Below link is very helpful, they convert your English qualifications into the equivalent Hungarian qualifications.

http://www.enic-naric.net/index.aspx?c=Hungary

Means I can now come over to Hungary as a Hngarian Master electrician

Ah, if only it were that easy

It is according to them, have spoken to them and they recognise English qaulifications without a problem

If I had a pound for every time somebody has been told something only to find out in practise it is somewhat different, I would be extremely wealthy

I'll treat you all to a meal out if you manage to get EON to accept you as a master when you arrive here. Not saying they don't accept English qualifications, qualifications are transferable worldwide but there is the language barrier, the Hungarian regs and you have to be certified by EON to become a Master.

It can be done but not as easy as arriving and "being" a master. EON have a list of all the recognised Masters in a given area and work such as installing new meters, upgrading supplies etc can only be carried out by EON recognised masters.

Have spoken to EON, their is no langauge barrier, they have English speakers in EON for anything you need, in Fact they have a dedicated number in Hungary for the English, link below

http://www.eon.hu/en/

Not that I will be coming over to speak English, I will be ensuring i am Fluent in Hungarian as soon as possible.

LOL - There is a language barrier if you work as a master and go to a Hungarian clients house. There is a language barrier when the electrician calls out to upgrade your supply and speaks to you in Hungarian and you don't understand a word of it.

All of the utility companies provide an English speaking customer service - some more helpful than others. They will not however liaise with your Hungarian speaking electrician, it is a customer service number to help with accounts, power outages etc - not a translation service.

Point I am making is that it is not as simple as saying "my qualifications are equal" and EON accepting you as a certified master. To apply for an increase in amperage you have to complete a form which includes a section for the EON recognised master electrician. So, if you can argue the case with them that you are indeed a master and convince them to allow you to upgrade your own supply, then I'll treat you all

Cool, we like the Panorama restuarant

We'll watch with interest

How does EON fair on their prices in comparison to the other electricity suppliers, just out of interest?

We recently had E-On do work connecting a house on the hill. They gave us a list of approved contractors to get to work with us filling in the forms etc. There were at least two in our small village & the one we chose was efficient helpful & not expensive. He doubtless had the required skills & experience.

Hi, can you tell us if a 17th edition and part P reg will be accepted in Hungary, we are looking to move there and if we can earn a living it will be good. Many thanks Ray

Hi Ray and welcome to the forum, should you need any help please feel free to PM me. Hopefully you will enjoy browsing the threads as there is a wealth of information on relocating to Hungary.

I would imagine the biggest barrier will be the language. Even if your qualifications are accepted - do you speak Hungarian? I don't wish to put a dampener on your plans but unless you speak Hungarian, your market will be very limited and you will find it difficult to earn a living.

Hi ray, your qualifications will be accepted and are seen as a high standard, you will need to get your certificates translated and then sent to naric, whom will issue you the Hungarian equivalent. Having discussed this issue with the authorities they do not yet license Electricians as they do in the UK. All the main electricity suppliers have English speaking dept's, so no language barriers within them, but of coarse your customers will be Hungarian

The language will be a limitation to start with, but like any language you will soon get your head around it. Have you thought about looking locally for a hungarian language course. We actually found a hungarian course in Birmingham, which is very cheap, only £187. Our tutor actually offers 1 to 1 tuition. Would not expect to be completly fluent, however should certainly have enough understanding to get by for work.

Okay, lets be realistic before anybody gives up the life they have and moves to Hungary expecting to find employment here.

Hungarian is one of the hardest languages to learn and many on this forum will testify to that. An example : we have German neighbours who are polyglots, they speak 7 or 8 languages between them and after 10 years neither is fluent in Hungarian, it is they say, the hardest language they have encountered despite living here permanently for 3 years.
Perhaps it's one of the reasons that many British tradesmen have returned to the UK over the past couple of years.... Alternatively, the high unemployment?

Whether it is licensing or certification, there is a difference between electricians here as our village electrician - who is fully qualified and competent can not upgrade supplies and EON only have a select number of approved contractors for each area.

It's all to easy to put on the rose coloured spectacles and say everything will be fine, the reality is that once here it is a darn sight more difficult that many envisage!

There is no difference between EON in Hungary & England. Neither will let anyone but their own contractor upgrade the Supply. Which is completly normal. EON or which ever supplier are responsible up to the meter, the rest is open to qualified Electriacians, consumer units & circuit installations, re-wires etch etch and of coarse their is no reason that ray may not actually find a job with the likes of EON or become an approved contractor. Then there is the growing market of Solar panels which is also open to qaulified electricians.

The Hungarian langauge is not that difficult, Hungarians are not of supurior interlect as my father was Hungarian, i can say that!

I dont have rose coloured spectacules, but i do have a glass which is always half full