RE: [OT] - Becoming a qualified electrician?

["Tawn, Jonathan" <jonathan.tawn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Seconded !


Jonathan Tawn
EDS Desktop Services.


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From:	steve.cooper@xxxxxxx
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Sent:	Monday, 10 May, 2004 12:06
To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject:	Re: [ukha_d] [OT] - Becoming a qualified
electrician?


Can people either copy me in on the replies to Alan or post
on list as this
has a certain degree of interest to me as well.

Cheers

S.




"alanmiddleton7

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[ukha_d] [OT] - Becoming a qualified electrician?



10/05/2004

11:54

Please respond

to ukha_d








Sorry for the off topic post here, but I know there a
electricians
and 'home' electricians on the list. I'm concidering a
career change
in case the IT slow down continues so looking at becoming a
self
employed electrician. If IT picks up, then at least I'll
know how to
wire my house :)

I've seen lots of references to qualified electricians but
don't
understand what exactly the qualification is. Is it
membership to a
professional organisation which provides insurance and
guaranteed
minimum knowledge from it's members or are there
professional
certifications that you can take and training that provides
this? Is
there an hnd or equivilant to help build basic knowledge on
the
subject and does that make you qualified or at least less
dangerous ;) ?

I'm thinking of specialising in home automation work
(keeping it
vaguely on topic) as I see it as a potential growth industry
so what
additional certification would be required? I'm aware of the
cbus
training course, but want to step back a little and concider
all the
options.

Links or suggestions as to who to talk to greatly
appreciated as I'm
not really sure how to kick off my own research.

Answers offlist as I don't think it's directly ha related,
although
it might be useful for others to know about if they are
hiring
someone.

Thanks in advance,

Alan.




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