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Hello, fairly newly qualified electrician having undergone retraining after a 30 year career in IT. Slowly building a good reputation in my local area (north east Suffolk, UK).
Richard
Richard
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I followed the 4 step process with TradeSkills4U taking about 2 years from start to finish. I now work a day or two a week with an experienced sparkie in addition to my own work. My IT experience plus a good spread of DIY work plus recently gaining my full amateur radio licence certainly helped me along. It's not realistic to expect a 50 year old to do a full apprenticeship, prior knowledge can be very relevant!Welcome.
Can I ask how you qualified? Was it a full apprenticeship or quick course?
There are many questions from trainee members regarding which is the best way…. But most, if not all of us old fogies went the traditional 4 year apprenticeship route.
Im near 50 myself... nearly!
Although I did the full 4 years when i was 16, i went to uni aged 24 and got an engineering degree.... and now, 20 years later, what i learned during that time is creeping into my electrical work... Smart automation in homes, electric vehicles, that sort of thing....
but now for the important question
Cheesecake or pavlova?
Cheesecake, especially the ones madeIm near 50 myself... nearly!
Although I did the full 4 years when i was 16, i went to uni aged 24 and got an engineering degree.... and now, 20 years later, what i learned during that time is creeping into my electrical work... Smart automation in homes, electric vehicles, that sort of thing....
but now for the important question
Cheesecake or pavlova?
Welcome to the forum.Hello, fairly newly qualified electrician having undergone retraining after a 30 year career in IT. Slowly building a good reputation in my local area (north east Suffolk, UK).
Richard
Amateur radio has certainly changed since I did mine in the 80s, when most repeaters were pretty much busy 24/7.I followed the 4 step process with TradeSkills4U taking about 2 years from start to finish. I now work a day or two a week with an experienced sparkie in addition to my own work. My IT experience plus a good spread of DIY work plus recently gaining my full amateur radio licence certainly helped me along. It's not realistic to expect a 50 year old to do a full apprenticeship, prior knowledge can be very relevant!
No, no, no, NO!!!!!!Cheesecake, especially the ones made
From packets in the 1980s ;-)
Must be a Scottish thing…. Why have one pudding when three will do?Welcome, hopefully folks here can help you with any questions and maybe you can help others out from time to time.
Cheesecake or pavlova?
BOTH!
Black, white and red?Why have one pudding when three will do?
Call yourself a real Scott?
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