Certificate Software - time to change?

[Andy78]

I can't imagine doing certs by wand again?

You used to magic them up ?

 

[123]

You used to magic them up ?

Plenty do, figures just plucked out of thin air

 

[suffolkspark]

I think if you used certificate software and set up templates etc you would save an awful lot of time filling in certs. It seems extremely time consuming the way you do it at the moment.

Yea thats how it is now, its a pdf i have all my details pre entered in so its quite quick to do on the laptop sorry if i wasnt clear... Just wondered if stromas was the same

 

[Octopus]

You used to magic them up ?

“Hand”

Predictive text strikes yet again

 

[JK-Electrical]

So easycert has good comments, what’s bad about it?

Nothing ..... it's all good!

 

[Toneyz]

Plenty do, figures just plucked out of thin air

Just like my old boss until the NICEIC wanted to see all the certs from the book.So yes the NICEICdo throw members out.

 

[Toneyz]

I have got Amtech at the moment and feel ripped off as every year they want £250+ for the update and continued support (if you can get through) I see no update in the certificate or added functions added. I like yourself am considering changing to Easycert come 18th. Does this have cable calculation software included?

 

[JK-Electrical]

I like yourself am considering changing to Easycert come 18th. Does this have cable calculation software included?

EasyCert has no function for cable calculations. Even so, it's still the best certification software that I've used to date, and I'll be sticking with it until the day I retire. I particularly like the automatic updates and online back-up features. I can't recommend EasyCert highly enough!

 

[sbarkeruk]

Another Vote for EasyCert, it keeps getting better features all the time. I'll dig out a couple of videos if anyone wants them let me know (I've done some vids for others to see so that they can see how to use it).

 

[MG201]

I have got Amtech at the moment and feel ripped off as every year they want £250+ for the update and continued support (if you can get through) I see no update in the certificate or added functions added. I like yourself am considering changing to Easycert come 18th. Does this have cable calculation software included?

Am tech update is available there is a box to choose either 17 or 18th

 

[Toneyz]

Am tech update is available there is a box to choose either 17 or 18th

Not referring to 17th to 18th just they want you to pay each year for updates and support nearly as much as you have paid for it.

 

[Cbigfoot]

I have been using EasyCert for a long time, and thinking of changing. Possibly to click. The do the free version on the NICEIC website, but that’s a bit clunky. The full click version is supposed to be quite good.

So the reason I am changing, possibly, is there is not an iPad version which is good to use.

I changed from a a laptop some years ago, due to dust and battery issues, and the only regret is the easycert software. It’s written for a mobile phone and the way it works makes sense, but for an iPad with a bigger screen, the ability to tab across the fields when putting in data is much more desirable than a constant jumping between Screens

I have asked and apparently there is no plan to alter it,

Having said that if you only use it on a pc then I recommend it and the update package.

 

[Michael J]

Is the stroma stuff free to use and is it thaaatttt bad?
Until now ive used the napit downloadable pdfs and filled in on acrobat reader, ive enquired about updated forms and there now not going to supply them free as part of membership anymore and want another £102 per yr to use online forms....

Tempted to move to stroma, been napit for 7 years but its almost half price!

Have you tried NAPITdesktop 5? they will give you a free 28 day trial

 

[suffolkspark]

I havnt.... Is it any different to the pdf fillable forms they currently let us download for free though?

Guess im just bugged because thats the route im now possibly going to have to take and stroma do it free, and are like half the price....

 

[PJH2903]

I use Hollycroft Software’s Form Filling Simplified software. £95 at the moment no extra cost to print/send certs. You can get a free trial on their site. Well worth a look.
Runs under Windows and easy to use. Only potential downside (if you can call it that) is there is no apple/android app.