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Electrical Qualifications – Adult Training

If you are seeking adult training for your electrical qualifications you’ll find several options available for your unique situation. You may be in one of the following circumstances: seeking to retrain with an employer, seeking to retrain without an employer, or gaining qualifications as an experienced worker in the electrician field. No matter what your personal situation, there is an adult training option that is likely to meet your needs. Here are the most popular ways to obtain your electrical qualifications.

 

Electrical Qualifications: Adult Training with an Employer

 

If you want to retrain with an employer, you need to ensure that your employer does at least two of the following types of work: industrial, commercial and domestic.   This is necessary to ensure your training will follow established training routes and JIB registration. In order to gain the JIB register of electricians, you’ll generally need to meet the following electrician qualifications:

 

•   City and Guilds 2330 Certificate in Electrotechnology: This certificate is split into two main parts: 2330 Level 2, and 2330 Level 3.  Each level consists of a series of multiple choice exams and practical assessments.  2330 Level 3 is the basis of the knowledge that you need for the NVQ.

 

•     NVQ 2356 Level 3: The NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) is required to assess competence in the workplace.  It is offered by City and Guilds and EAL; you can complete it at a local college or training provider.  The NVQ requires you to cover site safety, diagnosis and correction of electrical faults, provide technical and functional information, preparation and installation of wiring systems, wiring enclosures and equipment, safe connection of wiring systems and the inspection, testing and commission of an electrical installation.

 

•  AM2 practical assessment, unless you are an adult currently working in the industry.

 

As an adult student, you may also wish to consider home study electrician courses which can provide some very relevant electrician qualifications in a quick and convenient home study format.

 

Electrical Adult Training Without an Employer

 

Seeking out a JIB registered employer would be beneficial; you may have luck finding one simply by work of mouth, the phone book,  and/or Internet job sites.  If employers know that you’re currently studying to gain electrical qualifications, they may offer electrician’s mates rates or adult trainee rates.  You can gain your electrical qualifications on evening or day release, giving you the flexibility that you need as an adult student.

 

It’s recommended that you gain the City and Guilds 2330 Level 2 and Level 3 electrical qualifications.  Though these qualifications alone won’t guarantee you a job as an electrician, they’ll save you valuable time if you’re able to gain an employer later on.  Simply having these electrician qualifications is sometimes enough to convince an employer that you’re worth hiring on a trial basis so that you may complete your NVQ.

 

Electrical Adult Training as an Experienced Worker

 

If you’re an experienced electrical worker but don’t have your electrical qualifications, you should still determine whether your employer does at least two of the following types of work: industrial, commercial and/or residential.  This is necessary to complete an established training route and gain JIB registration.

 

Joining the JIB register of qualified electricians is strongly recommended for electrical workers.  It will allow you to be graded, and gaining further experience and electrical qualifications will enable you to achieve Approved Electrician status.

 

If your employer meets the JIB requirements, you’ll need to source a local college or training program that offers the following qualifications: City and Guilds 2330 Certification Levels 2 and 3, NVQ 2356 Level 3 and possibly, depending on your progress in the NVQ, the AM2.