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I did the course after 20 years of doing small electrical works. Just to understand the rules etc.
It would probably benefit you to do it as an apprentice if you really want to make it as an electrician. There's a lot more to working in the trade than 4-5 weeks in class can teach. In the years following passing I have found it easy enough to continue to carry out small electrical works and some more complicated stuff but I'm not committed enough to register with a body and I've seen how it's easy to get out of your depth with anything beyond changing a breaker and testing circuits.
On-site experience is so important and it must help to learn in a team that supports you for a few years before you work out what suits you and how much of the maths and testing you are prepared to do.
There are lots of different types of electrical engineer so you have to find out which type you can be and then if that's something you want to do.
Airhead-
Aye, basically, I'm currently going from small job to small job as a technician. I'm pretty sure I don't want to do domestic, more interested in industrial, with an eye on getting a full time job and hopefully working in a team. Being a sole trader or running a business isn't for me (at the moment) but I figure if I do the course I have options at least looking forward - fitting in small jobs between my normal technician work for example.
I know I'll probably need some experience to get a job but I figured the course was a quicker way in. I guess I just feel slightly wary about starting an apprenticeship in my 30s, especially when I'm trying to increase my earnings.
Nef
Sparky heads, a question: how quick/easy do you reckon it’d be to get a job after doing the city and guilds 2365? Decided to just put some savings into doing the course, but need to figure out if I can afford to jump straight into it, or should I wait to start the course, expecting that getting a job afterwards may take some time. I’m based in Leeds.