The following courses in the following order.
GCSE MATHS
GCSE PHYSICS
C & G 2360 PTS 1 & 2
C & G 2381
C &G 2391

Good luck mate - I know who you are!
Hope I passed the test!
TT

My suggestion would be to study the C&G part 1 now and see how you fair.  Then go for part 2.

um..I dont know who you are   ???



Roy

Thanks for the sugestions the only problem i have found
with my age the coledges i have enquired at say i am to old and the part 1 and 2 are for apprentices as such i did ask the question and i was told to look at further education courses which dont do these courses i am 45
years old and would look a little odd with 16 to 18s as an apprentice  lol but on a serious note its seems to me a little odd that  i am classed as being to old to do the course surely peeps from time to time swap trades later in life like my self which i served my apprenticeship as a mechanic / auto spark. any further sugestions will be welcomed. ps i dont know what all the other remarks are about i am quite sure i no nobody on here im from manchester so if some one does no me speak up and tell me who you are thanks again supra by the way the glossary looks good lspark.  
                 

i think you will find that many 2391 courses now require part c & g  as an entry requirement  1and 2

also 2381 are asking for c & g part 1 now as a lot of people were doning the 2381 especially plumbers and claiming to be qualified electricians

Hey Supra

Well thats a right load of crap what they told you, firstly the 2360 courses are vocational courses, they require you to have some knowlege or experience already before you take them on.

secondly theres no way your too old to do them, whilst doing our part 2 we had many good blokes in our class which were from all sections of the industry, all ages, and some who had nothing to do with electrical work, at least a quater of the class were in the 40's, most in there late 20's early 30's and a few 18 upwards.

If you can get your local college to accept you on 2381 & 2391 coures on your experieance in electrical work then that may be a good option or a good start, but it wont give you the same qualification as if you took the 2-3 years, but I think it would serve you better, and wont nessiciary restrict what you can do.

[quote author=RES  link=1096066841/0#8 date=1096272592]Sorry, my information may be out of date.  When I took my 2381 & 2391 last year, there were no entry requirements.  One bloke dropped out of the 2381 as he was a mechanical fitter, and was struggling.  His choice though, doubt the colleges are going to send anyone away who wants to pay to do the course.  2381 was a joke, all we did was dozens of old papers, so when we sat the real one 90% of the questions you'd already answered, probably several times, so it was a memory test.  It did teach you how to use the 16th edition, which I suppose is all it's really meant to do.
2391 was far more demanding, but not beyond most sparks who do the job daily.  But again no entry requirements.

RES [/quote]

with regard to entry requirements, there is as mark said some requirements, this would include part 1 for 16th edditon course, and C & G 1+2, Including 16th eddition for 2391 (testing), some colleges will let you in without the 2381 if you are uptodate with the regulations.

there is however a chance this maybe overlooked, every college is different tho and you may or may not be able to work something out with them.

i thought i would let you all no i have found a colledge
in rochdale which i can take the 2 courses what was suggested without any other c&g which sounds good to me i phoned them and ask the question he also tells me theres not any difficult maths involved but for the 2391
it would be better to take a 1 day practical course on testing an instalation i will keep you informed of the progress thanks again supra

If you do plenty of reading up (guides by Scadden etc), can read through the regs & understand them, along with trip curves, correction factors etc., and have good mathematical knowledge then I'd recommend going straight for 2381 at your local college - that's what I'm doing, and am finding it fine.  Then go for 2391.

Good luck!