LABC Notification question.

[HARRYSPADGE]

@Geoffsd,

It was nice to see a sensible reply, I was expecting to get my a**e chewed by some people telling me I didn't have a clue and that I shouldn't be touching electrics !

 

[Octopus]

Thats exactly my next move, just looking in to the best way to do it.
It all comes down to cost and time at the end of the day.
Being self-employed and extremely busy it's difficult to find the time for courses.
I've been looking at a 15 day course that's supposed to get you to the stage I need to be at to join a scheme but I know these courses are frowned upon !
What would you guys suggest ?

Well go on one and you'll find people who've never held a par of pliers!

Who do you use for your electrics at the moment? I'm guessing they won't want to "train" you but having a mentor at your stage is important!

 

[HARRYSPADGE]

Well go on one and you'll find people who've never held a par of pliers!

Who do you use for your electrics at the moment? I'm guessing they won't want to "train" you but having a mentor at your stage is important!

Yes, I can well imagine and these ARE the sort of people that would scare me if they got qualified in 15 days with absolutely no knowledge to begin with.

With regard to electrics at the moment, I use a local sparky when I have to.
He prices any electrical work separately and deals direct with the customer so I don't get involved.
A lot of the time I will shy away from jobs if there is electrical work involved due to the hassle or organising everything, that's why I want to get qualified to do it myself.
Most of the jobs I would get involved in electrically would just involve moving or extending a circuit/sockets which I am more than capable of doing myself but I obviously cannot sign it off properly which is annoying as I have to give the work away !

So do you think one of these 15 day courses would be ok for me to do as I have quite a lot of existing knowledge, and I'm swotting up on as much knowledge as I can by reading, and understanding, the regs, GN3 and general reading of this forum ?

 

[richy3333]

@Geoffsd,

It was nice to see a sensible reply, I was expecting to get my a**e chewed by some people telling me I didn't have a clue and that I shouldn't be touching electrics !

It's Sunday afternoon, everyones having a nap. They'll be among sometime soon...

 

[HARRYSPADGE]

It's Sunday afternoon, everyones having a nap. They'll be among sometime soon...

Yes, your probably right ;-)

 

[telectrix]

hmmmmm, if you are carrying out non-notifiable work, then you just need to be "competent". paper qualifications don't make you competent, but are back-up in case of trouble.

 

[HARRYSPADGE]

hmmmmm, if you are carrying out non-notifiable work, then you just need to be "competent". paper qualifications don't make you competent, but are back-up in case of trouble.

I thought that was the case but I'd like to start doing some of the notifiable work such as installing electric showers, shed/garage supplies, etc, so I'd be better being 'officially' competent.
That's why I was looking to do a course so I can then join a scheme.
Out of interest which scheme/s are the better ones to join ?

 

[trev]

Out of interest which scheme/s are the better ones to join ?

They're all parasites and should be put out of business but people see them as a necessity. Stoma are the cheapest of the lot, offering exactly the same product for around half the price of the others.