Transferring Skills From CEng to be Qualified Electrician

Just a thought on Declan's posting "why would you want to go from CEng to an Electrician": I have a good friend who is an electrician, I am a CEng. They have a huge house with an indoor swimming pool and take several exotic holidays a year, we have a three bed end-of-terrace and tend to go camping in Cornwall. (P.S. We live in Cornwall!) So my wife tends to phrase the question differently: "why would you want to be a CEng rather than an Electrician?"!!! Now, of course really the reason he has all that is that he owns his own business, the fact that it is a electrical contracting company is neither here nor there. (And, of course, they run the risk of losing everything if the business fails.) But it just goes to show it is no "better" being a CEng or "better" being an electrician, they're different, and it's what suits you and where you want to take it. Sorry that's a bit off topic...but an interesting thought...I wouldn't be surprised if (in the UK at least) there are more multi-millionaires who are electricians than are CEngs. Don't suppose anyone's ever surveyed this?



More on topic, I would agree totally with David that it is a long process of experience to become both qualified and competent as an electrician, being a CEng will almost certainly mean that pick up the theory side very quickly, but doesn't neccesarily mean that it won't all be new. But I'd support anyone who wants to go for it - I think almost the number one requirement is to have the humility to accept that I time served electrician with possibly very few qualifications will have a huge amount to teach you. And that's got to be a good thing.

Just a thought on Declan's posting "why would you want to go from CEng to an Electrician": I have a good friend who is an electrician, I am a CEng. They have a huge house with an indoor swimming pool and take several exotic holidays a year, we have a three bed end-of-terrace and tend to go camping in Cornwall. (P.S. We live in Cornwall!) So my wife tends to phrase the question differently: "why would you want to be a CEng rather than an Electrician?"!!! Now, of course really the reason he has all that is that he owns his own business, the fact that it is a electrical contracting company is neither here nor there. (And, of course, they run the risk of losing everything if the business fails.) But it just goes to show it is no "better" being a CEng or "better" being an electrician, they're different, and it's what suits you and where you want to take it. Sorry that's a bit off topic...but an interesting thought...I wouldn't be surprised if (in the UK at least) there are more multi-millionaires who are electricians than are CEngs. Don't suppose anyone's ever surveyed this?



More on topic, I would agree totally with David that it is a long process of experience to become both qualified and competent as an electrician, being a CEng will almost certainly mean that pick up the theory side very quickly, but doesn't neccesarily mean that it won't all be new. But I'd support anyone who wants to go for it - I think almost the number one requirement is to have the humility to accept that I time served electrician with possibly very few qualifications will have a huge amount to teach you. And that's got to be a good thing.