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Name: Liam De Vine Course: C&G2365 Level 2 & 3 and C&G2391 Inspection and Testing What did you do before training to be an electrician? I worked in the catering industry and ran a street food business before coming to take my course at Trade Skills 4U. Which courses have you taken with Trade Skills […]
1. What did you do before you trained to become an electrician? I was a self-employed industrial door engineer, working many hours a day. It wasn’t an exciting job and the day to day duties became too repetitive. 2. Why did you decide to take the 2365? I chose to train as an electrician because […]
Name: David Murby Company: Prospect Electrics Course: Bronze Package, C&G 2377, C&G 2391 What did you do before you trained to be an electrician? I left school and went to university to do a degree in physics. After graduating I started working for the then TSB Group as a programmer. I spent 25 years working […]
Name: Sergeant Sean Williams McDowell (RAF) Course: 20 day Bronze course plus PAT Testing. After coming to the end of a 30 year career in the RAF, having served in many different countries and taken part on several operations, Sergeant Sean McDowell decided to find out what he needed to do to retrain in a […]
Name: Oliver Lawrence Course: C&G 2365 What did you do before you became an Electrician I worked for larger corporate companies supplying products to the construction industry and various trades in various roles such as sales marketing, operations and management, supplying everything from drill bits and power tools to access equipment and even copper pipe! […]
Name: Giovanni Asiedu Courses taken: City and Guilds 2365 level 2 and 3 full diploma, City & Guilds 2393 Part P Outcome: Working in industry We caught up with Giovanni Asiedu, following his training with Trade Skills 4U to find out how he was getting on, and are delighted to hear that he was able […]
Name: James Lasowski Courses studied: C&G2365, C&G2357, C&G 2392-10 Inspection & Testing, 17th Edition We recently spoke to James to find out what his reasons were for changing his career after 10 years to train as a sparky. What did you do before you became an electrician? Before I became an electrician, I was a […]
Name: Jason Mears Age: 45 Location: Coulsdon I studied the Bronze Domestic Installer Course. When did you take the course? November 2012 How did you find the course? Thankfully I found the course very easy, I had previous experience within the automotive industry as an engineer, and I’m very used to being pushed thanks to […]
Name: Robert Ferri Age: 27 Location: Norfolk Course: City & Guilds 2365 Level 2 & 3 Diploma Which course did you take with us? I studied the 2365, in September 2014. What did you do before studying with us? I have worked for all sorts of different companies before starting my electrical training, I worked […]
Name: Kelly Vincent Company: Kelly Electrics, Female Electricians Ltd Location: London Courses: City & Guilds 2399 Solar PV Full-8 and previously City & Guilds 2330 L2&3 We caught up with Kelly to ask her why she chose to take the 2399 Solar PV Full-8 course and to find out what made her decide to become […]
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For many training to be an electrician, the dream is to be self-employed, out on the road and king of your own empire. However before you take the leap have a think about whether or not it is right for you. We have looked at some of the Pro’s and con’s below: Pro’s Varied working […]
Our Electrical Training Centres
Our Mitre Court and Explorer 2 Facilities are just 2 minutes south of Gatwick Airport. They are comfortable, light and airy environments in which students can learn a wide range of practical and theory based skills.
Our brand new centre opened in July 2019 offering a full range of electrical courses for those based in Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Northampton and all over the midlands region.
Our North West electrical training facility is situated just off Junction 10 of the M62 at Birchwood Park and is very accessible from towns such as Warrington, Manchester, Liverpool and Chester.
Phoenix House has raised the bar for electrical training centres in the UK. It’s situated east of Leeds, just off of the M1 / A1. This makes it easily accessible from Leeds, Sheffield, Hull, York, Harrogate and all over Yorkshire.
Our central London electrical training centre is conveniently located between Farringdon and City Thameslink stations. We have recently finished an exciting renovation of our London training centre meaning we can now deliver green skills training from London alongside our electrical training courses.
Our Portsmouth electrical training centre is based at Unit 8-10 The Boardwalk, Port Solent, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4TP.
Situated in the scenic location of Port Solent, our Portsmouth Training Centre offers lots of bright, light spaces to train in.
Our Doncaster training centre features bright and airy, multi-purpose training rooms aimed at delivering state-of-the-art electrical training across South Yorkshire.
Our Birmingham centre is located at Fairgate House, 205 Kings Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 2AA. With excellent transport links via the M6, M42, and A45, getting here is simple whether you’re commuting by car or public transport.
Featuring multi-purpose training rooms, state-of-the art electrical training workshops and training delivered by our in-industry experts our Purley Training centre combines leading facilities and tutors to ensure you learn from the best.
Located at 22–28 Queen Ann Road, Barton Hill, Bristol, BS5 9TX, our Bristol electrical centre is easily accessible via public transport and major road links including the M32 and A4320. We provide the ideal environment for both practical and theory-based learning across the South West of England.
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