New Career Skills Sparks A Career Change--Train To Be An Electrician
New Career Skills the nationwide provider of training in plumbing, carpentry and electrics for mature career changers, has launched a new, flexible learning electrician course to address the shortage issue. The electrician training course enables men and women of any age to re-train and change career with ease.
(PRWEB) June 16, 2005 -- By 2008 Great Britain will be short of 36,700
electricians unless 7,340 electricians join the profession every
year.*
Reasons for shortages include limited capacity within colleges to
address the problem and oversubscription on courses. With new building
regulation, Part P introduced in January 2005, the demand for skilled
electricians is sure to increase further.
Aiming to reduce injuries and
accidents in the home, Part P stipulates any significant electrical work in a
household must be carried out by a qualified and registered electrician. If a
householder does decide to do the work, it will have to be checked by local
authority building inspectors who will charge for doing so.
New Career
Skills the nationwide provider of training in plumbing, carpentry and electrics
for mature career changers, has launched a new, flexible learning electrician
course to address the shortage issue. The electrician training course (http://www.electricianscareer.co.uk) enables men and women of
any age to change career with ease.
New Career Skills offer a flexible,
blended learning program that allows students to complete the theory part of
their training at home using interactive materials and tutor support. Then, when
ready, students can complete practical sessions at one of New Career Skills’
nationwide centers of Electrical Excellence. This training program provides a
stepping stone to achieving an NVQ 3.
As well as offering a complete
change in lifestyle, electricians' hours of work are flexible suiting people
with families and other commitments as opposed to the regimented 9am-5pm of
office jobs.
Commenting, Tim Adderson, managing director, New Career
Skills, said: "The UK shortage of electricians is a huge problem affecting us
all. Younger students aren't as enthusiastic about learning a trade and are more
interested in entering office-based careers or studying for vocational degrees.
The introduction of building regulations such as Part P should also have an
affect on the demand for skilled electricians.
We have answered the needs
of both the industry and mature career changers, many who have work and family
commitments and can't afford to take weeks off work to train."
For more
information about electrician courses please go to http://www.electricianscareer.co.uk
*(Construction
Skills Regional Foresight Report 2004).
Contact:
Chris
Addison
08707669196
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