thing is even the jib are diluting and getting into bed with the schemes as now if you get ac status with niceic, which we know they bend over backwards to give you if the cheque clears... you can get the gold card after a couple of annual assessments, you can sit equivalent courses with niceic instead of the nvq etc to get QS status, admittedly the gold card is only valid so long as you stay at that business... but its changing...
Interesting observations though, I have 2365 L2 and 3, 2394 and a couple other qualifications i took when i left the forces for health reasons.Spent several years doing commercial refurbs and social housing rewires before I went out on my own due to family commitments. technically i am not a qualified electrician, i only joined NICEIC to be able to sign off the part p stuff, the light commercial stuff i do normally doesn't need it. admittedly I wouldn't know where to begin in an industrial setting. However I would also think an industrial spark wouldn't automatically be able to jump right into house bashing. I have worked with domestic installers who have more knowledge, experience and skills than a supposed qualified time served apprentice with a pretty nvq portfolio. its all about mindset, approach to work and experience, but also knowing when to stay within your limits. its not just trades that are changing. I have family who work in the nhs and these days physiologists do what a few years ago a doctor would have done, they have just 2 years post degree experience before treating patients. likewise nurses are now effectively doing the job of doctors as training has improved. Take drs, when they first qualify or do there placements you are more likely to die in a hospital. yet they are the equivalent of an apprentice with his portfolio and am2... compare this to a nurse who might not be a dr but has experience and knowledge to do the things a doctor would previously have done. its happening in all industries and walk of life and is unlikely to change.
