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Hi all, great forum by the way. I'll try not to make this post too long. here goes....Having worked in the same unskilled job for 10+ years, I went back to night school in 2005 to gain my C&G 2330 Level 2 & 3, plus 16th ed regs qualification. Having finished the courses soon realised I was no closer to my aim of becoming a self employed sparkie.
I tried writing to companies asking for apprenticeships or experience but had no luck. I also got down to the last few candidates for some trainee electrcian jobs, but again no luck. Was told I needed to be earning the company money from day one.
I realised that perhaps I would need to do short term agency work as an electricians mate. The thing is I have commitments that require me to keep my current job whilst I try and establish a new career. Plus most of the mates jobs were commercial and not domestic, which is what i want to do.
Anyway, I gave up on the idea of becoming a sparkie....that is until a recent house move...the electrics need updating, new consumer unit, lights re-wire, garage electrics sorting out. I'm finding it frustrating that i'm not qualified to do any of this myself. Getting the electricians round and also investigating the circuits my self has really sparked (sorry) my enthusiasum again. suddenly the things I learnt at college are starting to make sense, its great seeing things in a real house and not on a 2ft x 2ft board.
So my question is, can I become a safe, fully qualified electrician without working for a company?
I want to keep my current job and do jobs on my days off / afternoons whilst i try to establish myself.
is it worth me doing test & inspection? I've been told i would fail this course if i'm not employed in the industry.
would a sparkie give me 1 day a week experience on my day off? would this be enough?
I really need some advice on where to go next regarding qualifications and experience.
Thanks for reading.
I tried writing to companies asking for apprenticeships or experience but had no luck. I also got down to the last few candidates for some trainee electrcian jobs, but again no luck. Was told I needed to be earning the company money from day one.
I realised that perhaps I would need to do short term agency work as an electricians mate. The thing is I have commitments that require me to keep my current job whilst I try and establish a new career. Plus most of the mates jobs were commercial and not domestic, which is what i want to do.
Anyway, I gave up on the idea of becoming a sparkie....that is until a recent house move...the electrics need updating, new consumer unit, lights re-wire, garage electrics sorting out. I'm finding it frustrating that i'm not qualified to do any of this myself. Getting the electricians round and also investigating the circuits my self has really sparked (sorry) my enthusiasum again. suddenly the things I learnt at college are starting to make sense, its great seeing things in a real house and not on a 2ft x 2ft board.
So my question is, can I become a safe, fully qualified electrician without working for a company?
I want to keep my current job and do jobs on my days off / afternoons whilst i try to establish myself.
is it worth me doing test & inspection? I've been told i would fail this course if i'm not employed in the industry.
would a sparkie give me 1 day a week experience on my day off? would this be enough?
I really need some advice on where to go next regarding qualifications and experience.
Thanks for reading.
