Electrician Training

If you want to become an electrician you must first undertake some electrician training. There are a wide variety of courses available for would be electricians, which one you choose depends upon which area of electrical work you wish to enter and in some cases your age. There are training courses available both from private companies as well as state run day release college courses.

If you are a school leaver aged 16 – 24 then a college course could be ideal for you, however if you are considered a mature student (aged over 24) then a private course would be more suited to you as you can train with people your own age. Moreover privately run courses are more flexible and can fit in around your other commitments.

Electrician Training – How long does it take to become qualified

Courses range from 1 day courses teaching burglar alarm wiring through to a two year part time City and Guilds Electrical and Electronic Servicing NVQ.

Electrician Training – What are the entry requirements?

A college course will usually require that you have at least a grade A-C in English, Maths and Science GCSE. However private courses usually do not have any entry requirements other than financial.