The report, from the consultancy Pye Tait on behalf of the Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP), said there was a concern that that “not all installers are sufficiently competent or qualified to undertake the job”.
It states that many of those attending upskilling courses on how to safely install electric vehicle charge points (EVCPs) are not fully qualified electricians, instead switching from other lower-skilled sub-sectors such as smart meter installations.
These courses are designed only for fully qualified electricians as a bolt-on qualification, according to the report, and “this raises immediate concern around the safety and quality of EV charge points installed by these individuals, as well as broader concern about the potential “de-skilling” of the sector.
The report appears to reinforce findings from a survey carried out by City & Guilds in July which found that nearly all of the working electricians it surveyed believed there are significant...