18th Edition EXAM UPDATE REQUIRED

[The Dav]

HI ANYONE KNOW WETHER WE HAVE TO SIT AN UPDATE FOR THIS , IS IT MANDATORY ?

 

[John tomo 1972]

I'm working to 17th A3 but just booked my 18th it starts July 18th till 20th and it cost £300 for 3 days but I got told that all sparks must have 18th by Jan 2019....don't know how true that is though

 

[Midwest]

I'm working to 17th A3 but just booked my 18th it starts July 18th till 20th and it cost £300 for 3 days but I got told that all sparks must have 18th by Jan 2019....don't know how true that is though

I take it the person who said that, was the recipient of your (or your companies) £300?

 

[mattg4321]

I'm sure for the 17th we had a couple of years??

I did mine back in 2009 I think. So I don't have A2/3 flavours

 

[Toneyz]

I get a sticker?

Sign me up... sign me up!

Now if it was a pen Pete999 would be there.

 

[Pete999]

Now if it was a pen Pete999 would be there.

Not true Ant I get ALL my bens from ELEX

 

[Deleted member 26818]

For me, I imagine I will need the 18th before I renew my JIB card.
Normally I would try to find somewhere that would allow me to just sit the exam, but I have just been told my current employer will pay, so I may try to find somewhere that will provide a copy of the Regs.

 

[Toneyz]

Not true Ant I get ALL my bens from ELEX

Who is ben?

 

[Pete999]

Who is ben?

Ben is a Pens Mate

 

[ipf]

I think I could well be telling them to stick this lot where the sun don't shine.
30 years in the NICEIC and they treat me like a bleedin' beginner.....what about special offers for long time members....some chance.....set of shysters.
Get friggin' genius Staniforth to sort out that motor control problem on a Heidelberg 4 colour printer that I did last week saving the client thousands.......what chance?..........SFA.
THIS IS B******KS!

 

[Toneyz]

From my experience with them, I noticed a change just after the Part P came in they used to the upholder of standards and this is what their reputation comes from today from then they got very commercialised selling merchandise which once they wouldn't endorse. Let's face it what can they do at worst remove you from the roll I had this discussion with them when my old boss refused to comply with the regs. Although in the spec they put the contractor must be a member of theNICEIC we all know this is really how good a contractor is and price. We are only members of these schemes as it is the cheapest option to comply with building regs.

 

[Toneyz]

From my experience with them, I noticed a change just after the Part P came in they used to the upholder of standards and this is what their reputation comes from today from then they got very commercialised selling merchandise which once they wouldn't endorse. Let's face it what can they do at worst remove you from the roll I had this discussion with them when my old boss refused to comply with the regs. Although in the spec they put the contractor must be a member of theNICEIC we all know this is really how good a contractor is and price. We are only members of these schemes as it is the cheapest option to comply with building regs.

 

[Octopus]

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So looking at a MINIMUM of £261.50 to upgrade from 17th A3.

I get what all the grumblings about.

Then you have to add on the days you are not earning to ......

So the cost for a SE spark is higher, and I've not got the AMD 3 so it's a 3 day course and 3 days not being paid ...

So that's over £1000 cost to me

 

[sparksburnout]

I have just read through all this, not been paying attention lately. I am staggered to be honest, what a load of B****ks. They complain about Dave down the pub doing stuff, and then they make honest sparks pay out over £1000 to remain in a scam. I reckon I am going to stick it and just do non-notifiable jobs now, winding down anyway. If I suddenly forget and do a CU change I can always risk it, have any sparks ever been done for not notifying???

 

[Midwest]

I have just read through all this, not been paying attention lately. I am staggered to be honest, what a load of B****ks. They complain about Dave down the pub doing stuff, and then they make honest sparks pay out over £1000 to remain in a scam. I reckon I am going to stick it and just do non-notifiable jobs now, winding down anyway. If I suddenly forget and do a CU change I can always risk it, have any sparks ever been done for not notifying???

Agree with you sparksburnout, its -------s me paying all this money and larger companies not paying a lot more. I'm gonna jump ship.

Re the notification, well not disagree as such, but it can back fire on the client. In the last 6mths I've had three customers ring me up after replacement Certs's and/or Compliance Certs, as they are in the process of selling their houses and been asked to produce them and had not kept the originals safe.

So if its not done as per the Building Regs etc, it can leave people in the ----.

 

[ipf]

I have just read through all this, not been paying attention lately. I am staggered to be honest, what a load of B****ks. They complain about Dave down the pub doing stuff, and then they make honest sparks pay out over £1000 to remain in a scam. I reckon I am going to stick it and just do non-notifiable jobs now, winding down anyway. If I suddenly forget and do a CU change I can always risk it, have any sparks ever been done for not notifying???

Just imagine, maybe. Get one of my old apprentices to supervise and sort me a certificate out.