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Hello and welcome to Electrical Qualifications. This site has been set up to help you demistify the somewhat confusing route to practising as an electrician. It is a useful resource for young people looking for entry into the electrical industry and adults looking for electrical training to retrain or gain qualifications in order to further a career in the electrical industry. The site is not just for potential electricians and the City and Guilds 2330 crowd, information is also available if you are a current practising electrician or an allied trade such as a plumber, gas fitter, contractor or kitchen fitter through the domestic installers qualifications and competent person scheme.
latest news
New C&G 2357 delayed until November
Friday 09th of July 2010
Latest news from the City and Guilds is that anyone thinking about doing the new qualification is now not likely to look at doing so until the new year. With funding continuing for the current C&G 2330, new entrants studying from September will look at studying via the current apprentice framework.
Less promising news from Summit Skills is that when asked about mapping the qualification across, the answer is that it "probably" will happen. We have yet to get any positive confirmation that the qualifications will be easily cross referenced. More information as and when we recieve it.
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Summit Skills bow to pressure and allow funding of 2330 until December 2010
Monday 14th of June 2010
The AoC have successfully lobbied Summit Skills and managed to secure funding for the existing 2330 until December 2010. This comes as a major sigh of relief for colleges up and down the country, many whom had bore the brunt of student complaints regarding the transition to the new qualification.
At the very least, this gives colleges the time to redevelop courses and plan in the new structure of the apprentice scheme, especially being as the NVQ portion looks to be reduced and guided learning hours have been dropped.
For information on the courses that have been accredited to the QCF scheme, take a look here:
http://qcf.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk
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New qualification exposes Summit Skills lack of thought for the electrotechnical framework
Tuesday 08th of June 2010
Finally the information on the qualification reaches a national audience via an article in the Guardian.
Summit Skills were quoted as saying ".... But I recognise communications could have been better, and people are edgy.".
The above comment to those involved with the delivery of the apprentice scheme is quite possibly the understatement of the last 50 years, especially to those who have already lost jobs due to the planned changes.
More information and the original article can be found here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/...
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The Great Electrical Qualifications Survey
Thursday 27th of May 2010
Are you an employer in the electrical industry? Then we would like to ask you to complete this short, 10 question survey to gauge your opinion on training.
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If you know of an employer that may be interested, could you please forward the link to them, we would be most grateful.
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18 plus? Forget about being an electrician...
Tuesday 11th of May 2010
The change in the qualification is in full swing, the C&G 2357 is now in draft and with the Summit Skills for approval. We cannot look at these units yet apparently, they are top secret according to the C&G. Meanwhile the C&G are busy working on the content including a course book and exam success book.
The AM2 now becomes a mandatory part of the qualification forming the last set of "performance" evidence.
If you are studying in Wales, then you can continue to enrol on the C&G2330 until December 2010, if not, then you cannot move from the existing 2330 level 2 to the level 3.
One thing seems for certain though; if you are over 18 then you can no longer train as an electrician. The Summit Skills have stated this categorically (through the C&G, they will not speak to anyone regarding the qualification and have ignored virtually all forms of contact).
More information as and when we get it.
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