Apprentice 121 Podcast

Kieran Jenkins from Proteus and RPP joins me to discuss his career in the electrical industry.   

In particular his experiences from working with his dad at the coal face of the electrical industry to senior works manager at Proteus and RPP.   

Starting in the late 90s and working his way up through the company over the years.  

It is also important to raise awareness around the roles apprentices can find in the electrical industry. It isnt just pulling cables and wiring things up. We have a vast industry with demand right through it!  

If you have not checked Proteus out as yet then you really should!  https://proteusswitchgear.com/ As Kieran said they have openings for apprentices themselves!  

For those who would like to connect with Kieran on LinkedIn you can find him here https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieran-jenkins-0a431515/ 

Loved my chat with Kieran and great to learn more about Proteus and the IMD companies!

Richard and Craig join me to discuss the Skills for life campaign as part of the 2023 national apprenticeships week. 

Running 6th-12th of Feb 2023.  I realised after recording I would need to release this before the apprenticeship week lol. So here we are!  

We share some of the life skills we think apprentices gain working in the electrical industry and share some of our own.   

We also have some cool things to giveaway which are shown in the podcast!  

The JTL events can be found here https://jtltraining.com/news/national... 

Amazing apprenticeships here https://amazingapprenticeships.com/ 

Massive thanks to Richard and Craig once again. 

Two of the best lecturers in the industry! Lets celebrate them, the learners and those who make the system function!   

Have a great week and get involved.

Richard and Craig join me to discuss the NVQ 3 portfolio and the differences between an apprenticeship and re-trainee variation.   

I hope this helps answer some of the questions that followed the EAL3, 2365, 8202 and experienced worker podcasts.   

If you are currently working through your electrical portfolio on the NVQ3 let us know how its going in the comments or across social media.   

The city and guilds handbook Craig refenced can be found here https://www.cityandguilds.com/-/media/productdocuments/building_services_industry/electrical_installation/2357/level_3/centre_documents/2357_-l3_diploma_logbook_v4-1-pdf.ashx 

Huge thanks to Richard and Craig once again! I learn something every time I chat with these guys. Absolute super stars!

A quick run through some of the exciting opportunities for 2023 and successes of 2022 for electricians of the future!  Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  We will be back with some cool episodes in the New Year. Massive thanks to Craig, Jamie and Richard along with our guests and sponsors!   Back soon   #apprentice121

NAPIT join me to explain what they are and the things they do to support trainees, trainers and wider industry.   From input into the EAS document to JPL64 and the awesome NAPIT publications, code breakers, onsite solutions, periodic inspection and testing and PRS for landlords!  Frank and Brett explain what brought them into NAPIT and prior careers before that!  I loved the chat and its incredible the good people at NAPIT set time aside to come and chat with me and our learners who listen.   You can find out more about NAPIT here https://www.napit.org.uk/ EAS document is here https://electrical.theiet.org/media/2726/eas-21-478-revised-eas-october-2021.pdf

I host this podcast live on discord!  We discussed learning in different countries of the UK and some of the differences in training/qualifying to be electricians in England, Scotland, Wales and Norther Ireland  We also had a chat around getting work experience to complete portfolios as adult learners and some of the active give away's in Apprentice 121

£2k one week electrical short course ..... 

Justin Watson joins me to explain what happened to him and where he is now.   

From realising a one week course was not what was needed to finding employment and getting himself on a CPS approved route to work in the domestic sector. Along with taking an online wiring regulations course with Sparky ninja.   

Justin is now well on the path to becoming qualified and completing his portfolio with LCL.   

We share a few opinions around short course training and the difficulties re-trainees have in avoiding them and some of the missold courses across industry.   

Tesp rogue trainers campaign can be found here https://www.the-esp.org.uk/rogue-trainers/ and the   

The electrical careers website with route flow charts is here https://www.electricalcareers.co.uk/joining-the-industry/training-routes/ 

Justin can be found here on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/humber_home_tech_ltd/

We discuss the differences to the city and guilds 2365, 8202, EAL and apprenticeship qualifications. Along with the pros and cons to all.   

It was interesting to learn the 2365 is not funded for learners while the 8202 is. Also some key differences in the delivery and exam processes.   

We also discus the bigger issues around young apprentices ending up on these courses due to a lack of options in terms of apprenticeships.   

Its a really difficult nut to crack and eye opening around the miss selling of adult/re-trainee training options.   

I hear horror stories every day (no exaggeration) with some success stories mixed in for context.   

Please let me know where you are studying and the experiences you have had along the way.   

By talking about these things we hope to encourage change.   

We also discuss the recent City and Guilds link up with trade skills for you.  

Thanks to Richard and Craig for jumping on.

Ben Curry joins me to chat about his journey and experiences in the electrical industry.   

From his days as an apprentice himself to now a successful business owner at Electrical Innovations.   

We discuss the domestic electrical apprenticeship and how Ben has grown his business alongside solar and renewables of late.   

I loved chatting with Ben and its brilliant to see the success him and his team have achieved. 

It inspired me and I hope it does you as well!  

You can find Ben on the links below  

https://www.instagram.com/elecinn/ 

https://twitter.com/ElecInn 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-curry/ 

https://www.tiktok.com/@elecinn?lang=en