MENTORSHIP SCHEME
Gerard McCarthy, Electricians Community Ireland.
A n electrical mentorship scheme aiming to pair up new contractors with more experienced ones is well underway thanks to a passionate team of electricians from the Facebook group, ‘Electricians Community Ireland’. Cork-based electrician, Gerard McCarthy had the idea after his own experience of starting off in the electrical industry a decade ago. Speaking to Ireland’s Electrical Magazine about his plans, Gerard explained that he hopes the scheme will be a “huge asset” to both parties to learn from each other. The mentorship scheme will cover all of Ireland, north and south, and as well as Gerard’s involvement, other electricians have got on-board with the idea too. Administrators of the Facebook group, ‘Electricians Community Ireland’, Stevie Power, Christopher Ruddy, Colin McNally and Stuart Parkinson, who between them have over 90 years’ experience, will all be involved in the scheme alongside Gerard. “The guys were excellent and got stuck in straight away,” Gerard explained, “and we started taking names of those looking to get involved. There was a great response from both newly registered contractors and more experienced guys willing to share their wealth of knowledge, with the goal of pairing up newer contractors with the older wiser heads.” ELECTRICAL MENTORSHIP SCHEME SPARKS INTEREST FROM NEW AND MORE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICIANS... Electrical mentorship scheme
Gerard, owner of GMC Electrical, felt that the online platform was the best place to get the scheme up and running. When starting out, he used the group to seek advice on various things from accountants to regulations and he found the ‘Electricians Community Ireland’ group very helpful. “All contractors have to start somewhere, and from experience, more experienced contractors, are always willing to help out and give advice where possible. A mistake maybe an older contractor made when he was starting out, if they can avoid that happening to another contractor then that is a win straight away,” Gerard added. He is hoping that more people will
register their interest in the scheme to share experiences and help others. For anyone who wants to get involved, further information is available on the ‘Electricians Community Ireland’ Facebook page which you need to join. You can then message the page to get in touch with one of the admin team to get involved. Gerard hopes to have the programme up and running very soon and is currently in the process of matching those who have already shown interest. Further information can be found on the Facebook group ‘Electricians Community Ireland’ or by contacting Gerard on: +353 (0)87 940 5477.
“There was a great response from both newly registered contractors and more experienced guys willing to share their wealth of knowledge, with the goal of pairing up newer contractors with the older wiser heads.”
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