I have worked in the electrical industry since leaving school at the age of 15 in 1968 when I started an apprenticeship with F Osborn (Electrical). After completing my apprenticeship I worked as an electrician for 2 years before being promoted to Supervisor in 1972. I was promoted to a Director at the age of 32 in 1985. I became the Managing Director in 1992.During the course of my career at Osborn Electrical I was involved in apprenticeship training and was closely involved with the founder members of BECTG (Birmingham Electrical Contracting Training Group). In 1997 I was made Chairman of BECTG. BECTG was a network of electrical contractors which was formed to share good practice and train their own electricians to industry standards. The company grew rapidly from 1997 and in 2001 it became necessary to put it on a stronger footing. To this end, myself and two fellow directors bought the company from the Group in September 2001 and the name was changed to Birmingham Electrical Training.In September 2002 my vision of Birmingham Electrical Training having its own dedicated Training Centre became a reality and Birmingham Electrical Training moved into a specialist training Centre at 34 Brearley Street. In August 2011 I gave up my role in the electrical contracting industry and dedicated my time to enhancing the service Birmingham Electrical Training could offer the electrical industry for apprenticeship training and upskilling courses for qualified electricians. BET continues to work closely with local contractors, some of whom have trained with BET for over 20 Years. It is my vision that I will continue steering BET to guarantee the next generation of electricians for many years to come and continue to keep electricians up to date with new electrical qualifications.