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Scottish Govt to regulate "electrician" description

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Currently anyone can call themselves an electrician, without the need for any qualifications or competency.

The Scottish Government is gathering information and views on whether regulations should be introduced in relation to electricians. While the focus of the consultation is on domestic work carried out for individual consumers, it will also apply to commercial and industrial work.

https://consult.gov.scot/energy-and-climate-change-directorate/a-consultation-on-the-regulation-of-electricians/
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    No Simon the term "Chartered Engineer" is protected. However, it makes no difference at all to any of the trade bodies who simply say "what's that?". There is a significant disconnect in the industry which has depended on C&G qualifications, of various levels, now greatly "dumbed down" for political reasons because they were too hard (particularly 2391)! It is only too hard if you don't know the stuff properly, and it's now open book and multiple choice.


    I was teaching the 18th edition exam for Stroma, along with JP and a couple of others. We found that the candidates had a number of problems. These included even knowing what to look up in the BBB in response to a question because they had no knowledge of the words used, not knowing how to use an index, and similar difficulties. Many had never tried to use the regs before which is strange. In all the exams, no one got 100%, although a few came close. One chap (nameless) passed with all but one question correct, and he had just started being an electrician having previously been a surgeon! He had read the book which I expect helped a fair bit.
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    No Simon the term "Chartered Engineer" is protected. However, it makes no difference at all to any of the trade bodies who simply say "what's that?". There is a significant disconnect in the industry which has depended on C&G qualifications, of various levels, now greatly "dumbed down" for political reasons because they were too hard (particularly 2391)! It is only too hard if you don't know the stuff properly, and it's now open book and multiple choice.


    I was teaching the 18th edition exam for Stroma, along with JP and a couple of others. We found that the candidates had a number of problems. These included even knowing what to look up in the BBB in response to a question because they had no knowledge of the words used, not knowing how to use an index, and similar difficulties. Many had never tried to use the regs before which is strange. In all the exams, no one got 100%, although a few came close. One chap (nameless) passed with all but one question correct, and he had just started being an electrician having previously been a surgeon! He had read the book which I expect helped a fair bit.
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