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.

 

[Guest77]

My point was does a HNC actually prove any experience or real life experience or is it a measure of academic level?

A NVQ3 which they are after is to show you have actually been there and done it.

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

 

[7029 dave]

My point was does a HNC actually prove any experience or real life experience or is it a measure of academic level?

A NVQ3 which they are after is to show you have actually been there and done it.

I knew guys with approved JIB Statius, no quals at all, years of on site experience, good reference from the company they are in. Maybe bit different know. lol

 

[Farmelectrics]

Gold card technician

 

[Guest77]

Gold card technician

Site or Installation?

 

[telectrix]

My point was does a HNC actually prove any experience or real life experience or is it a measure of academic level?

A NVQ3 which they are after is to show you have actually been there and done it.

true. practical experience was zero at the time. that took several years and quite a few cock-ups before i considered myself competent.

 

[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 ;-)