Irish electricians working in England...

[beatrixtiff]

Hi there, my names rob and am just new to the forum so hi all. Im from ireland but have lived in england for 10 years. I have recently completed my 4 year apprenticeship to a high a standard in the republic of ireland and plan to work in london for the next few years. Can anyone give me some advice on what to do, or am I already qualified to work in england?

look forward to any replies that might help me out...thanks.

 

[acat]

It depends on who you work for and what they will accept. If you havent got it already the C&G 2382 17th edition will be needed in most cases.


Good luck


Chris

 

[tridant]

hi rob,i am irish too,worked in england for 6 years,no problem,once your qualified to 17th edition,some companies want you to be jib approved,mostly the bigger companies.If you want their approval,you need to contact them and they will send you the forms,of course they want a few quid too!If you need a few numbers down london way i might be able to help.
good luck

 

[beatrixtiff]

Cheers tridant, thats nice of ya. Im actually working in melbourne australia at the moment but will be moving to london by new year so may well be in touch.
Did you have to do the city and guilds 17th edition course? Im qualified 2 years in Eire, so will i have to do the course or will i be covered?
I wanna get the jib as i'd like to work for myself in the future...

 

[tridant]

Hey rob,
no problem,yeah if thats what you want go for the jib.No i was 16th addition and just had my Irish qualifications,worked Sydney for a year,bet your enjoying the sun!!!Yeah pal,just get in touch when or if you need some numbers.I am in Norway at the moment,was building oil rigs but that has come to an end now,so looking for work myself at the mo,may be looking for contacts off you soon!!!anyway stick with it pal and good luck,they rate us irish sparks in England,you should be cool mate.

 

[beatrixtiff]

Yeah no probs man, its gonna be winter here soon so not much sun left im afraid. thats what WA and queensland are for.
Yeah hoping it should be handy getting set up working in london but thats why im sussing it out now instead of arriving there and realising i have to do loads of courses before i can get working....

 

[tridant]

you will need the testing and inspection pass pal,and the 17th edition for starting your own company.Dont go p.a.y.e go self employed,you will double your weekly income,think you need a cis card which you get easily from the tax office,then just sub yourself out to companies.Let me know how it goes and if oz needs a good sparks and you can put in the word,let me know bud,irish boys all in,ha ha.good luck fella,the companies i will give you are sound and pay up on time,every time

 

[Phil]

welcome

 

[beatrixtiff]

Thanks pal, seems like a pretty friendly/helpful forum. Also seems like alot of unqualified electricians too which is kinda worrying....

 

[EoinB]

Hi gents,
I'm another Irish Electrician emmigrating to the U.K soon. Just wondering did you have any luck with jobs?