Electrician at a crossroads
Discussion
Hi All!
Bit of background info, 23 year old male, living at home with parents, qualified electrician for the last 4 years.
Currently employed by a nationwide property services company, the money is good (but varies hugely due to price work and inconsistent levels of work), am thoroughly done with the work that I am currently doing for several reasons; 100 mile a day round commute, annual wage has gone down every year for the last 3 years, working in council houses breeds an environment of zero pride in standards and emphasis on how long a job takes, undervalued etc.
Ideally I am looking to move sideways to something a little more intellectually challenging. I half-regret not taking the A Levels>Uni>Engineering route but at this point I have been earning too much to realistically be satisfied with going back into full time education for 3,4,5+ years. The way I'm seeing things at the moment I suppose I have 4 choices in what to do next.
1. Go self employed as an Electrician
2. Take a trainee job doing something such as Electrical Design, Renewable Energy Engineer etc.
3. Look for another job as a spark
4. Stay put until 1,2 or 3 get's forced upon me
Ideally I'd like to take a trainee job doing something more Engineering based than a domestic electrician but the places I have looked all seem to demand a degree (apparently it is irrelevant what the degree is in, you just need to be a graduate of some description) or a HNC/D in electrical engineering etc. I am confident in my knowledge of electrical principles but it seems a struggle to actually get in front of someone to have half a chance of persuading them. It also doesn't help that I seem to have missed all the large companies engineer training programs that all appear to have deadlined in September.
Sorry for rambling! Anyway, any input from a more mature audience is much appreciated and if anyone has ideas of companies that are willing to take on ex-tradesmen and train them for wind turbine/high voltage/linesman/cable jointing etc. I am all ears!
Thanks in advance.
Bit of background info, 23 year old male, living at home with parents, qualified electrician for the last 4 years.
Currently employed by a nationwide property services company, the money is good (but varies hugely due to price work and inconsistent levels of work), am thoroughly done with the work that I am currently doing for several reasons; 100 mile a day round commute, annual wage has gone down every year for the last 3 years, working in council houses breeds an environment of zero pride in standards and emphasis on how long a job takes, undervalued etc.
Ideally I am looking to move sideways to something a little more intellectually challenging. I half-regret not taking the A Levels>Uni>Engineering route but at this point I have been earning too much to realistically be satisfied with going back into full time education for 3,4,5+ years. The way I'm seeing things at the moment I suppose I have 4 choices in what to do next.
1. Go self employed as an Electrician
2. Take a trainee job doing something such as Electrical Design, Renewable Energy Engineer etc.
3. Look for another job as a spark
4. Stay put until 1,2 or 3 get's forced upon me
Ideally I'd like to take a trainee job doing something more Engineering based than a domestic electrician but the places I have looked all seem to demand a degree (apparently it is irrelevant what the degree is in, you just need to be a graduate of some description) or a HNC/D in electrical engineering etc. I am confident in my knowledge of electrical principles but it seems a struggle to actually get in front of someone to have half a chance of persuading them. It also doesn't help that I seem to have missed all the large companies engineer training programs that all appear to have deadlined in September.
Sorry for rambling! Anyway, any input from a more mature audience is much appreciated and if anyone has ideas of companies that are willing to take on ex-tradesmen and train them for wind turbine/high voltage/linesman/cable jointing etc. I am all ears!
Thanks in advance.
edc said:
What about moving towards fire alarm / security alarm/system installation/service. In a previous role we used to hire a reasonable amount of people from your background.
The work is there but from the positions I have seen advertised it would be somewhat of a pay cut and not really much more interesting. Apart from BMS work, which isn't easy to just walk into. Gassing Station | Jobs & Employment Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff