Originally Posted by Bane

Pull your finger out of your ar*e and you may even get lucky and be able to enrol for this years courses.

You want to be looking for the City & Guilds 2330 Electrical Installation.

Your 24 so classed as a mature student which will probably go in your favour. (Commitment, maturity, etc).

Next step. Go on yell.com (or Yellow Pages) look up ALL electrical contractors/companies/firms, etc and do either or all of the following:

1) Phone them up asking if theiy have any vacancies for a labourer or electricians mate.

2) Send them e-mails attaching a copy of your CV (or not) asking the same as above.

3) Visit them in person and ask the same (personally I find this much better as you can tell so much from a person face to face).

4) Visit local building sites asking to start as a labourer. Your in 'the door' so to speak, you'll get to meet joiners, plumbers, electricians (sparks), ducters and whoever and who knows what opportunities may then arise?

Most importantly, show willingness to learn, interest, punctuality and you wont go far wrong.

Also, if you do get on with a firm, this will also go in your favour when enrolling at college.

Oh yeah, finally, if you have £45 spare (and even if you don't) get yourself a CSCS Card (Google it). You won't get on some building sites without one and it is a ridiculously easy 'exam' to partake in.

Hope this has helped some. Good luck in your search and keep us posted with your progress.