Stroma Certification Scheme Is there any way of getting around being registered to sign off work?

[Intoelectrics]

The first £1000 you earn doesn't have to be declared, by the time i've earnt this from smaller jobs I can step up a bit and take on the harder stuff. If u have liability insurance then really your covered. It's just if I keep claiming on the liability insurance my quotes are bound to skyrocket.
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Isn't being self employed different to running a business as you wouldn't have to pay employees? The only expenses really are insurance, tools, registering with a scheme, materials. Ideally I would like to work as a mate, but it all depends if I can get that - nobody has replied to my gumtree ad.

I'm confused by your statement (my bold) why would you keep claiming from your liability insurance??

Also, being self-employed is not all fine and rosy, its hard work and it takes a while to build up a good reputation and client base.

My opinion (based on what you have posted), you are not ready to go self employed alone as an electrician.
My advice, try and get some more experience for a year or two, then re-evaluate then to see if self employed is the right thing for you.

 

[Devil93]

I'm confused by your statement (my bold) why would you keep claiming from your liability insurance??

Also, being self-employed is not all fine and rosy, its hard work and it takes a while to build up a good reputation and client base.

My opinion (based on what you have posted), you are not ready to go self employed alone as an electrician.
My advice, try and get some more experience for a year or two, then re-evaluate then to see if self employed is the right thing for you.

The funny thing is you find yourself a lot more capable when you say you can, it's just a trait of a loser to say "I can't", more like "I'll just tell myself I can't, because actually I can't be bothered, so i'll continue being a loser". You always hear oh you can't do this, you can't do that, well the thing is 99% of the losers out there are gonna say that. I'm looking at people in b&q look at a £30 multi tool blade and laugh because their suckers. They would always say this kind of stuff at college, best thing I EVER did was stopped listening to them.

 

[DPG]

What about the testing and the filling in of test certificates? Are you ok doing this side of things?
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The funny thing is you find yourself a lot more capable when you say you can, it's just a trait of a loser to say "I can't", more like "I'll just tell myself I can't, because actually I can't be bothered, so i'll continue being a loser". You always hear oh you can't do this, you can't do that, well the thing is 99% of the losers out there are gonna say that. I'm looking at people in b&q look at a £30 multi tool blade and laugh because their suckers. They would always say this kind of stuff at college, best thing I EVER did was stopped listening to them.

Also important to know your limits though. Not just you but everyone has limits of knowledge and experience.

 

[Devil93]

What about the testing and the filling in of test certificates? Are you ok doing this side of things?
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Also important to know your limits though. Not just you but everyone has limits of knowledge and experience.

Yh I know, i'm just saying it's best to tell yourself you can not assume you can't, and pretty much do everything possible. I thought oh no I can't do that, but if you work at it long enough you find a solution eventually. Every time you do that your balls get bigger. I don't mean to be a dick, but if you just let people say whatever they want and treat you however they want, they'll put you right in the gutter.

 

[Vortigern]

As you may know CPS schemes exist to do the exact opposite of what your are enquiring about. If you have the level 3 2330 you should qualify for a scheme. All you need is some work to be assessed on. As to asking members here how to circumnavigate existing legal and regulatory requirements, I can only assume you are playing devils advocate or being wilfully obtuse. Personally if I know a way "around" studying to level 3 and being part of a CPS scheme and buying the necessary insurance and acting in the way a proper bona fide tradesman should, I would not tell you. I have heard of arrangements being made with building control where they will accept your qualifications without a CPS scheme being involved. Also can I recommend you advertising in electrical wholesalers for work? Do the honourable thing and do it the proper way and get rid of the idea of getting around the status quo. I understand a positive attitude can change things that seem impossible but that is usually in the direction of something poor or bad to something better. Your plans seem to be going the opposite way from something good to something dire. I am all for a positive outlook but generally with a view to improve matters not make them worse.

 

[DPG]

Yh I know, i'm just saying it's best to tell yourself you can not assume you can't, and pretty much do everything possible. I thought oh no I can't do that, but if you work at it long enough you find a solution eventually. Every time you do that your balls get bigger. I don't mean to be a dick, but if you just let people say whatever they want and treat you however they want, they'll put you right in the gutter.

Nobody is putting you in the gutter. When you ask a question on a forum you can't just expect to get positive replies only. If you don't want to hear anything negative then dont ask people's opinions.

You need to be confident that you can do the work, including testing and certifying.

 

[Devil93]

Nobody is putting you in the gutter. When you ask a question on a forum you can't just expect to get positive replies only. If you don't want to hear anything negative then dont ask people's opinions.

You need to be confident that you can do the work, including testing and certifying.

I was thinking maybe you could look at what needs to be done, go away, look on youtube, then plan doing it. In practice it might not work because there's so many situations, but your in a much better position to do it when you have the confidence . Would prefer having a mate to work with but I doubt anyone would reply to my ad, I don't think I have an option. Back in 2010-2012 I sent out like 400 cv's to local companies, never worked, I finished college then pursued electrical engineering degree, my last year is coming up, can't even find a job in that cos all the other applicants have degrees and some have experience also.

 

[DPG]

I was thinking maybe you could look at what needs to be done, go away, look on youtube, then plan doing it. In practice it might not work, but your in a much better position to do it when you have the confidence

Not clear on what you mean here. Do you mean looking on youtube for how to test and certify?

 

[Devil93]

Not clear on what you mean here. Do you mean looking on youtube for how to test and certify?

Yh and the majority of the jobs, if I can't youtube it, I could ask a friend or post on here the situation. Can find the testers on ebay for minimum £150 but would need calibrating.

 

[Andy78]

I think someone is having a giraffe with us here.