markaj

Hi engee, Its hard work cramming all that stuff into 4 weeks, but if you are willing to work hard its worth it, you will gain a lot of knowledge, if you have a basic knowledge of wiring and building then you should be able to work as a domestic installer. just follow what you do on the course in peoples homes, dont look for short cuts until you are fairly confident that you wont cause a problem, take your time with your work , if you are not sure of anything look in the osg or the electricians guide, or the 17 edition regs book, they are all there for you to use, also there are alot of very knowledgable people on here who i am sure would help you out if you need any answers to things.
Please dont think you will be an electrician after this course, you will have a great understanding of things but you will also need experience, this will come with time, you will only get out of this course what you put into it. After it has finished look at getting into work as soon as possible get some cards and post cards printed walk the streets posting them in peoples homes advertise in parish magazines and local village / town mags, dont expect work to come to you go out and make it happen. if you do all this then there is no reason why you wont be succesful.
Also another thing is tools and a van, at the start of your new venture it seems to be all about outlay, pump your money from your first few jobs back into your business, i have just purchased an electric wall chaser and a pick up hoover, i think this was a great purchase as it saves so much time and is so neat, other people have different views.

The most important thig i can say is if you are going to do this course make sure its what you want to do, if not you are going to waste alot of money,
Good luck whatever you chooose.
Mark

LukeScotty

markaj, who did you have teaching you at technique???

If You Build It, They Will Come!!!!!

markaj

A chap called Terry, pretty switched on worked as a spark most of his working life, worked alot on industrial.

Mark

pete0nline

Hello all i am looking at doing this course next month and wanted to know if you need any other materials such as books etc, i know that technique sell these on site but i have seent them on ebay and amazon and wanted to get the titles before i showed up so i didnt have to spend any more money.

Thanks in advance

LukeScotty

theres the onsite guides and electriciansguide to the buidiong regulations. to be honest techniques prices arent bad compared to the shops.

If You Build It, They Will Come!!!!!

pete0nline

cheers for the advice scotty