.

You will still qualify for funding until you are 25.

 

[Dcf]

The only way you will become an electrician in Scotland is if you do a 4 year apprenticeship,adult trainee or not.
Contact select for more detailed info.
they have started a pool of apprentices idea due to the lack of firms taking on lads.
could be worth a shout
good luck

 

[brucelee]

Hi and welcome to the forum

 

[Argon]

Really need to do an Apprenticeship to get the best and become a good spark. Courses are ok for a quick intake of knowledge but its the teaching and direction you get from a good journeyman.