Do electricians actually need to have the 17th Edition?

[Simonslimline]

I just spoke with the JIB over the phone and I was advised that you only need to hold the 2382 for the "registered electricians scheme".

You don't need the 2382 to obtain a Gold card unless you opt for the above scheme.

What do you disagree with?

I am applying for my gold card now with the following

Level 3 tech cert.
AM2
NVQ3
2394/5

I asked do I need the 2382, the reply was, no, you only need the 2382 for the registered electricians scheme.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

When did you pass your 2394/5?

 

[Simonslimline]

When did you pass your 2394/5?

oct 2015

 

[Deleted member 26818]

So you passed your core qualifications while the 17th was in force.
If you had passed during the 15th or 16th, you would need the 2382.
Once the 18th edition is introduced, you will need that to renew.
Why you should need the 2382 to join the registered electrician scheme is a mystery.

 

[Simonslimline]

So you passed your core qualifications while the 17th was in force.
If you had passed during the 15th or 16th, you would need the 2382.
Once the 18th edition is introduced, you will need that to renew.
Why you should need the 2382 to join the registered electrician scheme is a mystery.

That is just what the jib told me. The "registered electrician" thing is something new from the JIB as far as i understand.

 

[Dave Rudderham]

There appears a massive mess of qualifications that are designed to confuse both the knowledgeable and the unknowing. I queried a job that was advertised on Indeed website last year. All they required you to have was "17th Edition"
No tech qualifications mentioned, I e-mailed as I was bored at the time and was told they didn't require any tech qualifications, just "17th Edition" exam....

 

[Deleted member 26818]

What would you be graded as?

 

[Simonslimline]

A jib Technician graded guy I work with told me he has renewed his card about 10 times and never needed to do the 2382 in order to do so!

 

[Dave Rudderham]

What would you be graded as?

if you mean me from my post, definitely unknowing but learning. If you didn't mean me from my post then feel free to disregard lol

 

[einstein]

17th edition, i thought you had to have this for a gold card?

cant wait for 18th