Confused about ECS Card.

[NewElectrician]

Hello everybody,
I am 22 and I'm not long out of college (I passed in 2011)
I have recently had to look for a new job due to redundancy and everywhere that i'm looking in around my area is asking for either an ECS or CSCS card, I have looked into an ECS card as this is what my old company recommended of the two.
I currently hold:
NVQ 2330 Level 3 in Electro-technical Services – Electrical Installation (Building and Structures)
AM2 Assessment of Electro-technical Occupational Competence
16[SUP]th[/SUP] to 17[SUP]th [/SUP]BS7671:2008 Edition Update
I am also currently doing a 2391 course
Do I have to take the ECS Health & Safety Assessment?
Also is there anything else I have to do in order to apply for one?
Thank you,
Stuart.

P.S. Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

 

[alarm man]

I called Unite about sitting an ECS test - after being transferred to 'the correct department' the woman on the phone proudly announced that she'd never heard of it.
By the time she'd gone away and asked someone who knew what they were talking about, I'd downloaded the form, printed it out, written out the cheque, posted it off and walked into town.

why would you ring unite when your not a union member.? why then would you slate the union if you were..

 

[Yooj]

why would you ring unite when your not a union member.? why then would you slate the union if you were..

Unite allow you to take the ECS exam even when you are not a member.

Yooj

 

[alarm man]

Unite allow you to take the ECS exam even when you are not a member.

Yooj

should be stopped imo,anti union men taking adavantage of union facilities..

 

[Yooj]

Hardly taking advantage... I paid for the course, which was more than if I were a member.

Who said anything about anti-unions... I am happy to post remarks about NGO's, Commercial organisations and unions alike, if they are useless.

Yooj

 

[alarm man]

Hardly taking advantage... I paid for the course, which was more than if I were a member.

Who said anything about anti-unions... I am happy to post remarks about NGO's, Commercial organisations and unions alike, if they are useless.

Yooj

it wasnt aimed at you..

 

[Adam W]

should be stopped imo,anti union men taking adavantage of union facilities..

All I said was that if you phone them up to ask them about something they do, they should know about it.
Not a very good advert for joining when they haven't got a clue what they're supposed to be doing.

 

[Yooj]

it wasnt aimed at you..

Ok, fair do's. Then I apologise for butting into your point.

 

[Snapester]

How many of you guys have an NVQ lvl 3? I have all my quals but did not complete my NVQ lvl 3 as i did not do an apprenticeship scheme?
Do you really need the NVQ lvl 3 i have been self employed now since 2004 and not found a need for it?

 

[vernam616]

Erm yes you need that nvq level 3 to be deemed "qualified", without that you cant really call yourself an electrician no matter how good you think you are

Infact what quals have you got? You need the level 3 nvq to accompany the 2330, im not sure however if you completed 2360 pt1&2

 

[Snapester]

I have them all including the 2360.