Ok so let me get this straight. By passing courses (2392,93,83) that the government sanctions and then passing further assessment for niceic membership (which entails 3 further checks of work completed to an acceptable standard), the general consensus is this person is still unfit to safely install/troubleshoot in a domestic environment?
Absolutley correct!! If you are under any impression at all, that the qualifications you presently hold and that you passed in 5 weeks are acceptable to go into peoples homes undertaking electrical work, your very much mistaken!! As for the NICEIC and other scheme providers checks, don't make us laugh, No-one fails those DI assessments, that's just a money collection scam....
I disagree. If you have a good head on your shoulders (by that i mean a good memory for the facts, rules and figures and an understanding of from where these figures come and why they are as they are) domestic electrics is possible to practice safely. What isn't taught (and can't really be in a classroom/workshop environment) are the multitudes of varying installations that have been added to by DIY'ers connecting sso's to a ring without completing it, or crossing circuits, using incorrectly rated mcb's etc. I'd be able to troubleshoot these to some extent, but of course a more experienced electrician would pick these things up right away, right?
Of course you disagree, you've been brainwashed/convinced by the training centre you trained with, you probably still think you'll be earning ÂŁ50K a year too ...lol!! Your total training has ZERO standing outside of the scheme providers minimal requirement. Even the term DI is has been created just for under trained and experienced people such as yourself.
What i'm saying is, if the Electrical Trainee was proving to be life threatening and people houses were burning down and blocks of flats full of kids were going up in smoke then these courses would be banned. In reality they're providing a portion of knowledge suitable for starting out in domestic electrics, not a degree or NVQ in electrical engineering of industrial systems.
Your providing nothing of the sort, all your doing practicing your ill-trained to non-existent skills in unsuspecting customers homes, which in itself is a total disgrace. In reality Electrical Trainee are a danger to themselves and to customers/clients. I wonder how many customers would employ someone to work in their home, if they knew they have had only 5 weeks training, ...not many i'd be thinking!! By the way, NVQs are not a part of an Engineers training, but it is a ''basic'' requirement for electricians!! Ever heard the term ''A little knowledge is more dangerous than no knowledge''?? Well, if there was ever a trade that could be solely applied too, it's the electrical trade!! If you need any further evidence, just read the incompetent queries that appear on this and other electrical forums, on a daily basis, you can spot the Electrical Trainee at a 1000 yds.
