OP
dingledong
if there was a tradesman court where the cowboys bodgers and other people had to go to if a complaint was made and proven then it would stop some of the cowboys but not all
Discuss Campaign for an electrician's licence scheme...Please Read... in the Business Related area at ElectriciansForums.net
just think about all the good bar people who had to stop working in bars and pubs due to the individual licenses that came in.....a lot of money to do the course.....very expensive and few pubs willing to pay...so have to part with cash themselves
I'm all for it..
If I wanted to be an electrician then I would do all it took to get the licence if this was the career I so badly wanted.
If I was already an electrician then I would take what ever courses I needed to take to be issued with a licence..
If they bring this licence out and your an electrician that would be worried about loosing work because you didn't have a licence then do what is required to gain your licence, simple. if your good at what you do have the knowledge and high standards of work then you will have no worries.
Who is worried about this and why?
OK but does the JIB card & their checks on peoples qualifications / competence stop them going out & doing shoddy / dangerous work after they've got it ?: NO the same as Part P has'nt stopped the Cowboys in the domestic side, if anything there are more of them. NIC check peoples work etc but does that stop a lot of NIC registered contractors doing shoddy work ? NO of course it does'nt, so why do people think that a Licence is going to do any better.
the companies also need to get the apprenticeship scheme back on course,real training over real time regardless of age,
As I Said the EAWR cover competency
Reg 16. Persons to be competent to prevent danger and injury
No person shall be engaged in any work activity where technical knowledge or experience is necessary to prevent danger or, where appropriate, injury, unless he possesses such knowledge or experience, or is under such degree of supervision as may be appropriate having regard to the nature of the work
We have legislation we need to petition to have it enforced with prosecution for any infringement
if there was a tradesman court where the cowboys bodgers and other people had to go to if a complaint was made and proven then it would stop some of the cowboys but not all
You can get a lorry licence for ÂŁ1500 ,sit on your --- all day, heater on ÂŁ13 ph
Seriously doubt that a licence for Electricians will stop the Cowboys or Joe blogs down the road from doing Electrical work. No matter what license you have there will still be Cowboys doing work, they have Licensed Electricians in America & it sure has'nt stopped the butchers doing Electrics. Not only that but how is this Licence going to work to stop the Qualified Cowboy ? Don't know about you but i've seen many bad / dangerous jobs carried out by fully qualified Electricians, how is any License going to stop them ?.
In Australia mate the licencing works fine! If your house burns down and it's proven to be electrical then the insurance pay out....provided the work is registered to a licenced sparky! If not then no pay out, surprising how many people won't use a an unlicensed spark over here! And by licensed I mean fully qualified and competent, having passed the exams and tests required and renewing every 5 years!
THIS IS NOT AUSTRALIA, IT IS VERY DIFFERENT OVER HERE, this place is a lot more expensive for everything and the standards of living and employment are quite a bit lower.
If the Licence comes in here, a lot of UK sparks (providing access is allowed with immigration quotas) will end up moving to Australia......then there will be less work for your lot.....but I don't think they will allow that many more people in, unlike here where it is an open door with hundreds of thousands of new people coming in every year and mostly staying long term...sending their wages abroad...
Reply to Campaign for an electrician's licence scheme...Please Read... in the Business Related area at ElectriciansForums.net
We get it, advertisements are annoying!
Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.