Hi m8, Yeah dont put yourself down so much, a lot of firms are looking for engineers out thier so get your c,v out thier.

With a lot of different manufacturers of security equipment out thier its difficult for any engineer to know every piece of kit so companies using specific types of equipment will be training new staff anyway.

The quals will give you the basis behind everything tho and will most certainly give you a better start.

Well worth a try, abel will take on anyone. i have often thought about sending a manakin to them for an interview, bet it would have a Connect and keys in its hand within the hour.

lol, just goes to show how good our training is. largest national independent i believe........

i have a qualification in testing radios and fixing radio headsets but thats just an army qualification... i suppose i could put it on my cv...

ABEL have an office in Greenock, with your army training you may just survive the natives, maybe not, its a dump.

lol, just goes to show how good our training is. largest national independent i believe........

lol, something like that, the abel lads round here are known as 'The Destroyers'. i hate doing those takeovers, went to one once that they had added stuff on to, only one week before. the customer had lost faith and got hold of us, got there and they had blown a gardtec 816 by shoving the expander on the wrong way round. hence 'The Destroyers', lol guess they all have their idiots.

best alarm guy I have was a mechanic by trade - get the letters out but dont be too put of by the rejections

ABEL have an office in Greenock, with your army training you may just survive the natives, maybe not, its a dump.

So why you in Englandshire again?

Hi Mark,

Go for it !

You'll definitely get a job as a trainee from some one, the industry is desperate for good engineers and the best way to be a good engineer is to understand electronics and the fundamentals of alarm, CCTV and access workings, the C&G will put you in good stead for this and to boot the fact that you have been in the army is a attribute in it's self.

We had a lad from the signals and even without qualifications his attitude to work was second to none.

Put your CV out when your qualified and in the mean time try and find a 'Teach your self electronics' book, if you can understand the fundamentals the rest will come easy.

ABEL have an office in Greenock, with your army training you may just survive the natives, maybe not, its a dump.

Greenock???

Keep up with the times man. The left there nearly 2 years ago. Queenslie Ind Est is where you'll find them these days.

Greenock???

Keep up with the times man. The left there nearly 2 years ago. Queenslie Ind Est is where you'll find them these days.

Across the road from the Scottish Gas training centre.

Watch no get lost or you could end up a gas fitter on 40K a year, on 2nd thoughts.....

C.

So why you in Englandshire again?

ask myself that sometime C. my misses wouldnt move to Scotland, probably as most of my mates live there. also, if i had not moved away i would be a raging alcoholic now.

Greenock???Keep up with the times man. The left there nearly 2 years ago. Queenslie Ind Est is where you'll find them these days.

Hmmmm, very interesting. where is the queenslie ind estate? cant be as nice as Greenock

Across the road from the Scottish Gas training centre.Watch no get lost or you could end up a gas fitter on 40K a year, on 2nd thoughts.....C.

good point actualy. why did the poster choose this trade? i sometimes think people think it will be easy and can get to grips with it quickly.