Competent Person Schemes and the NVQ3

[Electricalserv]

No "new" qualifications are needed, if you already hold an NVQ level 3 in installation work, you will not be affected by the changes.

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Richard Townsend
Senior Engineer
Standards and Compliance
THE IET

Just spoke to someone on the technical department at the IET. As already stated it is nothing to do with them what the schemes decide to do. But he seems to think this is going to be introduced in either 2012-2013. Grandfather rights will stick with existing qualified supervisors.

He said it isn't going to happen too soon because City & Guilds have some issues with it. Also this will not stop the domestic installers schemes or defined scopers.....

So in other words nothing is going to change for your plumbers and kitchen fitters etc. Qualified supervisors are full scope.

So its not going to benefit the domestic installation market. Which is where the problem is anyway!!!

Napit said its all to do with the 2330 changing and they will still see the nvq3 as equivalent to 2330,2360 level 3. They will not change on that. Its because the new qualification requires you to do the nvq and AM2 ans you will no longer be able to do just a level 3 qual.

Scarmongers at work!!!

 

[Johnny-G]

..defined scopers.....

Mustn't... laugh...at...that...

 

[mozzo]

This may be a good thing once the dust has settled. keep standards high.

 

[morph]

I spoke to napit about this last week and they didn't seem to think it will happen on the date mentioned.

Also as far as they are concerned 236 is level 3 and if you hold 236 parts 1 & 2 you will not be required to do any more.

this is what i was told by well informed person today as well

 

[Electricalserv]

Listen I spoke to them today. Their stance is this....Level 3 2330,2360 are equivalent to NVQ3. It isn't changing. The only people who have a different stance on this is the JIB and they are nothing to do with Napitor any scheme.

The lady told me the ammendments are due to the 2330 being changed for a new qualification.

The statement came from the IET who told me themselves today that they can not tell the schemes what they can and can't do!