Stroma Certification Scheme Stroma Assessment completed

[chris day]

Great news and glad to hear your results.

asides price what was the other reasons for stroma being your choice?

 

[TheCodboy]

Great news and glad to hear your results.

asides price what was the other reasons for stroma being your choice?

Essentially,all i was looking for was a CPS to allow me to sign off my own work so really cost was the biggest deal. Having said that, I just found the way the assessment was done and there communication with me through the whole process, I would recommend them to anyone.

 

[Mumfi]

Top job thanks for some feedback.

Why do electricians need to be members of these organisations?

 

[Octopus]

Why do electricians need to be members of these organisations?

To comply with Part P - no other reason!

 

[Pat H]

Same for me. Mainly so I can sign off a whole lot of work at home. But now extending out to odd jobs as well. Assessment went well for me and the whole process was well handled.
I'd strongly recommend them as well.

 

[Taylortwocities]

To comply with Part P - no other reason!

We all have to comply with Part P. The Legal Instrument (the legal part of the regulation) Part P (P1) says this and nothing more:

The reason that you need to be a CPS member is so that you can notify works to the Local Authority without going through an expensive rigmarole.
Only certain works need to be notified, these change and get diluted from time to time. The list of notifiable works are listed in the APPROVED DOCUMENT of Building Regulations Part P. This document (not statutory) provides guidance on how one can comply with the LEGAL INSTRUMENT. But is the bible that the LABC live and breathe by.
The list of notifiable works is currently this

Clear as mud, right?

 

[Mumfi]

To comply with Part P - no other reason!

 

[Mumfi]

Is Stroma the cheapest body to get into and how easy is it..dispite being in the electrical game for over 40 years I haven't done any complicated work just replacing sockets and switches etc..do they want to see more involed work eg rewires etc.

 

[Wilko]

Stroma is best value of the CPS, I think. All the schemes have to meet the same standards, but seem to assess in slightly different ways. From memory, Stroma like to see a couple of new circuits installed, tested and certified. Or a CU change. Can I suggest you give them a call and have a chat? I found them helpful and encouraging.

 

[Mumfi]

Stroma is best value of the CPS, I think. All the schemes have to meet the same standards, but seem to assess in slightly different ways. From memory, Stroma like to see a couple of new circuits installed, tested and certified. Or a CU change. Can I suggest you give them a call and have a chat? I found them helpful and encouraging.

 

[Mumfi]

Thanks for the advice, cant afford a lot of money

 

[DPG]

Why do electricians need to be members of these organisations?

Do you not know the answer , or are you meaning you don't agree it is a good thing?

 

[TheCodboy]

Is Stroma the cheapest body to get into and how easy is it..dispite being in the electrical game for over 40 years I haven't done any complicated work just replacing sockets and switches etc..do they want to see more involed work eg rewires etc.

Essentially the just want to see that you have a good knowledge of regs, different zones etc. They want to see some of your work to make sure that your workmanship is up to standard and complies,usually a RFC and a radial. Also some testing and questions about what results you should expect and whats happening if you dont get the results you should.

 

[Mumfi]

Did my exams with the 14th edition of the regs,in 1975 have seen the 17th but not read it is it substantially different?

 

[Taylortwocities]

Are you kidding? Just about everything has changed since the 14th.

PS It would have been better to start your own topic, rather than hijack somebody else's!