Becoming an Electrician at 40: Is It Actually Realistic?Â
Changing careers at 40 can feel like standing at the edge of something significant. Maybe you’ve been made redundant. Maybe you’re exhausted by office politics. Maybe you’ve spent the last decade wondering what it’d be like to work with your hands instead of staring at spreadsheets. Whatever the reason, the question always lands in the same place: is it too late? Short answer: no. Retraining as an electrician at 40 is not only possible, it’s increasingly common and strategically necessary for the UK. Here’s the evidence that matters.