ECS Card Grading

[sparkton]

My company has asked me to obtain an ECS Card. I have now done the required ECS H&S Course and have downloaded the papers to complete for the ECS Card application. I am not JIB Graded and have never had an ECS Card before. I am a bit confused as to how this works. I have been working as a Maintenance Electrician for the last 8 years, prior to that i have worked in various technical roles in the electrical industry going back to the early eighties. I didnt do a formal Electrical Installation apprentiship however I have plenty of practical electrical install knowledge & experience. My technical qualifications are BTEC ONC Electrical Engineering, C&G 17th Edition, C&G Inspection & Test. Do I have to apply for a particular type of card i.e Maintenance Electrician to keep it all in accordance with my present job or do I just fill in the form & send copies of my certs so they then can make their own decision of what to grant me

 

[alarm man]

My company has asked me to obtain an ECS Card. I have now done the required ECS H&S Course and have downloaded the papers to complete for the ECS Card application. I am not JIB Graded and have never had an ECS Card before. I am a bit confused as to how this works. I have been working as a Maintenance Electrician for the last 8 years, prior to that i have worked in various technical roles in the electrical industry going back to the early eighties. I didnt do a formal Electrical Installation apprentiship however I have plenty of practical electrical install knowledge & experience. My technical qualifications are BTEC ONC Electrical Engineering, C&G 17th Edition, C&G Inspection & Test. Do I have to apply for a particular type of card i.e Maintenance Electrician to keep it all in accordance with my present job or do I just fill in the form & send copies of my certs so they then can make their own decision of what to grant me

its a bit hit and miss,just send copies of every qual you have,they decide what card you get..

 

[Deleted member 26818]

You should choose at least a main discipline.
They may not allow you to be graded as per your choice, but if you don't make a choice, I doubt that they will give you any grade at all.

 

[sparkton]

Thanks for your replies. The card application forms are not at all clear on this & seem to make everything unnecessarily complicated. I suppose I will just have to fill them in send them off with my certs & see what comes back

 

[sbrown2]

Sounds like maintenance electrician would simplify matters for you. You mentioned you haven't got a formal apprenticeship but you can get your employer to back you up if you have any problems. i.e read the application and I think this should become clear.

 

[Lucas123]

youll probably get something like "industry recognised" on the back instead of completed apprenticeship