Who owns a grade card?

[Guest77]

Just wondering after seeing a few threads of late regarding them, I am aware it is a gold card today, out of interest who has a grade card of somekind? post up what you have, lets see how many on the forum is actually a card holder, just out of interest, it doesn't mean much, I know several brilliant sparks who never even did an apprenticeship, they are retired now though.


I will start, I am a JIB gold card holder with Site Technician stamped on mine, next please.

 

[R G]

Not heard of ESCA for years , I believe ESCA was jointly owned by Amicus and the ECA and was sold a recruitment agency.

The guys were the old school type , the type before the de skilling started , good guys back then , no plastic stuff .. They were on good money as well through ESCA , I did all their time sheets for them..

 

[jamie-spark]

SJIB Approved gold card

 

[silverfox1]

The guys were the old school type , the type before the de skilling started , good guys back then , no plastic stuff .. They were on good money as well through ESCA , I did all their time sheets for them..

I am sure they would only take guys with JIB cards Ray, things have changed a lot since those days.

 

[ipf]

Got my A, B and C in the 70's (family firm and self employed ever since). A few months ago, because of present work, I applied for a technician. Sent me a gold approved with no explanation.
Qualifications listed on the card are....Industry assessed (wtf is that), 17th Edition and 2391....no mention of C cert. Cheeky sods, I call 'em.

 

[R G]

I am sure they would only take guys with JIB cards Ray, things have changed a lot since those days.

Loads of JIB companies around back then , so I suppose all the guys had them , there was nothing else..

 

[wozz]

not sure if it does bud, I think 2 years doing nights at college is enought these days for the NVQ3

You might get a C&G like that but not a NVQ, you have to be doing work to get your portfolio done, when i done mine we had to be in the photos showing us doing the work, i took hundreds of photos of jobs, at the time i was on jobs lasting 6-8 months so evidence wasnt hard to come by.

 

[ipf]

You might get a C&G like that but not a NVQ, you have to be doing work to get your portfolio done, when i done mine we had to be in the photos showing us doing the work, i took hundreds of photos of jobs, at the time i was on jobs lasting 6-8 months so evidence wasnt hard to come by.

Bleedin' 'ell...that would have cost a fortune getting them developed at Kodak

 

[shanky887614]

Bleedin' 'ell...that would have cost a fortune getting them developed at Kodak

think of all the black powder tony would hsve used XD

 

[cdavies33]

Gold Card, Approved Electrician, Installation Electrician

 

[fuel]

Got a card that says im an apprentice or useless depending on your view of apprentices ;-)

 

[wozz]

Bleedin' 'ell...that would have cost a fortune getting them developed at Kodak

phones just about had cameras in them days and I done a online portfolio so no printing at all submitted to tutor with a click of a button.

I think ink I had around 400 photos of work to pic from, I found them the other day on a USB stick such a blast from the past.

 

[UNG]

Theres so much moaning on here and in industry in general about Electrical Trainee and then theres the JIB seeming to stand up in a small way to the downward spiral and they still get knocked. Yes people will get caught out, but if you are experienced and working in the industry a nvq3 will be a doddle, the money is a investment in yourself and your CV, after all if you dont have a NVQ3 you must hve done your quals a fair time ago, surely being a electrician merits spending that money on modernising your quals.

How do you modernise your quals that would surely require you having some skills removed

Right tin hat on, many moons ago the JIB card was an union card nothing more nothing less.

I think not lol

The JIB paid the union dues back then always had a fully paid up union card sent to me every year

Na that was the ECA card, the JIB card was renown to be the standard years ago, not today though, a 17 day combined pat testing/ 17th edition course and CSCS and your a spark today lol

The ECA was the employers organisation the JIB was formed by the ECA and the EETPU back then to help industrial relations because of disputes and lock outs


Had an electrician card when I was first graded 34 years ago and became self employed not long after and not bothered since even though I was a part owner of a JIB registered company for 20 years

 

[ipf]

Modernising your qualifications, eh???

 

[stevethesparks]

JIB Approved Gold Card

 

[Richo77]

I have one!! JIB Approved Electrician

 

[pcam1984]

SJIB approved gold card

 

[Knobhead]

I haven’t got one nor ever wanted one.

Being purely industrial I’ve always regarded the JIB with distain. Sorry.

 

[Engineer54]

To the best of my knowledge, to be issued with a Electrician or Approved Electrician (and above) it has always been a requirement from the very early days to the present, that the full ''core'' qualification of that time be held. At one time, i think you also needed to have completed a recognised apprenticeship too? Heard lot's of hearsay about qualification less people having gained JIB/SJIB electrician and gold cards, but as far as i'm concerned that's all wishful codswallop...


Anyway, for all their faults etc, and there are a good few, i still give them full credit for keeping it's registration requirements for electricians and above, suitably realistic. You won't find any 17 day/5WWs walking round with a JIB grade card stating ''Electrician'', not unless they are as bent as 9 bob notes!! lol!!

 

[gutterball]

sjib goldcard electrician.

 

[Slowhand]

Never had one, never been asked for one.

 

[Pete999]

The old JIB Approved card lost it many moons ago didn't need as I worked for HMG and don't need it now, way past doing much site work

 

[derek]

I have an ECS/JIB labourers card, I really need to find time to finish off my NVQ 3!

 

[Knobhead]

think of all the black powder tony would hsve used XD

Get it right, magnesium powder. Yes I have used it along with a plate camera.

If I was seen on site with a camera I would have been out of a job. Company rules.

I worked for the same company for 23 years, I have a grand total of seven photographs.

For my EITB log book I had to do drawings. I’ve still got them, they’ll go to the grave with me.
Over the years I’ve gone though many interviews, none worried me more that the EITB final interview. Mr. John Crew did the interview, I can still see his face. He smiled when he tripped me up with a question about OCB shunt trips.
I forgive him, I was the youngest apprentice to date to complete J02-J22.

You may think I’m crazy, I enjoyed working on this gear. I took this the day I powered it down ready for dismantling.

 

[Johnuk]

jib gold card electrician

 

[wozz]

Modernising your qualifications, eh???

If when you trained a nvq wasn't avaliable maybe a investment in one would be worthwhile I would call that modernising your qualifications.


I was was trainined to the 16th, I didn't stop there I got a 17th qual no drama saw it as keeping my cv and knowledge up to date. When the next edition comes along I will do that too.