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Awesome , thanks for the advice I don't plan on working in UK anytime soon ,possibly in the future after I'm fully trained . The industry there is better than here in NZ from the looks of it . Using the drill to twist cable , is it because it damages the cores ? I thought so . It's interesting learning from the senior techs here . Each has their own way and depending on which technician I'm learning from I do things their way . For example one technician solders all his joins , another technician swears by terminal blocks and others just use gel crimp Thanks for all the comments and ill definetly take them on board . I'm definetly considering travelling after I'm trained . The industry in NZ is very very small and Dominated by the big 2 , Tyco and Chubb .

Hi everyone , Rookie here signing up for some wisdom . A bit about myself . I did 2 years electrical engineering before joining the navy to be all that I can be . After busting naughty fisherman for a bit I decided to leave and join a security firm providing tech support over the phone . Now I'm a rookie tech doing installs and service. Now the reason I joined this forum is the lack of any sort of structured training . Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to be centred around product knowledge than anything. Most of my learning is on the job and self initiated . IVe been taking old panels home and familiarising myself with programming . Now so far ive learnt about 1. Normally open and close circuits 2. End of line and double end of line and how it's crucial for future servicing 3 . Zone doubling ( especially on older paradox panels) 4 basic cctv setups , and diagnosing faults 5 building control panels ( concept panels utilising my drill for that perfect twist and boot lacing ) all that good stuff . I would really appreciate any reading that would be beneficial for me . I'll trawl through this forum as a start of course . But what I noticed is that it's nowhere near as structured an apprenticeship as say a sparky anyway ..... Looking forward to learning the craft from the gurus