How do I become an electrical contractor?

[DieterT]

That number of 5% Pass Rate came from P&T

Sure they are do-able, but you are going to need more that a few days off work to crack them.

Sad to hear that they are demotivating people. I really had a good experience with them with the M.I.E. Unit Standards and do wish I did my I.E. Unit Standards with them.
One of the guys who was with me in the training did his I.E. Unit Standards with them and he was very happy. Seems they are very thorough with their training and that I could see now with the M.I.E.
I do not know how their courses are for the paper 1 and 2.

Don't get me wrong they do tell you straight that this is hard work, especially with the Portfolio of Evidence, but paper 1 and 2 should not be a killer.
I say again, for paper 1 and 2, put enough effort into learning the old exam papers and you will make it. It is a given.

[SilverNodashi]

Sad to hear that they are demotivating people. I really had a good experience with them with the M.I.E. Unit Standards and do wish I did my I.E. Unit Standards with them.
One of the guys who was with me in the training did his I.E. Unit Standards with them and he was very happy. Seems they are very thorough with their training and that I could see now with the M.I.E.
I do not know how their courses are for the paper 1 and 2.

Don't get me wrong they do tell you straight that this is hard work, especially with the Portfolio of Evidence, but paper 1 and 2 should not be a killer.
I say again, for paper 1 and 2, put enough effort into learning the old exam papers and you will make it. It is a given.

Where can we get some of these old exam papers?

[skatingsparks]

I kind of think its good its hard exam because there are enough bad electricians out there already and most will struggle to pass if they haven't got a few years experience behind them anyway. On the flip side I also think the exam should be more based on 'do you know how to use the book' rather than 'have you memorised chunks of the book which you don't really understand'. Like the trade test, what good is learning parrot fashion how to link out pins on a board, useless.....

[paulbloggs]

Old thread I know but I started it so...

Well I am currently doing a part time installation rules course with the ECA. So far so good - just need to get all the facts into my head - has been a while since I last studied.

Now I need to enrol for the exams - is there somewhere in Edenvale that I can do those? I have been given a list of FET colleges but they all seem so far away. So my options seem to be CJC near Ellis Park or Ekurhuleni West in Germiston. But someone said there was one in Edenvale but I cannot find it.

And the phone numbers seem to be pointless - there is usually no answer or maybe half an answer and then you get cut off. So I guess I have to go in person.

[kosmonooit]

There's a place in Boksburg - JFa2

http://www.jfa2training.co.za

Enrolment form here:

http://www.jfa2training.co.za/enrolment_forms/Enrolment%20Form%20EO.pdf

(need to enroll before Friday for April exams)

[kosmonooit]

I kind of think its good its hard exam because there are enough bad electricians out there already and most will struggle to pass if they haven't got a few years experience behind them anyway. On the flip side I also think the exam should be more based on 'do you know how to use the book' rather than 'have you memorised chunks of the book which you don't really understand'. Like the trade test, what good is learning parrot fashion how to link out pins on a board, useless.....

Good point, and my opinion is the exam does not test ones understanding of the material but rather the ability to memories it verbatim.

Perhaps it also reflects on those marking the papers? Seems Aviation here is suffering the same fate ...

[paulbloggs]

OK this thread is old but it is mine so...

I finally received my results for the installation rules exam - wrote them in April - received the official results today. Takes a while. Anyway I passed both - woohoo!

So now I need to do the portfolio of evidence. Basically just need to do 3 COC and document them with lots of photos and diagrams.

So if there is anybody out there who will allow me to accompany them while they doing their inspections I would be grateful. I would also appreciate any instruction they might offer - I think I am reasonably competent with tools, testers etc. My day job is in metering and instrumentation. I would have to work around the day job as there is not a lot of encouragement from management.

I am in the Sandton , Johannesburg area.

[Dave A]

Well done Paul!