UK 16 to 18 edition update

[oscar21]

Its crazy what you have to go through now just to fit a couple of sockets in someones house but you can wire a complete factory with many potential killing machines in them without even knowing how to read and write.

Dont you need your AM2 now despite what other qualifications you have if you are a newbie and want to join a scam provider these days. As older sparks retire I cant see too many younger ones wanting to take this route, so the customer pays more and more as availability becomes less and less.

 

[Mike Johnson]

@Garrrry do not forget that none of these so called qualifications are mandatory to work as an electrician in the UK, its the scheme providers that insist on them, as you have not been out of practice, just get a copy of the latest documents and read up on the difference's between what you know and the latest recommendations, they are not "regulations" despite what IEC say on the cover of the BS, quite a few of the members on here do not belong to a scheme and self certify part P to the local authority.

 

[DPG]

@Garrrry do not forget that none of these so called qualifications are mandatory to work as an electrician in the UK, its the scheme providers that insist on them, as you have not been out of practice, just get a copy of the latest documents and read up on the difference's between what you know and the latest recommendations, they are not "regulations" despite what IEC say on the cover of the BS

Not mandatory as such, but if you end up in court then the judge may want to know how you ensure your work is to the correct standards. Having the relevant qualifications for your trade are a damn good way of evidencing this.

 

[Mike Johnson]

And evidencing that you followed or bettered the recommendations in the BS then you have proved your work is to a correct or better standard.