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I'm an Avionics Engineer/Technician.
my qualifications are basically a uni course with some aspects stripped out so it's more pursuant to aviation.
Sparkfun and Arduino are absolutely great ways to get started on electronics, if you dont mind a little programming.
don't expect to be soldering PCBs, machines and chinks handle a lot of that.
what do you want to get out of being an electrical engineer?
consider doing it through the NZ armed forces. as they'll pay your degree and if you're not a fuckup you wont get put in some shithole posting.
Work out what you wanna do with an electrical engineering degree and then look into that field.
some examples:
instrumentation and indication
security serveillance etc.
radio/radar communication
navigation systems (aircraft, ships)
Solar energy and shit