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Had my annual visit today, passed so all good.
Discussed when exactly i was meant to have the 18th edition, he said that actually i didnt need to do the course as there is quite a long window.
As the NICEIC/Elecsa are allowing upto 2 years - yes 2 years for those already registered to get it as the criteria they have says a course or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge - open to interpretation i assume. guess they are worried that if too many people dont have it then it might hit the bottom line on annual fees! took me by surprise did that.
If you are joining as a new member then you need the 18th.
If you call the phone contact centre they will confirm the exact time frames for you. might be worth doing if you got an assessment coming up.
Kind of makes a mockery of things and the hard sell tactics of training centres.
Did have it confirmed that they will be keeping the 17th certs on the website for a month in 2019 and in any case if you design the job to the 17th edition but start it in the new year there is no cut off for certifying or requirement to do it to the 18th, bit like the move from previous editions as you still had plastic boards being fitted post AMD3 due to this caveat.
Discussed when exactly i was meant to have the 18th edition, he said that actually i didnt need to do the course as there is quite a long window.
As the NICEIC/Elecsa are allowing upto 2 years - yes 2 years for those already registered to get it as the criteria they have says a course or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge - open to interpretation i assume. guess they are worried that if too many people dont have it then it might hit the bottom line on annual fees! took me by surprise did that.
If you are joining as a new member then you need the 18th.
If you call the phone contact centre they will confirm the exact time frames for you. might be worth doing if you got an assessment coming up.
Kind of makes a mockery of things and the hard sell tactics of training centres.
Did have it confirmed that they will be keeping the 17th certs on the website for a month in 2019 and in any case if you design the job to the 17th edition but start it in the new year there is no cut off for certifying or requirement to do it to the 18th, bit like the move from previous editions as you still had plastic boards being fitted post AMD3 due to this caveat.