City & Guilds 2394/2395

[JasperOban]

Has anyone sat the new 2394/2395 version of inspection + testing? I did the original 2391 several years ago but because it is now obsolete, I had to update it. I found a lot of the content on the new course was focused on how to ensure compliance when recording/reporting results rather than the actual process of carrying out testing + verification. A lot of time spent on requirements of Amendment 3 which you should have already gone over in detail when doing the regs update course. I wouldn't like to be doing inspection & testing for the first time + having to do this version, it's very different from when I first did mine.

 

[Phil Thompson]

The colleges in my area, 1 of which I served my apprenticeship only offers the EAL now, the tutor said that there is very little difference between the C&G and the EAL.
I'm hoping to do mine in May and June. Providing it doesn't get cancelled due to low numbers again.

 

[DPG]

I did mine in Chesterfield and everyone was doing the eal route except me! Everyone else just did the multiple choice computer based exam. I had to come back for the closed book written exam. Luckily I passed!

 

[Dave the spark]

I have just sat the 2394/95. There's an online multiple choice exam, a practical exam for each part and a written exam for each part.

Don't know if it's different for Scotland than England but that was my experience.

 

[DPG]

I have just sat the 2394/95. There's an online multiple choice exam, a practical exam for each part and a written exam for each part.

Don't know if it's different for Scotland than England but that was my experience.

That's what it was like for mine. For the C&G route.

 

[The Ghost]

As I say I did the C&G, the written exam was online though. Bit puzzled was your written exam at a desk with pen and paper or online. Pretty much the same as you have to write online with the keyboard and so on. As I understand it that is what C&G are doing now, as was my experience. And the result was pretty fast as well.

 

[DPG]

Wonder if different centres have slightly different methods?

 

[Dave the spark]

They must do, I'm still waiting on my 2395 written results and that was sat on Feb 8th

 

[DPG]

Yeah mine took a few weeks.

 

[polo1]

Doesn't matter where you sit the exam, the papers are the same i.e. C&G produce the exam papers and distribute to all UK exam centres.
I did the 2394/5 about three years ago ( I already had the 2391 but wanted to refresh my thinking....I know, sad!).
Then it was on line multiple choice, two written exams ( closed book), practical testing exam.
I've since read various pieces saying the exams were changing, but I don't know what, if anything has changed. The C&G web site used to offer " examiner's comments" after each exam diet; worth a look to see what's there now.

 

[Dave the spark]

Yeah mine took a few weeks.

That's 5 weeks yesterday, how long do they need?!