Building Regs for Electricians courses at NESCOT, Epsom

[Alig]

Hello Chaps,

I'd like to do the 4th March course but they need a few more candidates to confirm that it will run. It's a good price and well worth a day's effort to get a C&G certificate. Could help electrician's to prove due diligence/competence if needed in the future. If anyone is interested, please call NESCOT ********* to book a place - no money needs to change hands until nearer the time. Happy Christmas.

Geoff

N9139​

Building Regulations for Electrical Installations (City & Guilds 2393-10) This course covers relevant building regulations for electrical installations in dwellings; approved documentation.

Wednesday, 4 March 2015 Wednesday, 27 May 2015 Wednesday, 8 July 2015​

1 day £195​

 

[andyelectric]

Thank you for your advice Engineer 54. Having less than half an ounce of common sense and not being as gifted as you, could you please let me have your considered opinion: Are all City & Guilds certificates not worth having or just this one? What's the point of obtaining any qualification or certificate if you can just say 'I read the books'?

Hi Ali.

Having completed the 2393 as part of my short courses I would say unless you can identify a particular need for the qualification avoid. It is a pretty unfailable open book multi choice exam, and as you will undoubtably be taught to the exam lots of relevant info will be missed on the course.

You do of course require the knowledge of building regs, but if you buy the 'electricians guide' and download the approved documents and other freely available info on the internet you can get all the info that the course would provide minus the fee. And you would have the additional benefit of finding your way around the proper documents.

I did the 2393 as part of my 'short course bundle' and found it to be pretty useless, but then again the course was just rehashing stuff that I had already read up on.

So as a Electrical Trainee I actually find myself in agreement with E54 for once.


Edit....

As for other C and G courses, you will need 2382 17th to join a scheme(this is a quote from the book exam). The 2394 would be beneficial to have, out of the short courses I completed it was the most worthwhile(also required by some schemes).

I assume you have done some form of installation training, as it would not be advisable to attempt the 2394 without some prior knowledge/experience as this one is failable otherwise.

I'm not a working spark so you know this is just my opinion having completed a few courses.

 

[Engineer54]

Thank you for your advice Engineer 54. Having less than half an ounce of common sense and not being as gifted as you, could you please let me have your considered opinion: Are all City & Guilds certificates not worth having or just this one? What's the point of obtaining any qualification or certificate if you can just say 'I read the books'?

You said it, ...NOT me!! lol!!

Quite a few actually, a good example being the PAT testing C&G (by qualified electricians anyway)!! Basically any of these newer C&G certificates that nobody needs, or is not required by any official body!!

Then there are the EAL certificates, that as far as i can see are ''Open Book'' examinations, that in my opinion basically defeats the whole idea of having an examination in the first place.

 

[jase]

. It's a good price and well worth a day's effort to get a C&G

Geoff

N9139​

Building Regulations for Electrical Installations (City & Guilds 2393-10) This course covers relevant building regulations for electrical installations in dwellings; approved documentation.

Wednesday, 4 March 2015 Wednesday, 27 May 2015 Wednesday, 8 July 2015​

1 day £195​

[/QUOTE]

its a crap price, and All the C&G in the world still won't get me a gold CSCS card !!!!!