How to get into the electrical industry?

[Spar_Key]

Hi guys,

Long story short - I'm in my mid-twenties and I finished college in 2011 studying the following:

- City & Guilds 2330 Level 3 Electrical Installation
- 17th Edition
- 2392 Inspection & Testing (I think it's the level 2 version of the 2391)
- PAT Testing

It was all mainly theory based, and for this reason I lost all motivation and didn't try to pursue it as a career. So I have no electrical work experience at all.

Now I'm looking to get into it properly, but I've forgotten pretty much everything from college!

So the question I have is:

What is my best approach to become eventually qualified if I have no experience at all & I have forgotten everything from college?

- I was looking into apprenticeships, but that'll be another 3 years on top of what I've already done

- I've looked at being an electrician's mate, but they all require experience and I wouldn't feel competent in the slightest

Hopefully you guys can put me on the right track!

Thanks!

 

[Squid]

Find a better paying career as if you didn't follow it through when you had the chance it will be fairly tough to get in to now.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Either you bite the bullet and study to get back upto speed on things as it were, or you keep looking for mates jobs

 

[JAWS]

As mentioned by Gavin just keep looking for electrician mates jobs.

One of My first port of call if I was in your position would be getting my head down and reading as much studying material as I can and hopefully much of it will sink in again.

All the best.

 

[elsparko]

chuck on a high vis and wander onto a site and start fiddling with the wires

 

[Pete999]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwkhulvmewc - Bing video - https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fwatch%3fv%3dqwkhulvmewc&view=detail&mid=03B61ECCFE083CFD7B7303B61ECCFE083CFD7B73&FORM=VIRE

 

[Adam W]

chuck on a high vis and wander onto a site and start fiddling with the wires

If it can work for me it can work for anyone.

 

[elsparko]

one of the biggest art robberies in the world was conducted by a couple of guys dressed as policemen, they just walked in and took it, still not caught

 

[buzzlightyear]

Find a better paying career as if you didn't follow it through when you had the chance it will be fairly tough to get in to now.

that me out then .and I only pop out of prison at wash cars and the police station and look where it got me on hear ,

 

[Squid]

that me out then .and I only pop out of prison at wash cars and the police station and look where it got me on hear ,

When you are back in sign up for English lessons........ ;o))))

 

[buzzlightyear]

thats me out then .and I only pop out of prison to wash the cars at police station and look where it got me on hear.

 

[elsparko]

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