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Just wondering after seeing a few threads of late regarding them, I am aware it is a gold card today, out of interest who has a grade card of somekind? post up what you have, lets see how many on the forum is actually a card holder, just out of interest, it doesn't mean much, I know several brilliant sparks who never even did an apprenticeship, they are retired now though.


I will start, I am a JIB gold card holder with Site Technician stamped on mine, next please.
 
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Ray Galea said:
Its easy to let it lapse when your busy and haven't got the time to do that test every 2 years , I didn't really realise how respected it is , i never needed it when doing my own work until I went on a site and had an induction and the guy asked for the ESCS card and I pulled it out (the card that is HA Ha) and it was passed round the room and shown to the Guvners...
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how old was it?
 
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I ran a site in the 80s for a DNO doing riser renewals and we had agency guys from ESCA , I had never heard of them before , I asked the guys bout them and they said it was a union based agency , haven't come across them since . do they still exist , the guys were real good at containment ..
 
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wozz said:
The nvq3 is on job training/experience which i believe is the part they want to see you can prove. Although i understand the HNC is a far higher level of education (i sat a entry exam for the course once and it was tough) does it actually require you to prove / show any experience?
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at the time had 20 years practical experience, but 80% self-employed.
 
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wozz said:
My point was does a HNC actually prove any experience or real life experience or is it a measure of academic level?

A NVQ3 which they are after is to show you have actually been there and done it.
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not sure if it does bud, I think 2 years doing nights at college is enought these days for the NVQ3
 
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wozz said:
My point was does a HNC actually prove any experience or real life experience or is it a measure of academic level?

A NVQ3 which they are after is to show you have actually been there and done it.
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I knew guys with approved JIB Statius, no quals at all, years of on site experience, good reference from the company they are in. Maybe bit different know. lol
 
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wozz said:
My point was does a HNC actually prove any experience or real life experience or is it a measure of academic level?

A NVQ3 which they are after is to show you have actually been there and done it.
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true. practical experience was zero at the time. that took several years and quite a few cock-ups before i considered myself competent.
 
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silverfox1 said:
Not heard of ESCA for years , I believe ESCA was jointly owned by Amicus and the ECA and was sold a recruitment agency.
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The guys were the old school type , the type before the de skilling started , good guys back then , no plastic stuff .. They were on good money as well through ESCA , I did all their time sheets for them..
 
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Got my A, B and C in the 70's (family firm and self employed ever since). A few months ago, because of present work, I applied for a technician. Sent me a gold approved with no explanation.
Qualifications listed on the card are....Industry assessed (wtf is that), 17th Edition and 2391....no mention of C cert. Cheeky sods, I call 'em.
 
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MDJ said:
not sure if it does bud, I think 2 years doing nights at college is enought these days for the NVQ3
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You might get a C&G like that but not a NVQ, you have to be doing work to get your portfolio done, when i done mine we had to be in the photos showing us doing the work, i took hundreds of photos of jobs, at the time i was on jobs lasting 6-8 months so evidence wasnt hard to come by.
 
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wozz said:
You might get a C&G like that but not a NVQ, you have to be doing work to get your portfolio done, when i done mine we had to be in the photos showing us doing the work, i took hundreds of photos of jobs, at the time i was on jobs lasting 6-8 months so evidence wasnt hard to come by.
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Bleedin' 'ell...that would have cost a fortune getting them developed at Kodak
 
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Got a card that says im an apprentice or useless depending on your view of apprentices ;-)
 

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