Introduction The Office for National Statistics dropped its latest employment figures on 11 November 2025. UK unemployment has climbed to 5.0% for the three months ending September 2025—the highest since early 2021. That’s 1.7 million people aged 16 and over now out of work, up from 1.6 million the quarter

Electrician Gadgets Worth Actually Buying in 2025: From Budget Kit to Professional Upgrades Electricians love gadgets. Always have, probably always will. Whether it’s the latest multifunction tester, a tool kit upgrade, or even something practical enough to count as a stocking filler, s parks are constantly looking for kit that

Where to Fit a Consumer Unit: Stop Hiding Them Behind Boxes and Actually Think About Access Finding the right spot for a consumer unit sounds basic, but you’d be surprised how many boards end up mounted next to the ceiling above a downstairs toilet where you can’t even get the

Are they actually Safe? Yes, But Not for the Reasons You Think Short answer: yes, electrician jobs are safe from robots. But not because the work is magically immune to automation. It’s safe because construction is chaos, sites are u npredictable, and every property throws curveballs that robots can’t handle

The Department for Education announced this week that it won’t rely on specific Ofsted grades to intervene with poorly-performing apprenticeship providers for the next 12 months. Instead, it’ll take a “case-by-case” approach during the transition to Ofsted’s new inspection regime, which scraps the old “inadequate,” “requires improvement,” “good,” and “outstanding”

The EAS Just Changed the Rules: What Every UK Electrician Needs to Know Before October 2026 The Electrotechnical Assessment Specification got a major update in October 2024, and honestly, if you’re registered with NICEIC, NAPIT, ELECSA or any other Competent Person Scheme, you need to know what’s coming. The thing

Retraining as an Electrician at 40: Is It Actually Realistic? Changing careers at 40 can feel like standing at the edge of something big. Maybe you’ve been made redundant. Maybe you’re just sick of staring at spreadsheets. Maybe you’ve spent the last decade w ondering what it’d be like to

China announced new export controls on lithium-ion battery technology in October 2025, effective 8th November. The restrictions cover high-performance batteries, cathode materials, graphite-based anode materials, and specialized manufacturing equipment. For the UK (and Europe), this is a wake-up call about just how dependent we’ve become on Chinese battery supply chains.

So on 16th October 2025, around 250 people were evacuated from the IKEA store in Wembley after approximately 100 solar panels on the roof caught fire. Five fire engines and around 30 firefighters from the London Fire Brigade tackled the blaze, which started just after 10:30am and was e xtinguished

So whilst we’ve been talking about green jobs rhetoric in England, Scotland has just opened something that’s actually pretty impressive. First Minister John Swinney officially opened Scotland’s largest energy transition skills hub in Aberdeen last month, and honestly, the scale and coordination of this project is worth paying attention to.

Right, so the government keeps talking about 400,000 new green jobs by 2030 to 2050 (the timeline seems to shift depending on who’s making the announcement). It sounds fantastic on paper. But here’s the thing: when you actually dig into the data, the picture gets a lot more complicated than

Right, so whilst we’ve been talking about the UK’s green jobs situation, it’s worth looking at what’s happening across the pond. Because honestly, some of the approaches in the US to renewable energy workforce development are pretty interesting, and there might be lessons here for how the UK could do

So, you’ve done your Level 2, Level 3 electrical installation, and 18th Edition, congrats, honestly. But now you’re looking at the 2357 NVQ and thinking, “Right, what’s actually needed to get fully qualified?” Let me break this down for you. If your one of the, I got no experience and

JIB Wage Deal 2026-2028: What It Actually Means for Your Pay Packet Right, so the Joint Industry Board (JIB) and Unite the Union have just agreed a three-year deal that’s going to lift graded-operative wage rates by almost 13% between January 2026 and January 2028. And honestly? It’s pretty significant

Can You Become an Electrician if You’re Colour-Blind? Short answer: yes, many do. But here’s the thing, you’ll need to understand how colour vision is assessed in the trade, where it actually matters most, and how to work safely and accurately without relying on colour alone. This guide explains the

Look, electricians keep homes bright, factories humming, and the grid safe, and honestly, earnings can be just as varied as the jobs themselves. So we’ve pulled the latest figures into one place, including entry pay, regional u plifts, and what happens when you niche into renewables or testing. Looking to

Is the 19th Edition Wiring Regulations Coming in 2025? Let’s Talk About It Right, so rumours about a brand-new 19th Edition Wiring Regulations book have been doing the rounds on social media, WhatsApp groups, and even a few training-provider blogs. Some posts claim a 2025 release, others insist you should

Right, so this article sets out to answer pretty much every burning question you’ve got about how to become an electrician in the UK. Over the past few year, we’ve seen these questions pop up constantly in forums, and honestly, we get asked the same things by hundreds of students

Right, so breaking through from improver to fully qualified electrician hinges on a single milestone: earning your NVQ Level 3 (2357) and then getting your AM2. If you’ve been Googling “how to get NVQ Level 3 electrical” but still feel lost in acronyms, logbooks, and AM2 nerves, this guide is