Electrical Training?

Ging Ging

Hi I'm a qualified plumber and I'm out of work at the moment. I reckon this is a good time to do some training courses (already have gid, solar, heat pump etc.). Time spent gaining further certificates would improve my cv and increase chances of gaining a good job.
I want to do an eletrical course of some sort. Basically I find the plumbing apprenticeship was not adequet in electrical traing especially when compared to fitter/refrigeration. A plumbers job does entail widespread involvement with motord, pumps, actuators etc.
I expect a raft of electricians to tell me I can't do this and that but relax lads I'm not looking to start wiring houses, just to be able to fault find more competently.
Does anyone know of an appropriate course/courses for a tradesman in one field wanting to gain experience in another?

Go to the north and train to take your part P afterwards you will be qualified to rewire houses let alone a heating system( in the uk)

Ging Ging

Thanks, I hadn't really considered Northern Ireland until now- I don't know why. Just having a look at courses now and there seems to be quite a few at least. It is a bit confusing though, initially getting my head around the codes and different levels in the UK system. Which one is most suitable for me.

I'm actually doing a 3rd level degree in electronics/electrical at the moment and its going well -early days though. Despite what they say its fairly theory based and I wanted to do a shorter course this summer and get more practical electrical experience so I can get a job part-time (fulltime in summer) to help put myself through college.

Part p is a platform for tradesmen from other trades to prove they are competent to work on electrics, there are different levels(when I did it anyway)
and you choose what level you go in at, studying at the training centre to fill in the gaps, you can walk away with a ticket to install a fuseable switch spur for your boiler installation and sign off on it or if you like pain you can take on the papers that give you the ability to work as a sparks in the Uk and sign off on your own work:D, I went for the last so I could work as a sparks if my gas fitting doesn't take off:D

Ging Ging

See page 66 of this
http://www2.wit.ie/StudyatWIT/AdultEd/Docs/Finaldraft.pdf
Its a partime Waterford Institute of Technology course in "ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
FOR MECHANICAL PERSONNEL".
They also do more advanced city and guilds accredited diplomas and certs in electrical/electronics. It sounds like an ideal set up except the courses are 23/25 weeks long and I don't live anywhere near Waterford.
Does anyone know of similar courses in Northeast or Dublin area. I'm still searching.