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 […]
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David Murby – Case Study
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 […]
Sergeant Sean McDowell – Case Study
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 […]
Oliver Lawrence – Case Study
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! […]
Giovanni Asiedu – Case Study
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 […]
James Lasowski – Case Study
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 […]
Jason Mears – Case Study
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 […]
Robert Ferri – Case Study
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 […]
Kelly Vincent – Case Study
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 […]
Mobile Apps for Electricians – 2019 Survey Results
Over recent years there have been great advancements in digital technology allowing electrical professionals easy access to resources and data via digital Apps. New mobile Apps are continually being created and updated, designed to help electricians perform jobs more effectively in their day-to-day tasks. These range from electrical calculators, to those that produce electrical certificates, […]
Top 3 Apps for Electricians & A Few More Too!
Smartphone apps have become increasingly popular as the number of people owning a smartphone rises year on year. As of July 2013 72% of UK people owned a Smartphone – approximately 7 in 10 people. The release in the last few days of the Iphone 6, should increase that figure even more with extended capabilities […]
Noemi Willenbockel – Case Study
Name: Noemi Willenbockel Courses: City & Guilds 2392-10 Inspection & Testing Course Noemi recently completed a 4 year MEng degree in Engineering with a specialisation in Electrical Engineering, particularly renewable energy technologies. She is now working as a graduate electrical engineer for a company dealing with the delivery of major infrastructure projects. What is your […]