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I found this a pretty big hurdle. I'm not going to get further into installing consumer units and designing circuits. I might have liked to years ago but now it's just too brutal in comparison with my other work.
I struggle to make time for the small pieces and I'm so used to joining bigger stuff together I find it difficult to scale down! I am very busy on home renovations at the moment, just had to tidy up a shower I built nearly 20 years ago. It reminded me of a lot of my struggles back then.
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I’ve done some design work and projects on my course. Doing cable calcs, diversity etc. So I have some knowledge of it, and used a bit of it for the cabin wiring. But I’m aware that between theory and reality lies a rather large gap that experience will need to fill!
Hopefully I can get my NVQ, and then AM2, and then join NIC or any other competent person scheme. Hopefully within a couple years.
Seems a bit daunting taking up a new trade in your 30s, but with kiddo on the way I need some reliable income!What is your trade/job if I may be so bold to ask? I’ve always wondered, your work seems fairly multifaceted so I could never figure it out.
Nef
To be clear, that was
“I’ll do most of the work, on a day rate” aka he does the admin, and organises the job while I do the actual work on site. Suits me just fine, even if the day rate is a bit slender. And he’ll come out of it better than I do financially. But work is work and cash is cash.
It’ll be a couple years until I can join a competent person scheme