Hi all,
My first post and would like to share my thoughts on my plan to retrain. Currently a Network Manager but started out as an CAD Draughtsman, then moved into electronics as pcb layout designer and electronic test engineer. An opening came along via a friend to work as a network cabling installer back in the early days of that era 1996, worked for many years as such on many big projects on sites all over also led a team and trained people new to that trade, having CSCS card IPAF, cabling manufacture accreditations and a fibre termination proficient etc, and what I consider a good grounding of installation work, in all manner of situations. Was also involved in electrical installations and competent with tray, plastic and metal trunking/conduit, uni-strut, some house bashing also. Along the way decided to take up the IT side of things, but feel the calling back to being on the tools and taking the steps to becoming an electrician.
Plan to go down the route of evening doing C&G,s level 2 and 3 first, then NVQ3 and so on. My thoughts are that until I can move from my current role I would like to pick up some experience from a willing electrical company/or electrician either at weekends or in school holidays as i work term time only and then complete the NVQ3.
How likely is it that a company or an electrician would be able to help with me gaining that extra experience, and is the path I,m hoping to take see reasonable based on my past experience?
Thanks all!
My first post and would like to share my thoughts on my plan to retrain. Currently a Network Manager but started out as an CAD Draughtsman, then moved into electronics as pcb layout designer and electronic test engineer. An opening came along via a friend to work as a network cabling installer back in the early days of that era 1996, worked for many years as such on many big projects on sites all over also led a team and trained people new to that trade, having CSCS card IPAF, cabling manufacture accreditations and a fibre termination proficient etc, and what I consider a good grounding of installation work, in all manner of situations. Was also involved in electrical installations and competent with tray, plastic and metal trunking/conduit, uni-strut, some house bashing also. Along the way decided to take up the IT side of things, but feel the calling back to being on the tools and taking the steps to becoming an electrician.
Plan to go down the route of evening doing C&G,s level 2 and 3 first, then NVQ3 and so on. My thoughts are that until I can move from my current role I would like to pick up some experience from a willing electrical company/or electrician either at weekends or in school holidays as i work term time only and then complete the NVQ3.
How likely is it that a company or an electrician would be able to help with me gaining that extra experience, and is the path I,m hoping to take see reasonable based on my past experience?
Thanks all!