Qualifications needed for self employed electricians

[RossB46]

I am currently going self employed. I was never put through any 18th edition courses, so have booked myself onto my 18th wiring regs.

I want to be able to complete minor works, eicrs etc in my new role, and looking to see what courses i need to take to do this. Reading online is a little vauge.

Currently hold 17th edition inspection and testing.

Any help on this be greatful.

 

[DPG]

Part P is only concerned with electrical installation work within dwellings. Nothing to do with an EICR. Also yes technically there is nothing written in law other than 'being competent' in order to produce an EICR. The accepted industry take on that would be a Qualified Electrician with 18th Edition and with a 2391-52 qualification and Indemnity Insurance (because you are giving advice). The only aspect where Part P will come into play is, If you are not in a scheme (Part P) and want to do the remedials you could be in the situation of not being able to fix the very thing you have coded!

I would say the main essential thing for carrying out EICRs is plenty of experience!

 

[PS Electrics]

I would say the main essential thing for carrying out EICRs is plenty of experience!

Absolutely! Was going to add that but experience is rather subjective and difficult to quantify.

 

[Yellowhammer]

On the original topic here, I'm currently attempting to join a scheme as realistically, I think as soon as you explain to someone they're going to have to self notify LBC and pay for it, they'll go with someone else.
Having been assured on the phone (by the chirpy sales chap) that my gold card with listed qualifications would cover all they wanted to see... It isn't. I've had to send all my certs, which is proving difficult as I have my 2330 cert and my JIB certificate but cannot find a specific AM2 cert. I did my AM2 and got my JIB cert after as it was the last exam to pass my apprenticeship.

As far as I can tell though am2, 18th and 2391 are the bottom line of what you need.

Also fun fact is apparently my c&g L3 2330 is now worthless, so that was a bit annoying.

 

[nicebutdim]

I'm asking because I have lvl 2 EAL Elec Installation diploma, will be booking my 18th edition exam shortly having completed a course of study on it, and given that I can't at the moment afford to fund myself to do the level 3 Elec Installations course, but I could stretch to funding 2391-52 Inspection and Testing course (with a proper college), I'm considering enrolling on that, I'm kinda wondering about what benefit getting 2391-52 would bring me.

I've got almost a year's worth of practical experience in the field, currently working as a sub-contractor/trainee for a local firm and doing minor works jobs which I sometimes pick up from local trade websites. I'm wondering what I would need to enable me to start taking jobs where customers are asking for EICR's to be done etc, rather than looking for an employed job in inspection/testing.

Not sure if others have failed to notice that you have one year's experience and a lvl2 diploma, but I'd strongly advise against carrying out EICRs.

As others have mentioned experience is probably the single greatest asset in any tester's arsenal, but the basic qualifications expected of an electrician would also rank quite highly.

 

[davesparks]

Just to clarify, as I am also curious about what qualifications are needed to conduct and issue an EICR.

The intention/spirit, or whatever you want to call it, of the regulations is that EICRs would be conducted by a fully qualified person who has a detailed knowledge of the regulations and a lot of experience of the type of installation that they are inspecting and testing.