AMA Person who works at the JIB.

[Sameh]

I work for the JIB, ask me anything!

 

[SMB]

To save alot of questions, heres the card requirements:

Electrician: C&G Level 2 and 3 & NVQ 3
Approved Electrician: As above + 2391
Technician: As Above + 2400 or 2600

That does not explain why I have not been given an approved electricians card through your scam of a company.

Here are my qualifications...

2360/1
2360/2
15th edition
16th edition
17th edition
PAT 2377-12
Domestic installers cert level 2
2391
Domestic PV installation 2370-10
AM1


13 years onsite experience.

I also have a degree.






Why can I not be an 'approved' electrician?

 

[RWJ]

That does not explain why I have not been given an approved electricians card through your scam of a company.

Here are my qualifications...

2360/1
2360/2
15th edition
16th edition
17th edition
PAT 2377-12
Domestic installers cert level 2
2391
Domestic PV installation 2370-10
AM1


13 years onsite experience.

I also have a degree.






Why can I not be an 'approved' electrician?

You've not done AM2 so you can't join screwfux...... or whatever this thread is about!!

 

[DurhamSparky]

JIB = SCAM...!! its a way to keep every body in City and Guilds courses and pay a premium..!

 

[Sameh]

That does not explain why I have not been given an approved electricians card through your scam of a company.

Here are my qualifications...

2360/1
2360/2
15th edition
16th edition
17th edition
PAT 2377-12
Domestic installers cert level 2
2391
Domestic PV installation 2370-10
AM1


13 years onsite experience.

I also have a degree.






Why can I not be an 'approved' electrician?

You cannot get approved without getting electrician first, and you cannot get electrician without an NVQ level 3.

Alternatly you can go down the detailed job references route but that wont gaurentee you a grade.

 

[DavidJ91]

Why would I be stupid enough to do that

And anyway its ecscard.org.uk.

My turn now!

Why the hell is the ECS card application form so long and confusing!?
It's like you don't want any younger trainee tradesman (or anyone else for that matter)
making their way into the trade!

 

[Sameh]

My turn now!

Why the hell is the ECS card application form so long and confusing!?
It's like you don't want any younger trainee tradesman (or anyone else for that matter)
making their way into the trade!

Its actually really not confusing, its because we use the same form for everything pretty much. Renewals are sections 1, 2, 3 and 13. And everything else is described on the form next to the section number. Plus you can give us a call whenever you need help with something on the form and whoever you go through to can point you in the right direction.

 

[RWJ]

You cannot get approved without getting electrician first, and you cannot get electrician without an NVQ level 3.

Alternatly you can go down the detailed job references route but that wont gaurentee you a grade.

So what you're saying is SMB's not a qualified SPARK!!!!
But the JIB give some sort of card (not a gold one) to NICEIC DI's!!! Coz they is more qualified than SMB like... they did a whole 5 days init

NO OFFENCE TO NICEIC DI'S!!!

 

[SMB]

RWJ...your post made me smile.

Its fairly unlikely that I would fail the AM2.

Its fairly unlikely I would have failed it 20 years ago when micc and metal conduit were part of it. But by that time I was a self-employed father who was skint and couldn't afford to spent my money on the AM2. I must admit though, its something I regret.

 

[Sameh]

So what you're saying is SMB's not a qualified SPARK!!!!
But the JIB give some sort of card (not a gold one) to NICEIC DI's!!! Coz they is more qualified than SMB like... they did a whole 5 days init

NO OFFENCE TO NICEIC DI'S!!!

Domestic installer cards are totally different. Grades are not really dependant on the colour, the grading is defined under the part that says "JIB Grading:" and as such you can infact get gold cards without any grading.

 

[RWJ]

Domestic installer cards are totally different. Grades are not really dependant on the colour, the grading is defined under the part that says "JIB Grading:" and as such you can infact get gold cards without any grading.

Thanks I'll take two!!!

 

[Sameh]

Thanks I'll take two!!!

You can only have one normal graded card and a managers/domestic installers card at any given time.

 

[JulianC]

Do I qualify for owt if I've just got 17th Edition, some spurious Logic Part P full scope award, an NICEIC PV qualification, 2377 PAT testing and an Honours Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering? Just wondered like....

 

[SMB]

Right........

ive got time on my hands at the moment.

Im going to look into doing the AM2.

It will be a doddle.







Looking forward to receiving the 'gold card'.

 

[SMB]

Ahhh...

theres a problem........


no apprenticeship papers.

 

[RWJ]

Right........

ive got time on my hands at the moment.

Im going to look into doing the AM2.

It will be a doddle.







Looking forward to receiving the 'gold card'.

I wouldn't bother.... I never used mine....
the new one I've received .... The printing is rubbish.

The black text is ok but anything colour is really washed out you can't even see the Select logo and the ECA one's not much better.... as for my ID photo....