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Electrical installations level 3 OR 2 HELPP

Hey guys,

I am 16 leaving school in July,
I recently applied for an electrical installations level 3 course at a local collage and they have accepted me without having a level 2 first, does anyone know if I should start with a level 2 and then go to a level 3 or jsut start on the level 3.
I didn’t know if you would miss out any core information without doing level 2 or will I be okay?

There’s nothing online about this so any help would be appreciated 😊😊

Reply 1

Ring the College. They will help.

Reply 2

Original post by 2024ucasappli
Ring the College. They will help.


I have I spoke to the woman and she was just rude asf 😭

Reply 3

Original post by Bobby•
Hey guys,
I am 16 leaving school in July,
I recently applied for an electrical installations level 3 course at a local collage and they have accepted me without having a level 2 first, does anyone know if I should start with a level 2 and then go to a level 3 or jsut start on the level 3.
I didn’t know if you would miss out any core information without doing level 2 or will I be okay?
There’s nothing online about this so any help would be appreciated 😊😊

Hi Bobby, let me try to help you. What college is this?

Reply 4

Original post by Sparky_
Hi Bobby, let me try to help you. What college is this?


New city collage

Reply 5

Ok great. I think you should definitely do it with a college as you can get free training at your age.

But you must start at Level 2 as that is where every beginner starts. Whether they put you on the Level 3 training immediately or not, you will still have to do Level 2 exams to complete your studies. Level 2 tends to be more installation dominated and Level 3 a bit more Inspection & Testing dominated.

If the college doesn't have enough information check these links to get an understanding:


If you have any further questions let me know and I will guide you!

Reply 6

Original post by Bobby•
I have I spoke to the woman and she was just rude asf 😭

I'm sorry but that's funny 🤣 🤣 🤣, this is how all collages are!

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