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brizospark
Some interesting points!, some right, some not so!.
It always turns into a round of NIC bashing!, tbf it's getting a little boring!.
Operationally they are no better or worse than the others, the process for acceptance is robust and effective. They have a bigger and more effective name than the rest, that's never going to change.
Of all of the names and logos, NIC was the most identifiable probably after the old Corgi. But they have been around a lot longer.
Forget domestic, you can join any if the circus's for that, but the NIC has been the yard stick for years for commercial, before part p came about, it was the given measurement for those awarding commercial contracts, nothing had changed and like it or not that's still the way it is.
You want to work on these areas, you pay your money, get your recognition and get on with it!. Nothing much has changed
Rubbish! The difference between NIC and CORGI/Gas Safe is that it is a legal requirement for gas engineers to be gas safe qualified to carry out work on gas pipes etc. the NIC and all the other schemes are self governed, profiteering leeches who are in no way affiliated with the IEEE, who electricians are legally required to adhere to