Training to be an electrician | Do I Need an Apprenticeship When I Leave School?

In this video Gary and Marcus pose the question do I need an electrical apprenticeship when I leave school. If you are considering a career as an electrician when you leave school you have 2 possible options get an apprenticeship and start work straight away or join a full-time college course. Getting the apprenticeship sounds like the best plan but is it... In this livestream we look at the prose and cons for leaving school and and starting an apprenticeship straight away. This months special guest is Dave from Newark College offers up a master class in working out power in a circuit and then how to select the circuit cable. 💡TIS Monthly FREE Prize Draw https://www.testinstrumentsolutions.c... 👉 eFIXX Awards - Nominate your college and the staff https://awards.efixx.co.uk/education 🔌HELP - find an apprenticeship https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship https://apprentice121.co.uk/news?blog... https://jtltraining.com/apprenticeshi... https://uk.indeed.com/Apprenticeships... https://careers.nationalgrid.co.uk/ca... 🕐 TIME STAMPS 🕕 ====================== 00:00 Apprenticeship or college full-Tome? 03:34 How Eric found his apprenticeship 10:39 Kicking the can down the road 15: 29 The realities of being an apprentice 20:39 Positives of having an apprenticeship from school 21:51 Oaklands college learners 26:05 Job opportunities 35:32 Dave from Newark college 38:45 Comments 41:21 Free prize draw and supporter ====================== 🆕 FREE Training CPD Learn about new applications, regulations and best practice with our FREE CPD modules. - New modules released every month covering everything from safe isolation to overcurrent protection http://hub.efixx.co.uk/CPD​ 📝 APPRENTICE HUB If you're an electrical apprentice, retraining as an electrician or looking to refresh your knowledge, then please check out our apprentice hub. It contains hundreds of multiple-choice questions to help prepare for electrical installation exams. http://hub.efixx.co.uk/apprentice​ =============================== ☑️ Essential Videos for Electrical Learners    • Essential Videos for Electrical Learners   ⚒Metal Conduit Skills    • How to bend metal conduit   ⚒Metal Trunking Skills    • Metal Trunking   ================================ 📩 eFIXX NEWSLETTER Sign up to find out about our live events, competitions and product giveaways. https://www.efixx.co.uk/sign-up​ ================================ 📺 When I Leave School I Want to be an Electrician    • Leaving School To Become An Electrician - ...   ================================ 📍SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL eFIXX helps electricians, electrical contractors, building services engineers, and electrical apprentices. Watching our videos, you'll discover new products, explore new applications and find answers to your technical questions. So if you've been on the tools for years or just starting your electrical journey, we'll help you stay up to date with the latest regulations and developments in the electrical industry. http://hub.efixx.co.uk/youtube-subscr... ================================ 📺 APPRENTICE HUB YouTube playlist    • APPRENTICE HUB   📺 NEW TO THE EFIXX CHANNEL Watch our essential videos playlist http://hub.efixx.co.uk/essentials​ 📺 CATCH UP ON THE LATEST VIDEOS http://hub.efixx.co.uk/latest​ 📺 ELECTRICIANS' TOOL REVIEW http://hub.efixx.co.uk/tools​ ================================ 🔴 eFIXX LIVE Join us for our college connections YouTube livestream    • eFIXX College Connection Live   ================================ ================================ FOLLOW US on your favourite social networks for behind the scenes action, breaking news and competitions. 🟠 INSTAGRAM http://hub.efixx.co.uk/Instagram​ 🔵 LINKEDIN http://hub.efixx.co.uk/linkedin​ 🟣 FACEBOOK http://hub.efixx.co.uk/facebook​ 🟡TWITTER http://hub.efixx.co.uk/twitter​ ================================== ❌ This content on this channel is for electrical professionals.❌ ================================== 📹 Presented by Gary Hayers - Editor eFIXX Marcus Barritt - Sparksafe =================================== #apprentice #apprenticeships #electricalapprentice