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How to Become an Electrician
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I want to do an apprenticeship to become a electrician and would really appreciate it if anyone had any info as to where i could find out how as i am 24... A lot of website i see was for younger people?
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I'd start by contacting Electrician companies in your area, whether small or large. Also worth talking to local college to see if they have any relevant courses.
Try Adult Careers office too - it's usually part of local County Council I think.
Find out where locally teaches the taught bit of it, generally the colleges that do are ones that take all ages rather than just 16-19 yr olds. They'll be a good starting point.
Semms like a pretty helpful website. Tey giving your local Nextstep adviser a call. :thumb:
generally you'd get a placement with a company and do a few days a week out working and a few days a week in college studying
the main issue (i dont know if its still the same) with being older is something to do with the way the pay works .. when you're 16/17 the government pays your wage, so the employer basically gets a free worker, but after that the employer as to start paying you .. so as you could imagine an employer having the option of a younger person who they can have working for free or an older person who they have to pay .. so you're at a disadvantage to younger people!
i dont even know if this is the case anymore, and it might only have been specific to where i live too (n. ireland)