Which Electrical Body Are You With?

[sparkypaul2]

Coming from the US I may have skewed your results by 1 as I entered none because I am basically retired but do return to the states to work sometimes. We have a Union that nationally represents a group of electrical workers but there are countless number of independent licensed and qualified electricians throughout the states. The Union is more about controlling labor in specific jurisdictions than any other aspect to do with electrical work.

 

[Outcast1964]

Vote cast,NICEIC (ac)

 

[MrLights]

All of those 'Professional bodies' are only interested in extracting lots of cash from us.

 

[jamsey]

The company I work for is Nice but personally not with anyone does that matter?

 

[Pete999]

The company I work for is Nice but personally not with anyone does that matter?

Well I'm glad it's Nice working where you are Jamsey, I worked in a nice place for a long time, but it was nice when I retired

 

[jamsey]

Well I'm glad it's Nice working where you are Jamsey, I worked in a nice place for a long time, but it was nice when I retired

NICEIC Bleddy fat thumbs lol

 

[Pete999]

NICEIC Bleddy fat thumbs lol

Sorry Jamsey couldn't resist, I'm not a Scouser honest

 

[Sisyphus]

NEC , 2011 in my avatar....~S~

 

[peterhyper]

i was with elecsa but I'm looking to join stroma now as have heard good things, anybody with them now had good experiences with them?

I went with Stroma to save a couple of quid over the NICEIC fee, and it was a big mistake. My assessor was a nightmare, and just wanted to brag how great he was, and gave misleading information. I passed the assessment with no advice/recommendations so it's not sour grapes. I have no doubt they aren't all as bad as him.

The problem I had consistently throughout my year's membership was that the admin side of stroma were frankly useless. Time and time again I had to chase certs up with them which made me look like I was lying to my customers. They were even sending certs out that were so poorly printed which was a joke. I raised this this issue time and time again with a manager who just gave empty promises and did nothing to improve things.

So saving £2 to £3 a week joining Stroma was definitely false economy for me. I have never had an issue with any NICEIC assessors. One assessor I had just after part P came in was a bit of a jobs worth, but not full of himself like the Stroma assessor. I have also found the admin at the NICEIC to always be on the ball.

 

[Megawatt]

Well guys and girls, let's see who you are registered with.

Sinatra I’ll through mine in there. I’m registered with the State of North Carolina as a Master Electrician

 

[littlespark]

Sinatra? Let’s be Frank here, I never knew he was even a member of the forum. Lol

 

[Timbo]

People must be getting bored, resurrecting 2 year old threads. ?

 

[ipf]

Sinatra I’ll through mine in there. I’m registered with the State of North Carolina as a Master Electrician

Mega, in my day, we used to have three grades. Qualifying with 'A' certificate was 'electrician', 'B' cert 'approved electrician' and 'C' cert 'technician'. All that changed over the years and really came to a head when the schemes came into being. Technician went out of the window, except for air con technicians, fire alarm technicians, electronic technicians etc....and even supply meter technicians. (They just love the word)
I would, however, rank Sinatra in the technician grade....one of the smoothest suppliers of sound I've ever heard.
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People must be getting bored, resurrecting 2 year old threads. ?

It's still relevant, though, to some degree. Not like someone bringing up a two year old fault condition and trying to explain how to solve it.

 

[Andy78]

Mega, in my day, we used to have three grades. Qualifying with 'A' certificate was 'electrician', 'B' cert 'approved electrician' and 'C' cert 'technician'. All that changed over the years and really came to a head when the schemes came into being. Technician went out of the window, except for air con technicians, fire alarm technicians, electronic technicians etc....and even supply meter technicians. (They just love the word)
I would, however, rank Sinatra in the technician grade....one of the smoothest suppliers of sound I've ever heard.
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It's still relevant, though, to some degree. Not like someone bringing up a two year old fault condition and trying to explain how to solve it.

Technician grade is still a current JIB/ECS grade.

 

[ipf]

Technician grade is still a current JIB/ECS grade.

Yes, to those qualified under todays terms......why remove it from those in the past. I've been qualified to standard for more than 40 years and, according to those that be, have been degraded to 'approved'.
Mind you, as far as I'm concerned, these days, they can stick it where the sun don't shine. It means SFA.

 

[Andy78]

Yes, to those qualified under todays terms......why remove it from those in the past. I've been qualified to standard for more than 40 years and, according to those that be, have been degraded to 'approved'.
Mind you, as far as I'm concerned, these days, they can stick it where the sun don't shine. It means SFA.

Ah right I'm with you now. Are you saying that C course holders are no longer granted a technician grade ? I thought all legit grades had legacy status.