UK Electrical apprenticeship route compared to the self funded diploma route, what you need to know 

Excellent presentation/advice for me and hopefully will looking for apprentice route. Thank Adrian.

Good info, I'll speak to my employer about completing the NVQ as I don't have it yet. Currently working in Maintenance and not sure how much Install work we do.

So helpful, thank you.

Thank you for the excellent information in this video Adrian,I’m 37 and starting my level 2 night school next month and I’m praying I can get on an apprenticeship

Wish my college had been this informed 4 years ago when I started the self funded route. Struggling to find employment in the industry despite passion, drive, high exam marks and excellent comments from course tutors. Feel like I've wasted 4 years finding this out as I've gone along. Highly recommend getting on an apprenticeship.

Wow Thats interesting, I am 38 an I want to become an electrician well thats a complete shits in my life from being an head chef. I spent most of my life in Michelin kitchens I just started the City/G level 2 and 3 I am not about the money now I just want to learn, I can sometimes work for free as an electrician mate, as I have an other job which I will quit eventually. There is no replacement for experience in any profession. You seem like a very genuine person thanks for the video.

Hi Adrian, thank you for the video. Oher than phoning round all the small or medium sized electrician companies in Worthing, do you have any suggestions or tips on how best to see if anyone is looking to take on an adult Apprentice? Thanks :)

Hey Adrian love your videos. I'm currently partway through my C&G level 2 in full time college. I'd love to be able to transfer onto an apprenticeship once this year is complete as it defo seems the best way in. This may seem like a silly question, but what do you mean exactly when you say you need to be employed first before you can enrol for an apprenticeship? How can you be employed first if an apprenticeship is the start of the employment? Do you mean being employed as an electrician's mate or anything else similar. This is the bit that confuses me sorry. 😭😭

Hertford Regional College charge £2000 for level 2 evenings course and £5500 for the level 3. Anyone know of less expensive courses in the hertfordshire county or London? I will contact other colleges near me but that's the only one which shows their fees on their website, so hopefully the others are a lot less. I'm worried also I might have missed the semesters, so will have to wait some time before I can start a course.

Hi thanks for the video. One question, is it true that after an apprenticeship you could be tied in to a company? Seems like that's the catch, almost too good to be true!

I am accountant by profession in my late 40s and thinking of career change. I wonder if there is any way to contact with you get some guidance on how to proceed. I currently only have fixed term contract which will be ending mid of next year if my contract is not extended. I absolutely love the electrical industry and fascinated by this skill which will pay for the bills and support the family. it is obvious that I will need to self fund it with evening classes.. the challenge I am facing is to get the practical experience after completing L2 and L3. how I would find an employer to sign me off for my logbook or portfolio., the AM2 thing will obviously come after it once I am done with completing my portfolio as required., my current employer does have a large element of engineering and there is even electrical training there. just recently started gathering information and watching videos

Many thanks Adrian. How about the AM2E route .

Who’s responsibility is the insurance as a apprentice do u have to get ur own or is it ur employers responsibility and does the government pay for the insurance?

Could I please have the link for the fe addresses, would you Recommend that I copy and paste the link into my cv or do I add is as a Attachment like my cv?

I completed level 3 2365 last year couldn’t find any apprenticeship to bridge on to really struggling, however one employer has shown abit of intrest but he is concerned about something to do with insurance saying him and his business partner are only shown on the books not really sure what he means, he wants me to get my own insurance i think.I’m 18