At the end of my rope! What should i do??

[AlanWirral]

It's okay mate...such is life!

 

[ehs284]

Not an electrician, but have been course tutor and admissions tutor at a university for many years - most important to tell your tutor what is happening. Apart from references, there are various bits of information s/he will get which you need. Keep at it ; you'll be OK. Best of luck.

 

[Guest123]

Alan....by your username I'm guessing you live on the Wirral???

How far is that from Ormskirk???

 

[AlanWirral]

Not an electrician, but have been course tutor and admissions tutor at a university for many years - most important to tell your tutor what is happening. Apart from references, there are various bits of information s/he will get which you need. Keep at it ; you'll be OK. Best of luck.

Hi mate, the tutors are great at my college and are being really supportive

 

[AlanWirral]

Alan....by your username I'm guessing you live on the Wirral???

How far is that from Ormskirk???

Hey Lenny, it's not to far away mate..about an hour ish

 

[brucelee]

RE AlanWirral,listen to me carefully, DO NOT GIVE THIS COURSE UP! stick it out at all costs and try and get your 2382 17th edition then you can go on a self cert scheme such as napit, elecsa etc. I dont know if you have been looking at whats goin on but there changing stuff and not all for the better i`m afraid for the more mature students like us. Get signed up for the nvq NOW........dont leave it! It all comes to an end on.....
2330 level 3 enrolment end date:31.3 2011 but funding stops end 2010
award end date:31.12.2013
NVQ 2356 level 3 enrolment end date:31.3.2011
award end date:31.3.2015

hi mate
i found this out recently and i am also a mature student
ad hope to sign up for the end date as like you say this will be CHANGE FOR THE WORSE and will stop adult learners progressing

 

[AlanWirral]

Hi Glen, thanks for that info mate. I'll be doing everything in my power to stay on the course don't you worry! It's all financial though so if I get enough work it will all be fine. It just so happens one of my tutors at college is a Napit area inspector and the other runs the 2382 etc etc courses! The only reason I haven't done the 17th is because money is so tight. Can do it for £150

 

[AlanWirral]

hi mate
i found this out recently and i am also a mature student
ad hope to sign up for the end date as like you say this will be CHANGE FOR THE WORSE and will stop adult learners progressing

Good luck Bruce I hope you get on mate

 

[brucelee]

cheers alan and good luck to you mate
150 is good i paid alot more for this and and few other quals such as 2393 building regs,2377, partp logic full and defined scopes as part of a 6 week rip off
and then i paid 140 for 2391 at bury college got half funded by college and a quarter 150 by leigh skills shop as part of redundancy funding should have cost 455 for 8 week eve and extra 85 for optional day practical
they do 17th also as well as 2377 and have a special price on all there short courses at the minute#
try to get Jobcentre pay for it if you on jsa as they will give upto 300 to help you back into work
and if you push them they will cough up tell them you need it to get work

cheers glennspark
i hope i can get on nvq before the end date or with the new 2357 it will be almost impossible for adult learners

i tried to get on 2330 lv3 but its full and to late
and same with nvq
the only place i know who is left is delta training and its gong to cost over 900 beacause i havent got a apprenticeship or 2330
so i will have to do a knowledge assesment
they dont half make it hard work to get on the courses needed or get any advice on what to do

i am going to try to register with elecsa and set up
but if i could get work free/part time/temp/permanent i would do this to gain more experience and knowledge and also to use as evidence for nvq

 

[brucelee]

hi mate
yes mate got all the necessarry books, megger, fluke voltage tester etc
just need a proving unit,R2 test lead and i am going to have to get a calibration checkbox as my house is all rcd so i have no socketnot rcd protected that i could use for the carrying out a check of earth fault loop set impedence when set to high
I am waiting fpr labc to advise wether i can just carry out the work needed and cert it or if they want to see it for a rip off fee and if they will want to inspect it and test it and them sign for testing
cheers mate