Hadzi Idrizi, electro installer in the Elko Tim Company – The best friend of the electricity
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- Friday, 07 August 2020 12:59
Having chosen a perspective profile of an electro installer, Hadzi Idrizi found employment in the company Elko Tim, where he did an internship through our organization last year as well. The work he performs through the NGO Young Roma includes electrical work on the installation, repair, testing, maintenance of electrical installations, equipping business and residential premises. Idrizi graduated from the High School of Electrical Engineering Vaso Aligrudic and is a beneficiary of our program Increasing access and participation of Roma students in secondary education and the transition to the labor market funded by the European Union, and implemented through the Roma Education Fund. Hadzi is happy to work in his field because that way he has more opportunities to gain experience that will surely benefit him. He would like to be given a chance to extend his contract with Elko Team, because he would achieve the goal from childhood. He told us that as a boy he always fixed things in case of a breakdown and that this profession was in some way predestined for him. Idrizi hopes that thanks to his longer work engagement, he will be able to help his family, and he would also like to enroll at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
Describe to us the work you do. What is needed to call an electrician, what qualifications and skills?
IDRIZI: I work as an electrician in the company Elko Tim where I was an intern for two months last year. These days we perform electrical work in a hotel, distribute cables in apartments, install sockets, fuses ... It is mostly fieldwork, sometimes we go to households if necessary. You have to be skillful, responsible, know the profession well and everything that is on paper, apply the whole scheme well in practice. Going to the construction site has a better chance of learning something new, as opposed to working indoors.
How much does your job put you at risk? Are you ever afraid of possible consequences?
IDRIZI: I loved that call since I was a child and that's why I enrolled in the electrical installation course. I always helped my family when needed. I repaired sockets, changed light bulbs, messed with electricity. Sometimes comrades ask me to fix something for them, but if I’m not sure I can get the job done, I don’t approach the task. Now, while I'm at work, I'm not afraid because I have experience and so far I haven't been burned and there are people around me who have been doing this for years, so I feel safe.
How much more did you need to learn after completing the internship, ie. practices to do this job?
IDRIZI: This year I had an internship through the school in the company Roming. They worked with a weak current. However, due to the pandemic of the coronavirus, work was stopped at the beginning of March. But now I am learning a trade in Elkotim and I would like this to be my job in the long run.
Are you satisfied with the conditions at work?
IDRIZI: I am very satisfied. I work from 7 am to 3 pm on weekdays and I have a free weekend, time for myself. I now have a two-month employment contract. It is important for me to gain experience and work experience. I would love to stay here to work. I hope I can prove myself.
Are you thinking of continuing your education?
IDRIZI: I was thinking of enrolling part-time for the fourth year because my course lasts three. I really need a job so I can help my family. I would like to enroll in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, to use the scholarship, but on the other hand, I need money to be able to contribute to the family budget.
Tell us something about your family.
IDRIZI: My family has six members, and I am the youngest, I will turn 18 soon and I am the only one of the children who finished high school. The father works and the mother is a housewife. I have two brothers who are unfortunately unemployed. The coronavirus greatly influenced finding a job. I would love for them to finish high school too. I hope that my example will show them how important education is and that it is the only way to employment.
Do you have a message for your peers?
IDRIZI: My message is to finish high school, to make an effort to find a job.
What memories do you carry from school?
IDRIZI: I have fond memories. I have never had any inconvenience in dealing with students and professors. What I liked most was the subject of the electrical installation taught to me by the class teacher who was always by my side and to whom I can turn even today. I am currently working with Ilija, another friend from high school in Elkotim, but I work more at the terrain, and he is indoors.
Author: Milena Cavic
Text adapted by: Samir Jaha
Translation: Milena Cavic, Milos Knezevic
The views expressed in this text can in no way be considered the views of the NGO Young Roma, the Roma Education Fund and the European Union