No Rob, it is not the 'industry recognised standard'
So what is the recognised standard then?
Not your definition? Apart from your quote " And the recognised status for an electrician is qualfication to level 3 in both the C&G and the NVQ. The technical and the practical" And like i said that means I am not an electrician
Like I said I was referring to people doing their training now. Not 25 years ago when NVQs werent in exsistence.
This is only my opinion based on what local authorities, major contractor groups, further education colleges deem as "qualified" when you ask them.
Are they all wrong?
Oh, and i am still doing the teaches 
If you are a teacher then it might be worth learning how to write a sentence properly.