James joins us to talk about his journey to qualified electrician now building towards running his own company.   I am joined by Craig, Jamie and Jamie's triangle to discuss this as normal.   James shares some golden tips for anyone going through an apprenticeship which are centred on graft, commitment and asking questions.   I really enjoyed this one and hope you will as well.   Thank you to Schneider Electric for sponsoring our efforts in Apprentice 121 and this podcast.

Jamie's Triangle https://theeffortfuleducator.com/2017/11/29/the-pyramid-of-myth/

James Watkins 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwvoLmLxUIFaDQqpvaj0sew

@_JimboWatkins on twitter

https://www.instagram.com/_jwelectrical/

We are back this week with James Barrett AKA https://www.instagram.com/jbelectrical_ox/ 

We discuss James route into the industry and his experiences teaching apprentice electricians.   

I am joined by Jamie aka https://www.instagram.com/jamie_blatant_sparky/and Craig aka https://www.instagram.com/cb_electricaldesign/ 

We discuss AM2 and our views on those disclosing the secrets and info around funding given to colleges and training centres.   

As always I loved it!   

Thanks to all 3 guys for giving up a Tuesday evening to chat sparky stuff!  Get involved in the comments

Jamie and Craig join me to discuss some of the issues found in training for electricians. 

We try to dig into what the solutions might be rather than just point out the problems.   

Its really difficult but something we have to improve and pretty quickly imo.   Ceri identified her difficulties getting learners placed at a college recently and more of these questions come into apprentice 121 every single day.   

Lawrence Harrington joins me and Jamie tonight sharing his story after over 20 years in the military! Lawrence is now a Royal Signals Power Engineer Training Analyst.   

He shares his experiences finding work experience, completing his qualifications and work life in the military.   I loved this chat and Lawrence has some golden insight and tips for people moving from the military into civilian electrical careers.   

An absolute pleasure to host this discussion on Apprentcie121 and I really hope Lawrence comes back for a chat again soon!  

As a bonus we also almost extracted from Jamie what his new job is!!!!  

Plus I need someone to teach me the military lingo asap!

Dan Bryant joins myself, Craig and Jamie to discuss the difficulties he has encountered trying to find the right place to begin his electrical training journey. 

We cover things from local college support, CPS's and wider industry issues identifying who is the controlling voice!

Join in the discussion as always and thanks again to Dan for jumping on the podcast.

Ceri Crannis from Crannis Technology Services joins me to share a recent experience hiring a couple of new apprentices from different back grounds/routes into the industry.   Ceri and the students have not had a brilliant experience and thankfully the ECA and others have helped to point them on the right path.   Ceri also gives insight into what employers are looking for in terms of those entering as older learners/re-trainees.   Huge thanks again to Ceri for giving the time and you can find out more about her and Crannis Tech below. 

Mike Mason joins myself and Jamie to chat about his experience so far on the City and Guilds 2365 training route. We talk about his tips for those doing the same, what college has been like and how he is approaching finding site based work to complete his portfolio going forward.  We also discuss Mike's experience of his college and wider training challenges we see.   Huge thanks again to Mike and Jamie for taking the time to discuss these things, I loved the chat as always.   Mike is currently waiting to start his Level 3 and we hope he will drop again in to chat further in the future.   You can find Mike on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/apprentice_mike/

A run through some of my tips when applying for an electrical apprenticeship or trainee job role. This will also applying to most construction and wider world roles!   I hope it helps someone

I run through some tips on what to expect during an interview and how to give yourself the best possible chance of success. In particular focused at apprentices who might not have lots of experience applying for jobs.  We will discuss on the podcast as well soon and we have covered this on the earlier A121 podcast with Sam, Rick and Neil.   Hope it helps someone.

Aidan joins myself, Craig and Jamie this week to discuss his experiences via the traditional/hybrid electrical apprentice route. He is currently towards the end of the process and has loads of helpful feedback for those following.   We are on a journey around people taking routes towards qualified electrician status! Telling us why they choose the route they did, why others were not a option and how they found it.  Next up we have a 2365 learner to give insight from that route.   The aim is to explore the options available and how they work for different people who all have one thing in common! To be electricians.   Attaining the NVQ3, AM2 and under pinning theory qualifications are the key to the door in most cases. But don’t listen to me, we can hear how it works right now at the coal face.   Get involved in the comments and thanks to everyone for coming forward and discussing this so widely on social media already.  Huge thanks to Jamie and Craig as always for those who want to contact Aidan he is on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/aidan_spark/ #apprentice121 #electricalapprentice #apprentice #qualifiedelectrician