How to Start an Electric Business
If you intend on starting a business in electrics, now might be the perfect time for this. Whether you are a trainee looking to start a career as an electrician, a DIY freak desiring to take your skills to a whole new level, or a qualified electrician, you want to fill that available skill gap and gain from the high demand.
Not everyone is good at running businesses. Running a business can be so rewarding, which would give you the opportunity to be self-employed and become your own boss. It will also give you the opportunity to grow your income and be flexible with your time.
Hugh O’Kane Electric Company has long been providing electrical services to tons of businesses since 1946.
In this article, we have provided you a guide to help you start an electric business. This guide will also help you to decide if this journey is one you should venture into.
Roles of a Self-Employed Electrician
Viewing it from a large angle, an electrician’s job is to install, repair, and maintain electrical wiring and devices. Your daily role as an electrician will be determined by the area you choose to specialize, as well as the place you work.
Below are some examples of some tasks that you might be required to attend to as an electrician.
Teaching apprentices
Installing fire alarm, security, and telephone systems.
Planning the installation and layout of wiring in buildings
Finding, repairing, and testing malfunctioning systems or faults
Maintaining wiring, fuses, and circuit breakers
Reviewing other electricians’ work to ensure that they meet standards that are safe
Things to do Before Setting up an Electric Business
Before setting up an electric business, you have to first become qualified and then get some experience.
Become Qualified
There are many pathways to becoming a qualified electrician. You may choose to begin as an apprentice. Here, you can learn on the job. In a case where you are not comfortable with an apprenticeship, or you are an adult learner, you might want to get a classroom-based qualification. It is crucial to research and find the right job for you.
Regardless of the route you choose to become a qualified electrician, you required to gain the qualifications below:
BS7671: 22008 Certificate in the Requirements for Electrical Installations.
Third-Level Diploma in one of the below subjects
Electrical Installations (Structures and Buildings)
Installing Electrotechnical Equipment and Systems (Structures and Buildings)
Electrotechnical Services (Electrical Maintenance)
Award in Periodic Inspection and Initial and Initial Testing of Electrical Installations Certificate.
Aside from the above, there are many other courses to do to enable you to move your training further. However, ensure that the qualifications are recognized industrially.
Gain Some Experience
When starting your business, it will be valuable to learn how the industry works and the way other companies are run as a whole. Because of this, you might want to work as a staff for one or two years when you are newly qualified.Hugh Okane’s telecom services have always been relied on to build and maintain the multiplex telecommunications network that keeps cities connected. At Hugh O’Kane, we have always been the first to show up in the world of electrical services.
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