Becoming an electrician without apprenticeship

Eric Cartman · 25-09-2012 09:02PM #1

Ive a mate here interested in becoming an electrician with the aim of going to canada to do such , hes well versed on the basics and id say could probably get away with wiring a house without setting it on fire :pac:, is there any way to just take some sort of electricians test or 1 month course or similar and not go through the 4 (i think) years of apprenticeship for it ?

the keen edge · 25-09-2012 09:24PM

I very much doubt it. I'd nearly be certain you couldn't.

Notwithstanding any technical training issues, the clout that the TEEU (Electricians union) yield would have any such course ran out of town within a matter of hours!

m.j.w · 25-09-2012 10:26PM

No cant be done, there are short courses available in the uk but if he is going to canada he would need to have proof of a proper qualification (which he wouldnt have) and 4 years experience at least.

petersburg2002 · 25-09-2012 10:30PM

And having the 'basics' isn't good enough when dealing with electricity. People's lives are on the line.

Kippure · 26-09-2012 03:51AM

No.

el diablo · 08-11-2012 09:53PM

Surely this was a wind-up? A one month course or a test? :rolleyes:

Wintergreen · 08-11-2012 09:56PM

Not a hope!

ABajaninCork · 09-11-2012 10:27AM

If your mate wants to call himself an electrician, that's fine. But he has to have proof, he's one. To get that proof, he has to undergo an apprenticeship. That takes time and dedication. Unless he does that, then no-one in the world will want to give him work.

Why does your mate not want to do the apprenticeship? And what makes him think that a short course can provide what years of study and experience cannot?

markad1 · 09-11-2012 10:32AM

I've done flight simulation on my pc...can I be a pilot :rolleyes:

gifted · 09-11-2012 10:34AM

tell your lazy buddy to do an apprenticeship, does he think he's above everyone else?

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