Elec Training

Access to a modern building site starts with the right plastic badge, yet many newcomers who finish their first electrician courses still arrive at the gate holding the wrong card. Below we clarify how the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) fits…

Breaking through the ceiling from improver to fully qualified electrician hinges on a single milestone: earning the NVQ Level 3 in Electrotechnical Systems. If you have been Googling how to get NVQ Level 3 electrical but still feel lost in…

Curious where an electrician course might lead? History shows that time on the tools can spark careers far beyond fuse-boards and fault-finding. Below are ten household names—actors, football legends, even founding fathers—who first pulled cable before they pulled in global…

The 2018 Trades Salary Survey confirmed what many of our learners suspected—electrician salary levels continued to out-shine every other UK trade. Median pay nudged up 0.1 % from £30,765 to £30,784, cementing a long-running lead that plumbers, bricklayers and tilers…

Why EV Charging Point Installation Matters in 2025  Electric-vehicle sales jumped 40 % last year, and the UK government still offers generous grants for every home or workplace charger installed. To meet demand, qualified sparkies can now earn £200–£300 per…

We asked past and present Elec Training learners to send us their favourite electrician jokes, and they did not disappoint, the groan-worthy one-liners that get cracked in workshop tea breaks and on late-night call-outs. From puns about live wires to…

Now you can spread the cost of your electrician training over 3, 6, 9, 12 or even 24 months and start building your future today.At Elec Training, our mission has always been clear: remove the barriers that stop talented people from becoming qualified electricians.…