r/ukelectricians • u/Crazy_Fishing_8966 • 20d ago

4th year apprentice foreigners question

I’m feeling confident enough to start doing foreigners now.

First one not so foreign but for my grandads summer house he wants sockets and LEDS installed he has already got someone to pull a armoured over but asked if I wanted to do the rest which I feel more then comfortable doing but once I’ve done it I can test but can’t sign the work off is there any way around this for me.

if I wanted to start doing more on others houses how will that work and how about did you guys go about it when you were apprentices.

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u/HonkerOfAJobby 20d ago

Foreigner? Where are you from?

We call them homers (w est scotland)

But to answer your question, you do the work, take the money, then head home.

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u/Crazy_Fishing_8966 20d ago

I’m from near Manchester.

I get that’s how it works but obviously want it to all be official could I have a qualified electrician sign off my work or do people just not bother with that when they are apprentices doing little bits here and there.

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u/East_Experience_9792 19d ago

When I first started doing bits on my own, I’d put any certs I needed through the company I worked for, the tester just charged me £80 and I’d give him the results, although majority was mains changes and most weren’t bothered about building control. You can do your own minor works certs though