It just makes it more of a minefield when trying to get qualified & then look for work if companies dispute what the industry states / permits.
I think what you have to realise the industry is now driven by training companies and schemes out to make a quick buck where quantity overrules quality add to that the fragmentation of skill sets within the industry that is blindly being driven through has changed the view of what an electrician is
It goes back to people only knowing that they knew as the point they qualified and not accepting changing within the industry - this goes for regs / equipment / qualifications, the lot!
It is all very well deriding the old school experienced sparks and there opinions but there is accepting change from the technological aspect and embracing new skills or there is accepting a change which is a lowering of the bar of what qualifications and experience make an all round fully competent electrician who can work on any type of electrical installation
The industry for a number of years has IMO been driven by the "those can't teach it" creating their own courses and giving all comers the minimum required as can be seen from the decreasing skill levels.
I really think you need a lot more experience before firing bullets at the old school
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