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Lord_Adonis
Mar 2, 2015

by Smythe
Hello.

I am seeking to transition from my current job into architectural/construction related electrical installation design as a CAD user or draughtsman, and was wondering if anyone could offer any advice for a newcomer wanting to enter the industry? My experience and qualifications are as follows:

- 10 years working as a domestic/commercial electrician in the UK.
- NVQ Level 2 in Electrical Installation (Buildings and Structures), City & Guilds Technical Certificate (Levels 2 and 3).
- City & Guilds 2394-01 (Initial Verification of Electrical Installations), a Level 3 Qualification.
- City & Guilds 2395-01 (Periodic Inspection of Electrical Installations), a Level 3 Qualification.
- City & Guilds 2396-01 (Design and Verification of Installations) a Level 4 Qualification.
- BTEC National Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, a Level 3 Qualification.
- Higher National Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, a Level 5 Qualification.

Unfortunately, I have no CAD experience (unless one could consider electronic design software such as Multisim and Mathlab thus), but would be keen to acquire CAD experience and qualifications as a first step. If anyone has any advice regarding the kind of qualifications to obtain, possible arenas for acquiring experience with CAD software and/or the sort of jobs to apply for, I would be most grateful.

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