Employment

[sanjlon]

I am really really saddened by the attitude of companies who will not give trainee electricians a chance. I have completed Gity and Guilds 2330 level 1 and 2381 16th Edition, I have spent 6 years in the building trade doing kitchens, bathrooms, full house rewires, some consumer unit work and worked briefly on some blocks of flats for a company doing a mixture of electrical based jobs. Where can a person go when he cannot a job to carry on with his training? i am 38, 2 children, wife and a ******** repossession looming on my head?

[runningbull]

Maybe you should look at companies like British Gas and BT - they say they're committed to apprenticeships and training people. BT claim to be increasing their engineering staff by 30% this year....

Its difficult to bring yourself out of the hole you feel that you're in when you are jobless - but don't give up. There is work out there for those who are interested in working.

Good Luck

John

[dynamic]

Couldn't agree more mate. I had been competantly and safely doing installation work in my spare time for over 30 years learning from books and taking advice from other electricians to gain the knowledge and ability to do the job to the required standards, from complete new domestic systems to adding a circuit in someones kitchen. As well as this I have been assisting our works electrician with installation & diagnosic repairs on control systems in the quarrying industry for the past 10 years. I have in the past even given advice to so called qualified electricians who I have seen blatently contravening regulations. This however means nothing since the part P came into force. I am now unable to do anything except change a socket face without some bookboy building inspector coming around and threatening me with punishment worse then fire and brimstone for doing what I have been safely and competantly doing for over 3 decades. The only way to avoid this is to spend thousands on qualifications and examinations to prove what I already know. There should be a simpler alternative for people like myself? Such as inspecting work that we have carried out previously and awarding 'post' qualifications in recognition of our ability to carry out electrical work to requires standards.

Dave

[devlin]

Hi Sanjlon
Have you considered self employment you sound as if you have suffieceint experience try an ad in your local press, and speak to niceic about membership I am in the process of qualifications right now and as far as the legality of it is concerned niceic will put you right, there is a lot of nonesence being said about who can do what as regards insp, test and certification visit www.niceic.org.uk
dev