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uni after apprenticeship?

Hi, I was wondering if I have to go to uni after doing a level 3 advanced apprenticeship (for electrical installation) or if I can get any job straight after the apprenticeship.

Reply 1

ajj2000

Yes - so long as you meet the entry requirements.

Reply 2

QuestionAsker27

Original post by ajj2000

Yes - so long as you meet the entry requirements.

Can I get a job without going to uni but still having the level 3 apprenticeship?

Reply 3

McGinger

Original post by QuestionAsker27

Can I get a job without going to uni but still having the level 3 apprenticeship?

Yes, of course you can - that's the entire point of an apprenticeship, it trains you for a job.

Reply 4

QuestionAsker27

Original post by McGinger

Yes, of course you can - that's the entire point of an apprenticeship, it trains you for a job.

Wow, it makes uni seem pointless, I always thought I'd need a level 4 apprenticeship or a uni degree to get a job 😅

Reply 5

ajj2000

Original post by QuestionAsker27

Can I get a job without going to uni but still having the level 3 apprenticeship?

I'd imagine that electrical installation is more employable than almost all degrees.

Reply 6

Sparky_

Original post by QuestionAsker27

Wow, it makes uni seem pointless, I always thought I'd need a level 4 apprenticeship or a uni degree to get a job 😅

Hi QuestionAsker27, you are absolutely right. if you want to be an electrician you must get vocational certificates rather than a university degree.

You can be a project manager of electrical jobs with an Electrical Engineer Diploma from university or even have a PHD in the field, but it does not actually give you the legal right to do the actual installation of the cables. You must be a qualified electrician for that.

So you need vocational qualifications like that in which case is a Level 3 NVQ. After which you can do a Level 4 Design certificate which is around a week long to be able to have project leading rights, which makes university completely redundant for this path.

Did you manage to find a route for yourself?