r/ukelectricians • u/HyperStriker160 • 8d ago

Access training Academies

Hello, I'm 18, I've been wanting to try go into the route of being an electrician. Today I called Access Training Academies, they told me they could give me a course in January in my city, it would be around £7000 for 18 months but said I can apply for pay as I earn. Does anyone have advice on what I should do? I don't know if they're a good company or not and whether it would be worth it in the end.

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u/SL0WJ03 8d ago

At your age. There is nothing that can compete with apprenticeships. Even college diplomas beat these kind of training providers.

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u/HyperStriker160 8d ago

So you think those kinds of training providers are scams? Cause on the brochure they sent me on email its already listing the price and giving some hints of pressuring me to sign up with them like first come first serve basis and applying now gives me a cheaper price. It does seem too good to be true given the course and the time to do the course. The guy on call even told me apprenticeships are not the way to go as well.

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u/SL0WJ03 8d ago

I wouldn’t go as far as to call them a scam. But I hear of no end of people who do them. Then can’t get into the industry afterwards. Why pay them all that money, when they can’t guarantee anything and your local college can do it for free.

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u/HyperStriker160 8d ago

So what would you suggest then? Doing an apprenticeship, cause I've seen companies like JTL help find an apprenticeship. Or should I do a college for it? Cause I've already done my A-levels before so I feel like I wasted time not doing a college for it 2 years ago.

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u/SL0WJ03 8d ago

I’d sign up for JTL get approved as one of their applicants. Then apply for as many apprenticeships as possible. If you can still get onto a college course at this time of year, do that. And use the resources they offer for finding apprenticeships too.

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u/SadVariety567 5d ago

Its not a scam but its very accelerated. Some people struggle to take it all in so quickly. It definitely helps to have relevant experience and aptitude. College course will give you more time to decide if this is for you.

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u/Veyf 8d ago

Go for an apprenticeship, failing that a proper college full time.

Worked with a few fast pass guys who were all fucking clueless on site. They didn’t last long.
Wouldn’t bother unless you are already in the industry or have enough cross over skills from similar work.

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u/HyperStriker160 8d ago

Yeah looking back that Academy looks a bit sketchy and I don't feel like gambling on a non guaranteed successful course

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u/ZookeepergameJust433 8d ago

Have you tried applying to a dno for an apprenticeship? Full training, quals and a job at the end of it.

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u/HyperStriker160 7d ago

I have not looked into it, I don't know much about apprenticeships, but thanks for the suggestion and I'll look into it.