im a electrician from the united kingdom, and i was wondering would my English city and guilds qualification be reconised within the untied states of America, also is there any way of finding a college or school which will do electrical installation regulations and practicle in any state within the Vermont area also is there any way of finding employment also within the Vermont area as a trainee electrician any information regarding any of this above would be apreciated graham
can any one help a british guy find employement in vermo
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Re: can any one help a british guy find employement in vermo
...is there any way of finding employment also within the Vermont area as a trainee electrician
Sure, no problem. Get yourself a phone book, look for electrical contractors and pay a visit or ring them up (how's my British?) You are bound to find some that are hiring. If you are looking for union membership though that could be a problem.
As for transfering your qualifications, no.
Not familiar with schools in the area, maybe someone else will help.
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...is there any way of finding employment also within the Vermont area as a trainee electrician
Sure, no problem. Get yourself a phone book, look for electrical contractors and pay a visit or ring them up (how's my British?) You are bound to find some that are hiring. If you are looking for union membership though that could be a problem.
As for transfering your qualifications, no.
Not familiar with schools in the area, maybe someone else will help.
-Hal
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You wouldn't be able to transfer your qualifications directly (i.e., be granted a license here based on your license there), but your experience might be enough to qualify you to sit for a licensing exam. Generally speaking, licensing authorities require a certain amount of experience before allowing someone to sit for an exam. Where I live, the rules clearly say that experience gained outside the state may be acceptable. What you would need to do is provide some sort of verification of your experience, submit the paperwork, and hope the authorities accept your experience as "substantially equivalent" to experience you would have gained here. If they approve it, all you have to do is take the exam, pay a fee, and get your license.
Keep in mind that the licensing system for electricians is very balkanized in the US. Sometimes licensing is done at the state level, sometimes at the local level, and sometimes a license isn't even needed (though this last case is fairly rare). Also, licenses from one jurisdiction are not usually recognized by other jurisdictions, so a Vermont license would only be good in Vermont, and you'd have to get another license to work elsewhere (although sometimes there are reciprocity agreements that allow you to get another jurisdiction's license without having to take another exam). You really need to find out what kind of license is needed every place you intend to work. In some places, you'd have to get a separate license for each city you intend to work in!
You wouldn't be able to transfer your qualifications directly (i.e., be granted a license here based on your license there), but your experience might be enough to qualify you to sit for a licensing exam. Generally speaking, licensing authorities require a certain amount of experience before allowing someone to sit for an exam. Where I live, the rules clearly say that experience gained outside the state may be acceptable. What you would need to do is provide some sort of verification of your experience, submit the paperwork, and hope the authorities accept your experience as "substantially equivalent" to experience you would have gained here. If they approve it, all you have to do is take the exam, pay a fee, and get your license.
Keep in mind that the licensing system for electricians is very balkanized in the US. Sometimes licensing is done at the state level, sometimes at the local level, and sometimes a license isn't even needed (though this last case is fairly rare). Also, licenses from one jurisdiction are not usually recognized by other jurisdictions, so a Vermont license would only be good in Vermont, and you'd have to get another license to work elsewhere (although sometimes there are reciprocity agreements that allow you to get another jurisdiction's license without having to take another exam). You really need to find out what kind of license is needed every place you intend to work. In some places, you'd have to get a separate license for each city you intend to work in!
Re: can any one help a british guy find employement in vermo
State of Vermont Electrician's Board
http://www.state.vt.us/labind/Fire/Electrical.htm
You would have to contact them to see if you would be able to take the journeyman's or master's exam based on your experience.The exams are given about 4 times a year.Lots of work for licensed electricians here, but you need the license to work.Also can register for the state apprentice program too.Vermont recipricates with Maine,New Hampshire, and Mass. but you still have to apply for the state license here if you have one of those.
Good luck to you
Andy
State of Vermont Electrician's Board
http://www.state.vt.us/labind/Fire/Electrical.htm
You would have to contact them to see if you would be able to take the journeyman's or master's exam based on your experience.The exams are given about 4 times a year.Lots of work for licensed electricians here, but you need the license to work.Also can register for the state apprentice program too.Vermont recipricates with Maine,New Hampshire, and Mass. but you still have to apply for the state license here if you have one of those.
Good luck to you
Andy
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Sorry Bill,
I didn't realize that there was a private message board....
Sorry Bill,
I didn't realize that there was a private message board....
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