Qualifications not worth the paper they are printed on.

[Deleted User 234324]

Wanted a career change several years back so signed up for some courses at my local technical college, 2 years and many thousands of pounds later I have 2 qualifications an EAL Level 2 and EAL level 3 Diploma in Electrical Installation.

Except it would appear from all the replies I am getting and the countless jobs I have applied for they are basically worthless and only suitable as credit towards doing an apprenticeship, which at my age is just not going to happen, financially it would be impossible.

Anyone else gone through a similar thing and managed to actually get into the field they are interested in?

 

[Deleted User 234324]

You will need those to become a fully qualified electrician eventually though.

What jobs are you applying for? You aren't going to get a job as a proper electrician straight off the bat.

Mainly looking for apprentice roles that pay at least something reasonable or electricians mate, possibly getting involved with renewables, ideally along the EV infrastructure side of things. An area I see having exponential growth in the coming years, specially as alternative forms of electric transport become available.