Hi all, i'm looking for a way into the trade as a 25 year old with no experience, i've had no luck in finding apprenticeship placements (despite being prepared to cover the course fees myself as i understand i am too old in the eyes of the LSC) I have however come accross these people
Essential Electrics - CITB Certificated
16th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations City & Guilds 2381 Electrical Portable Appliance Testing City & Guilds 2377 CSCS Site Safety JIB (Joint Industry Board) certificated Appointed Persons 1st Aid HSE Certificated EAL certificated Domestic Installer SchemeThey also build a portfolio of the work you do in thier training centres, help you construct a CV and offer recruitment support
Now i've had plenty of "6K is alot of money" comments (as if i wasn't aware) but nothing much in the way of alternative advice, ideally it'd be great to hear from someone with any experience of the company, but further to that i'd greatly appreciate people's views on this route in, whether they would consider me employable at the end of it, any alternative avenues anyone is aware of, or anything else you think may be helpful to me, i should point out that for the moment i am not looking to go self employed, i simply want to get my foot in the door to working as a qualified and competent electrician, thanks for your time..... Tim