Well, you could get the necessary educational requirements via a technical graduate school or probably a professional college. Some of you might be interested to raise their knowledge and experience level in a certain aspect or field in the electrician industry. For that you should grab the chance of getting training as an electrician apprentice. Education for this purpose might go on for a few years and the apprenticeship programs can really give you the required skills for a successful and professional career.
At the high school level, you might gain a diploma or a General Educational Development test. After that, prepare enough to pass the entry test for the apprenticeship program. Try improving your English and math skills as much as possible as they come in rather handy, in fact a lot handy! It would not be irrelevant to state that being physically fit has become quite a competitive advantage as you might someday have to squeeze into a close fitted space. It is very important to have excellent hand eye coordination skills to give your work a professional and experienced touch.
Now let's suppose you have become an electrician, therefore, you would have to work in every type of environmental condition and varying situations. You might have to work inside homes or outside homes, inside organizations or outside organizations. You might have to climb up heights or fit in little areas. You might even have to bear extreme temperatures. Therefore, one important factor that is necessary in any type of situation you are working in is your attire. An electrician is supposed to have protective clothing on. The basic reason is to prevent him from getting hooked in or on anything around and to have clothing that can withstand all kinds of conditions. It's not that you would be wearing the same costume for summers and winters. Of course, it would vary depending upon the weather but the purpose would remain the same.
With the intention of provision of safe environments for electricians, the safety and health administration has agreed upon having tight clothing for electricians which is surely comfortable as well. Apart from that, hard hats are preferred so as the head remains protected while ear plugs help in keeping out loud noises which could damage the hearing capabilities. Safety shoes are to be worn to guard against heavy falling items. They are to be good enough so as not to slip. Your choice of boots depends on the weather as in winter they should keep your feet warm to avoid distraction while in summers they shouldn't make your feet sweat. The eyes are to be secured with goggles so that no flying debris or dust might damage the eye. Also it is better to have them on in case of electric sparks. Now, coming to a very vital piece of information, you as electrician must avoid all kinds of jewelry when on job as metals are real good conductors of electricity and could cause you serious harm, in case of mishap. One more advice is to tie up your hair if they are long enough to get caught in the machinery. Also don't forget the gloves as you will be doing most of your work putting your hands in danger!
So, let's hope you have the basic information of how to go about becoming an electrician now. Good luck!