Day 17 February 2026

"How do I register as an electrician?" gets asked thousands of times monthly by newly qualified electricians, career changers completing training, and employed sparks going self-employed. The frustrating answer is: there's no single registration process in the UK. 

If you're applying for electrical trainee or executive trainee positions at Indian PSUs or shipyards, you've probably seen "Normal Colour Vision Required" buried in the medical standards section of recruitment notifications. That single line can end months of preparation if you have colour vision deficiency (CVD), commonly called colour blindness. The reality is straightforward: colour vision deficiency frequently disqualifies candidates from technical electrical roles in Indian Public Sector Undertakings and shipyards.