certificates!!!

[Simon Mather]

hi everyone,

im thinking of becoming an electrician! ut ive been told that you have to register with a company to hand out the certificate after you have completed the work (ie landlords certificates) or ( full re-wires) or (after you have done your work) is this true if so how much is it to register so i can hand out ertificates and do they give you the certificates!!!!!! again many thanks simon

 

[telectrix]

Re: certifacates!!!

first get on a college course to learn the trade. let us know how you get on in 3 years time and then ask the questioh again.

 

[Kiers1970]

Re: certifacates!!!

Go for it mate, I'd have you in my house, no problem.

 

[Simon Mather]

Re: certifacates!!!

first get on a college course to learn the trade. let us know how you get on in 3 years time and then ask the questioh again.

hi thanks for the reply but i really need to know the answers to my questions would be a great help if you could answer it many thanks simon

 

[danzor]

You can earn £60k a year being a spark and that's only working 5 hours a day.

 

[Simon Mather]

Re: certifacates!!!

You can earn £60k a year being a spark and that's only working 5 hours a day.

lol thats what im thinking of but need to no the answers first because some say yes some say no !!!! thanks

 

[telectrix]

Re: certifacates!!!

as i said, you don't become an electrician, the same way as you don't become a solicitor, accountant, brain surgeon or even plumber. you have to learn it. once you have done that, then you can think about practising your chosen trade.

 

[telectrix]

Re: certifacates!!!

" somewhere, over the rainbow........."

 

[Simon Mather]

well i really thought i would get the answers i needed to no from this site!

 

[Octopus]

After you've gained a number of qualifications (and assuming you live in England or Wales) you would need to join a scheme (Elecsa, Napit or NICEIC - there is one other but nobody I know is a member with them).

To gain membership and on top of needing a list of "qualifications" you have to have insurance, test equipment, tools, etc etc

Once you 've been accepted by a scheme its then and then only, possible to self certify YOUR OWN WORK ONLY.

Its mandatory to issue certificates for certain works, as is notifying LABC, plus its desirable to issue other certificates for minor works.

Some people give certificates away, some people charge. I do both - it depends on the work.

 

[AP Electrical]

hi everyone,

im thinking of becoming an electrician! ut ive been told that you have to register with a company to hand out the certificate after you have completed the work (ie landlords certificates) or ( full re-wires) or (after you have done your work) is this true if so how much is it to register so i can hand out ertificates and do they give you the certificates!!!!!! again many thanks simon

Why not make your own certificates ? , then you dont have to bother registering with a company, all you need is some a4 paper and felt tips - I' ve been doing my own for years.

Regards AP

 

[cook1e]

you are getting the answers you need to know ! just not the ones you want to hear !

Martin

you can get the certificates off amazon, or online

 

[Simon Mather]

you are getting the answers you need to know ! just not the ones you want to hear !

Martin

you can get the certificates off amazon, or online

but dont i need to be registered with a company to hand them out after work!!

and would i be able to test and certificate other peoples work! thanks mate

 

[Octopus]

But why so much interest in Certificates?

I'm guessing you write software maybe??

 

[oldtimer]

hi everyone,

im thinking of becoming an electrician! ut ive been told that you have to register with a company to hand out the certificate after you have completed the work (ie landlords certificates) or ( full re-wires) or (after you have done your work) is this true if so how much is it to register so i can hand out ertificates and do they give you the certificates!!!!!! again many thanks simon

Simon you say you are thinking about becoming an electrician but you dont say what your background is ie have you worked in an office environment or laboured to a brickie ?

Dont get me wrong I am not putting you off its just that a lot of guys are coming on the forum with the same when can you issue a certificate
this is hard to take in for me as I had to serve 4 years and then another 2 years plus get qualified so am I trying to put you off not at all but what I am saying and I say this to everybody you need to crawl before you walk I have no doubt you can obtain the correct qualifications and hopefully you will get the relivent experiance. Also my background is commercial industrial sparking moving on to BMS (HVAC) controls and building maintenance. So if you are serious then stick in but please dont try to be a part of the new age spark who thinks he or she has the measure of house wiring and if they dont know they will google it because in this game winging it is not an option.

I would also add that the blame for instant sparks are with the scheme providors who are quick to take the money but slow to maintain the standards within our industry.