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There's a lack of qualified electricians

If you have ever thought about starting or switching careers to a life as an electrician, now is the time! You've probably heard about the skills-gap in the construction industry, however, the trade of electrics is being affected for a few reasons and as of right now there simply are not enough quality electricians to meet demands. Earlier this year it was estimated that an additional 15,000 fully qualified electricians will be required in the next 5-years, thanks to predicted growth in the construction industry. With more and more homes being built everyday the industry is finding it hard to meet demands for on-site electrician and because of this, electricians that are out there working are seeing huge wage increases! Finding all of the right qualifications needed to become an electrician can be confusing so we have made it simply by putting all of the electrical courses into one complete package - Gold Card Approved Electrician Package.

Electrical courses here at Able Skills.

What's a Gold Card?

The Installation Electrician ECS gold card is for individuals who have achieved a NVQ Level 3 and can work unsupervised on the installation, commissioning and maintenance of low voltage electrical and electronic devices and appliances in a consumer's electrical installation. The gold card shows that the cardholder has completed a formal industry regulated competency based qualification, which includes technical theory with practical and competency assessments. Our Gold Card Approved Electrician Package aims to prepare you in every way possible to be successful in your NVQ and ultimately gain 'Gold Card Status' so that you can begin working on-site!

What's included in the package?

Almost everything that is available at Able Skills from an electrical point of view has been put into this package which exceeds the requirements of a JIB Gold Card. This package will teach you to be an Electrician, a Domestic Installer, to test portable appliances, to inspect and test on both single and three phase supplies and you also achieve a level 3 NVQ and AM2! The course will provide you with both the theory surrounding electrics and the practical skills themselves, we have workstations set-up so that students can have their own space to learn and get hands-on with the courses, our instructors will be their to guide you the entire journey, they are complete experts in the trade, do not hesitate to ask questions and seek help as we aim to get everybody through the course successfully and that you finish with new-found skills, knowledge and confidence! The course will cover a huge range of topics, the courses included in this package are as follows...

Each of these courses are necessary steps in your journey towards a new career as an electrician and each will teach you valuable lessons and skills that you will eventually use on a weekly if not daily basis. The first two courses City & Guilds Level 2 & 3 will give you the fundamentals over a period of 14-weeks this is where you will learn to become an electrician from scratch starting with the basics and ever so slowly moving on wards to more advanced skills.

In addition, you will take on 2-courses that will teach you some practical testing skills, PAT or Portable Appliance Testing and Inspection & Testing both are used in different setting for checking that an appliance or an electrical installation is working correctly and is safe...Moving on from there is the 18th Edition which is the latest British Standards BS 7671:2018 Requirements for Electrical Installations, IET Wiring Regulations. Able Skills will arrange site assessments in order for you to achieve C&G 2357 NVQ level 3 and finally, you will come back to Able Skills to undertake AM2 (Achievement Measurement 2). Which is a practical assessment to make sure that you have understood what you have been taught and can carry out installations safely. This is a full-time 16-week course initially, The NVQ and AM2 will follow on from here but the dates for assessment are more likely to be determined by you.

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Additional Information:

For more information about the Electrical courses, Inspection & Testing courses, NVQ's or any other training that we offer...Give us a call on 0808 200 3245! - We are happy to help you in any way that we can. Need some guidance, not sure which course is right for you? Give us a call! If you would prefer to speak with a representative of Able Skills in person, know that you are welcome to pay us a visit any day of the week - We are open 7-days a week all year round between the hours of 8:30 - 16:30!

If you live a considerable commute from out centre then you may be interested in our accommodation, we have 3-locations all within walking distance from our facility which can be booked for the reasonable price of £20 per night! - Make sure to contact us well ahead of your courses start date if interested as spaces are limited!

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