international accredation for electrical licences

What you seak does not exist. You need to accquire the credential that is required in any jurisdiction in which you wish to work. Period.

North of 60,

I agree totally with your factual comment.

However it would also be useful to advise the guys to contact the IET in the UK for more formal advice which may come from them or, in this changing world, another authority.

Either way they can lose nothing by contacting the IET and other National bodies to see what they would need to do to work in other locations.

I repeat that I agree with your basic comment.

The IET can be contacted via http://www.theiet.org/

Sleepy

Hi celsite,

Try this www.eeaia.co.za if information will help and fit on your query.

Kind regards

Roman

Hello celsite:,

Do not get me wrong, I understand your plight. BUT, and it is a big one........

When starting out learning from school or Uni and 'on the job', why not make sure (if possible) you get trained to a 'world' standard rather than a 'local' one?

I have pasted a few sites below which may help. But you will have to either write ti them or email explaining the way you started and where you are now with your experience. And take it from there.

Please bear with me and read my post as it is all relevant. Thank you.

You must have taken the career as an Electrician because it offered opportunities to make money by leaving your own community and traveling abroad. Even more important to get proper training and accreditation on the job and in theory. That way you can go anywhere and work, and know all the skills you will need anywhere.

As it is now, you will need to go through a whole new education and accreditation.

It seems odd to me that in the Electricians world especially, where mistakes can be fatal, that the training and so called 'qualification' process is so different in the 'east' to the 'west'. You must be doing things correctly, assuming you have had no 'accidents'?

Often in the Electricians job you will need to work on several jobs with gradually increased complication, as with any job, except if you get things wrong, it can kill.

You do not say what type of work you do. IE: Domestic, factory, substations, whole electrical installations?

My two uncles had to work and learn their chosen trade until they were 30 before feeling qualified enough to go for the big stuff and lay full power supply station and substations. It meant they both had to mortgage their homes and business premises to borrow enough to buy all the mountain of things they needed.

If you are just starting out, thinking you can make a 'quick buck', forget it, you will be wiped out by the obviously more professional Electricians working and estimating to get jobs. One good job done to the very high standards necessary will lead onto the next and so on.....................BUT, you have to work in that.... 'always learning environment'.... and constant pressure, because the difference between doing domestic work in dwellings and, even small Factories, and building huge substations and power relays carrying millions of volts, is like comparing black and white. That is where working with like minded people gets you into good work ethics and routine that is SAFE.

Good luck and happy holiday!......................

contact the local engineering board on that country and inquire for the requirements,most probably your credentials will be evaluated on their accredited evaluator .you might be also go schooling for some subjects.

jns

To all,

In addition to the above comments, try to have a look at one topic on 15-12-08 forum thread " Contract Management", Kalapala new (member) asked what is reputed university which he can apply for on line bla bla bla. and again GURU babybear have very clear and positve reply, well done GURU babybear. hope every body do the same. if you can't help don't reply......

Kind regards

Roman

Thanks for the positive perspective Roman. I cannot imagine why people respond to simple questions so bitterly rather than simply skipping over the threads. Do people forget that before they were knowledgeable enough to be considered "gurus" that they were students themselves?

Perhaps CR4 could create forums that separate questions by level of difficulty - instead of just having one electrical forum, there could be both basic and advanced electrical forums. Then instead of telling people to "go back to school," advanced users could ask novices to ask basic questions in the basic forum.

Hello Roman,

I thought my post might have been 'too' harsh. All I was doing is trying to give instances, like my Uncle etc, of how and why possibly the industry they are in at the moment, bears no relation to installing substations etc. It is really a whole different scale and should be treated as a different sphere all together.

I appreciate your comments on what I have said. I did think hard before and as I was writing it. I will leave it there, I do not want to repeat myself, except to say, to get to the higher end of the business needs a 'hands-on experience' for years.

Just because someone has a 'piece of paper' saying they can do the job, doesn't mean they will actually know what they are doing, and copying 'parrot' fashion can be disastrous.

Take care and happy holiday....................

For electricians, I'd guess it's important for the host country to make sure that you understand their local installation standards. This varies from country to country (even in the "west"!) due to historical reasons. In Africa it often follows the rules of the original European occupiers. You'll probably have to write some sort of exam. Depending on the scope of the contract & local laws, you can sometimes get away with doing most of the work yourself & having a local electrician test & certify the installation, but you'll have to check your setup.

For engineers the situation could be different - this time legal liability and competence comes into play. Standards vary even more between countries in terms of standards of education. You might have to apply to the host country's engineering council or similar - check with their department of labour or safety or education. They typically evaluate your qualifications and experience & see if they are satisfied. (BTW, I'd have loved to study at MIT or some internationally renowned university, but funds were a bit short in my younger days, so I had to settle for a local university - fortunately one with high standards & accepted by our local engineering council.)

In either case, there are no international agency, but many countries have reciprocal agreements with other countries - try that avenue. A look at the International Engineering Alliance (http://www.washingtonaccord.org/) shows a few bodies in your home country: PATE (Philippine Association for Technical Education), PTC (Philippine Technological Council), and PRB (Professional Regulatory Board - Philippines).

Good luck, & persevere!