Qualified or Not!!

[MerlinGremlin]

A friend of mine has just rang me and asked if someone has the 16th Edition Regs qualification but not the 17th Edition Regs qualification and they do not have the 2391 or 2395/6 should they be working on electrical installs and signing jobs off? I have told him that he needs the 17th Edition Regs no matter what and preferably the 2395/6 qualification to be doing electrical installs and signing them off. What's other people's take on this?

 

[matthunt]

A friend of mine has just rang me and asked if someone has the 16th Edition Regs qualification but not the 17th Edition Regs qualification and they do not have the 2391 or 2395/6 should they be working on electrical installs and signing jobs off? I have told him that he needs the 17th Edition Regs no matter what and preferably the 2395/6 qualification to be doing electrical installs and signing them off. What's other people's take on this?

Definitely need 17thfor my 2 penny's worth, if they have the old 2400 then that would also suffice instead of the 2391 as the testing was covered in that as well

 

[uksparks]

I think the 17th is vital regardless of the fact it's a multi choice joke.

as for the rest, they need to really hold the equivalent of the current qualms such as 2394/2395 etc and NVQ, so if they did it 100 years ago that's fine so long as it was the equivalent.

 

[uksparks]

I know someone who works in my patch with no qualms to his name and not with a scam, yet he calls himself a spark.

 

[Andy78]

Owning a copy of and understanding the requirements of the latest version of the regulations is far more important than a multiple guess exam pass.
Any electrician who has undergone a proper training should be capable of testing and certificating their own work. The 2391 or 2394/5 is worthy professional development, but a proper electrician without those qualifications should certainly be expected to be able to test adequately.

 

[andyb]

I know someone who works in my patch with no qualms to his name and not with a scam, yet he calls himself a spark.

I have no qualms, I'm not with a scam, and I call myself a spark.

 

[davesparks]

If they served their apprenticeship under a previous edition of the regulations and have kept up to date with the new edition and amendments then there is no reason they shouldn't be working as an electrician.

I served my apprenticeship under the 16th and the 17th came out not long after I completed. I did the 17th edition course then but haven't done anything since, and the current amendment has quite a lot of differences to the original

 

[davesparks]

. The 2391 or 2394/5 is worthy professional development, but a proper electrician without those qualifications should certainly be expected to be able to test adequately.

I hope so cos I ain't got them.

 

[Pete999]

No qualms??????

 

[andyb]

No qualms??????

Exactly

 

[Deleted member 72666]

What exactly doesn't he have any qualms about?

 

[andyb]

Well, obviously anything.

 

[Pete999]

What exactly doesn't he have any qualms about?

Being a Sparky???

 

[telectrix]

i've got a blue peter badge.

 

[Pete999]

i've got a blue peter badge.

So have I and have no qualms about wearing it.