Transferring Skills From CEng to be Qualified Electrician

 I recently made the somewhat reluctant decision to employ an Electrician for a partial home rebuild. I was apprentice trained and later responsible for apprentice training, so I have always maintained a working knowledge of the current wiring regulations since the 14^th edition (including the 16^th edition C&G exam) such that I could “swot up” easily if required.  I was glad that I did, because he was much more productive and neater than I could have been (youth, practice & physical flexibility) brought some fresh ideas and techniques, plus part P certification for the Building Regs Inspector.  

 

My previous role was in large scale construction and electricians were employed using  an incentive bonus scheme , with tasks having been carefully estimated and timed by a work study engineer.  Much of the work was quite physically demanding and conducted in building site conditions alongside other trades.  With overtime and bonus many Electricians could regularly earn more than the average Chartered Engineer during good times.

 

If you are able to pick and choose what work to take then I completely understand your decision since “working on the tools” can be enjoyable challenging and interesting, with plenty of opportunity for initiative and practical inventiveness. 

 

Electricians & Electrical Technicians  typically tend to specialise in particular areas of work, although most could move around with a familiarisation period.  In the same way that a typical Chartered Engineer will only apply a fraction of the syllabus that they learned at university, an Electrician/Technician with  a top craft/technician apprenticeship/experience often uses only a fraction of their practical knowledge and skills on simpler work.  Unfortunately this practical know-how isn’t so well recognised by academic awards, so for a “clever sparks”  the direction of career travel is often in the opposite direction, towards IEng & CEng.   

 

For example a few years ago, I met an Electrician with over 100 university degrees (and a Nobel Prize). When I asked him what it was in his Electricians career that propelled him, the answer was “hard work and belief in god”. I’m not particularly religious myself, but a hard working Engineer, Technician or Craftsperson is unlikely to be poor or unhappy in their work.  PS Both Electricians in the story were Polish and the second one was called Lech.            

 

Good luck!

 

 I recently made the somewhat reluctant decision to employ an Electrician for a partial home rebuild. I was apprentice trained and later responsible for apprentice training, so I have always maintained a working knowledge of the current wiring regulations since the 14^th edition (including the 16^th edition C&G exam) such that I could “swot up” easily if required.  I was glad that I did, because he was much more productive and neater than I could have been (youth, practice & physical flexibility) brought some fresh ideas and techniques, plus part P certification for the Building Regs Inspector.  

 

My previous role was in large scale construction and electricians were employed using  an incentive bonus scheme , with tasks having been carefully estimated and timed by a work study engineer.  Much of the work was quite physically demanding and conducted in building site conditions alongside other trades.  With overtime and bonus many Electricians could regularly earn more than the average Chartered Engineer during good times.

 

If you are able to pick and choose what work to take then I completely understand your decision since “working on the tools” can be enjoyable challenging and interesting, with plenty of opportunity for initiative and practical inventiveness. 

 

Electricians & Electrical Technicians  typically tend to specialise in particular areas of work, although most could move around with a familiarisation period.  In the same way that a typical Chartered Engineer will only apply a fraction of the syllabus that they learned at university, an Electrician/Technician with  a top craft/technician apprenticeship/experience often uses only a fraction of their practical knowledge and skills on simpler work.  Unfortunately this practical know-how isn’t so well recognised by academic awards, so for a “clever sparks”  the direction of career travel is often in the opposite direction, towards IEng & CEng.   

 

For example a few years ago, I met an Electrician with over 100 university degrees (and a Nobel Prize). When I asked him what it was in his Electricians career that propelled him, the answer was “hard work and belief in god”. I’m not particularly religious myself, but a hard working Engineer, Technician or Craftsperson is unlikely to be poor or unhappy in their work.  PS Both Electricians in the story were Polish and the second one was called Lech.            

 

Good luck!