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Thinking of retraining to be Electrician (plus data networking)

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carbore:
Hi, Im thinking of retraining as an electrician, mainly because there is not much work in my current careear in Corporate/Government IT down in Cornwall! (I currently commute to London). Also My grandfather was as sparky and so was my dad for a while. I also know that the regulations are ever more complex, but I don't have any worry about that sort of thing as im quite good when it comes to reading manuals etc.

Anyone know what the the training options are like, id need to do part time to fit around my current work (IT Contractor)

Also id think about doing data networking installs as well, Iv done a few CAT5 installs at home and small office, but nothing certificated.

landy_bug:
hi, i trained as a electrician when i left school once qualified now work for myself but not on many wiring jobs, i now mainly do property maintenance as there are alot of sparkys in my area to compete with, also i don't think that there is all that much work available in general at the moment but it should pick up soon hopefully. it can be very rewarding as a job if you like a challenge, try and find some one who will take you on and train at the same time if you can cause you will learn more on the job than you can ever learn in a classroom, i don't do any networking so i wouldn't have a clue about that to be honest.

hope this helps a bit

chris

dxmedia:
Either become a sparky or a network engineer.

I know a lot of people who lay networks, and only a couple who I'd say are any good. It isn't a case of crimping a connector on the end of some cat 6.

winchman:
Being an engineer my self I see a big shortage of good electricians and fitters who can fix automated equipment, production / packaging lines etc.
The Younger people are not trained to the same standard people in there 40s are which is a shame.
I would stay away from domestic and learn industrial as then you can do both

Saffy:

--- Quote from: winchman on December 12, 2009, 08:38:55 ---Being an engineer my self I see a big shortage of good electricians and fitters who can fix automated equipment, production / packaging lines etc.
The Younger people are not trained to the same standard people in there 40s are which is a shame.
I would stay away from domestic and learn industrial as then you can do both

--- End quote ---

aye that's the way we where guided as apprentices, industrial maintenance electricians with broad training then specialise in something. The first year full time EITB training for electrician also included electronics, fitting (bench - lathe - mill etc), welding and fabrication. My route didn't follow pure electrician but it was an excellent grounding and gave choices. Went into industrial engineering which was shirt and tie (but admittedly with rolled up sleeves and dirty nails). Then back to university for Mechatronics then Electronics which lead me into electro-mechanical-chemical international commissioning and service engineering within oil industry. But also uni had tipped me into an interest of I.T so followed that as a dual career choice and ended up doing Q.A on security projects.   Unfortunately couple of burnouts made me I ditch it all to live like a bum :D

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