I've been living outside of the UK for a good few years but am now in the process of returning. Hopefully I'll be getting involved in a few renovations projects but I now see that DIY work on electrics is now regulated, and probably for good reason.
Just out of curiosity I did a Google on getting qualified as an electrician (probably not suitable for me, but I was interested anyway) and found a huge mix of short and long courses that claimed to give full qualification as a domestic installer, part P, etc. There were also much longer full time courses and of course other training that people are getting through apprenticeships.
Just to satisfy my curiosity, could someone confirm my suspicion that short courses would be insufficient to get any form of decent job, and would be suitable only for someone who was already working in the trade (or an allied trade) and needed certification? How about for someone who wanted to do DIY on a series of properties and have a chance (perhaps a small one) of later getting a job in the trade?
I'd be interested to hear your opinions.
Just out of curiosity I did a Google on getting qualified as an electrician (probably not suitable for me, but I was interested anyway) and found a huge mix of short and long courses that claimed to give full qualification as a domestic installer, part P, etc. There were also much longer full time courses and of course other training that people are getting through apprenticeships.
Just to satisfy my curiosity, could someone confirm my suspicion that short courses would be insufficient to get any form of decent job, and would be suitable only for someone who was already working in the trade (or an allied trade) and needed certification? How about for someone who wanted to do DIY on a series of properties and have a chance (perhaps a small one) of later getting a job in the trade?
I'd be interested to hear your opinions.