Course cost £5K plus, rip off or not?

**metallicaman** · 13-11-2008

Evening All,

Im new on the board so firstly - Hello!

Right, i am trying to figure out what quals i need exactly to become a qualified electrician. So, had this course advisor come around my house last night to give me some info on how to go about it. He's from 'The Skills Centre' and this course they offer costs around 5-6 grand

, so i want to make sure its right and i get all that i need from it - dont wanna do it then find i need more bloody qualifications!
The course takes 2 years and by the end it will give me the following quals to be fully qualified:

Essential Electrics CIBT Certified
Part P
17th edition - C&G 2382
Electric Portable Testing

does this look right?

ive been having a look at some other threads & it seems that you need the NVQ 3 in electrical installation (im assuming this could be completed 'on the job' after i have passed the above quals?) and C&G 2391 both of which aint included in the course.

Any advice would really be appreciated

cheers

**Grumpygrouter** · 13-11-2008

Hello mate, I have this very afternoon, seen an advert on the telly for these people. If they want to advertise on telly then it is going to cost them, this will be carried through to the cost of a course for trainees. My thoughts are, tread carefully. I am not an electrician by the way so I have no idea what training costs, but to fund t.v. advertising this course may well be over priced compared to other providers.

**metallicaman** · 13-11-2008

ah, could explain why its on the pricey side then. cheers mate, thanks for that info.

any ideas on a reputable course provider?

**montybaber** · 13-11-2008

hi there

could'nt really comment on Essential Electrics CIBT Certified course...any more info?

the 2382 you can just sit the exam, a few colleges allow this and costs are around £50-£70 its not too hard and a thorough read of the regs etc should get you through

The PAT testing has no real relavence to being a domestic electrician (although is worth having)

the EAL part p course is around £750 (that i have seen) in other training places

so basically is the first course worth the other 5 or so grand to you?

after all that outlay (and it seems very steep) you wont be deemed a qualified electrican to many as you will have no practical experiance on site many employers would'nt employ you and if they did it would be as a trainee/mate/apprentice only

the normal route is get a job and they attend 2330 on day release (or evening I think) then after several years of on site training and the theory you will take in over the 3 or so years you will be a lot more prepared for a demanding industry

**metallicaman** · 13-11-2008

could'nt really comment on Essential Electrics CIBT Certified course...any more info?

I believe this is a basic understanding of electrics...so i guess not worth 5 grand lol, any college will offer something like this in the evenings but its part of the course.

He did say that after the exams I will be signed up to an agency and be paired up with someone to gain more experience. this course just attracted me because he did say that i would be fully qualified and I dunno if i can afford to go onto an apprentice's wage, so its earn as you learn.

ok so i need experience, 2330,2391 and NVQ 3 to be fully qualified

- im finding it really hard to figure out what quals i need to obtain to be classed as fully qualified! cheers

**ezzzekiel** · 13-11-2008

to be classed as fully qualified you will need:

city guilds 2330 level 3
am2
nvq3
17th edition
2391

approx £2500 over 3 years

or quick route
17th
2391
part p domestic trasher