Please after my graduation at the university, I want to train my self in the field of electronics especially embedded, analogue and digital circuits. Have bought necessary tools in my mini workshop but I don't really get a clear understanding of how to go about it. I thought of building many circuits from electronics magazine I downloaded and understanding the built circuits from a book like "the art of electronics ". After all my proposed efforts, job prospects for electronics is very low in Nigeria but my passion is on electronics. Any advice please!!

 

Please after my graduation at the university, I want to train my self in the field of electronics especially embedded, analogue and digital circuits. Have bought necessary tools in my mini workshop but I don't really get a clear understanding of how to go about it. I thought of building many circuits from electronics magazine I downloaded and understanding the built circuits from a book like "the art of electronics ". After all my proposed efforts, job prospects for electronics is very low in Nigeria but my passion is on electronics. Any advice please!!

Electronics jobs where I live are scarce too. My only advice would be for you to keep a strong daytime job so that you can make as decent a living as you can, all the while practicing your electronics skills and looking for opportunities to incorporate them into whatever services you plan to offer.

 

Build, build, build. Build stuff. Write code. Program microcontrollers. Don't just copy circuits and code off the internet. Start learning how they work and then create your own. Find e-waste. Fix the ones that can be fixed. Salvage the rest for parts. You can make some money on the side making broken things work again.

 

You can make some money on the side making broken things work again.

And I would say that in Nigeria there's a significant market for repairing stuff too.

 

And I would say that in Nigeria there's a significant market for repairing stuff too.

Repairing damage from rebel militia bullet holes in electronics is tough work..

 

Repairing damage from rebel militia bullet holes in electronics is tough work..

Give a whole new meaning to the phrase, "letting the magic smoke out."

 

Give a whole new meaning to the phrase, "letting the magic smoke out."

Nigeria (from what I've heard) is not a place I'd want to live..

I was talking to a guy who runs some solar/telecom facility there and we asked him what his biggest problem was..
His answer was "machine guns"..

The would put up fences to try to protect the facilities.. They would get knocked down,etc....
The would hire security.. They would get killed or run off.

They were just constantly working to rebuild the facilities there due to rebel damage/theft,etc...

 

Nigeria (from what I've heard) is not a place I'd want to live..

I was talking to a guy who runs some solar/telecom facility there and we asked him what his biggest problem was..
His answer was "machine guns"..

The would put up fences to try to protect the facilities.. They would get knocked down,etc....
The would hire security.. They would get killed or run off.

They were just constantly working to rebuild the facilities there due to rebel damage/theft,etc...

Yes, I'm sure that's the sad situation down there.

That's why I think this site is so important. It's an invaluable resource to those who are willing to do decent work and study hard to get ahead in life. Even if they live in a place unfavorable to their dreams and ambitions, such as the TS.

 

Please after my graduation at the university, I want to train my self in the field of electronics especially embedded, analogue and digital circuits. Have bought necessary tools in my mini workshop but I don't really get a clear understanding of how to go about it. I thought of building many circuits from electronics magazine I downloaded and understanding the built circuits from a book like "the art of electronics ". After all my proposed efforts, job prospects for electronics is very low in Nigeria but my passion is on electronics. Any advice please!!

Out of curiosity, what degree are you graduating from your university with?

 

Out of curiosity, what degree are you graduating from your university with?

French Art History.

 

Out of curiosity, what degree are you graduating from your university with?

I'm graduating with a Bachelor in Engineering electrical and electronics engineering to be precise

 

Is there any way you can get out of that country and get to a country with more opportunity? The best way to get involved with something, is go hang out where that something is going on. If possible, get yourself to a town where there is more electronics work, get a job at a company where that work is happening, even if it's not an electronics job at first. Just get in the door.

As far as learning; the suggestion above is 100% on the money; make things. Reading and assembling parts onlygets you so far. Making something from zero is where you will learn a lot. This applies to anything, not just electronics.

 

Is there any way you can get out of that country and get to a country with more opportunity? The best way to get involved with something, is go hang out where that something is going on. If possible, get yourself to a town where there is more electronics work, get a job at a company where that work is happening, even if it's not an electronics job at first. Just get in the door.

As far as learning; the suggestion above is 100% on the money; make things. Reading and assembling parts onlygets you so far. Making something from zero is where you will learn a lot. This applies to anything, not just electronics.

This situation reminds me of the Marketing tale...

Two shoe companies each send a salesman to a newly descovered, populates island.

On arrival the first salesman sends a notification back to his HQ "no opportunity here - nobody wears shoes."

The second salesman arrives and immediately reports back to his HQ "huge opportunity here, nobody wears shoes"

 

I'm graduating with a Bachelor in Engineering electrical and electronics engineering to be precise

I would have hoped that you would already be well on your way down the path you describe with that degree -- but that appears not to be the case (and you aren't alone).

Building lots of circuits and striving to understand how they work is a very good way to proceed. Start out as simple as you need to and progress from there.