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Electrical Competence.

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"The trap we've fallen into is to believe that a thousand incompetents properly organized can do the job of a few dozen outstanding people"


OMS's footer reminds me of this from electrical rules and regulations;


"Ignorance and injudicious economy.- Many of the dangers in the application of electricity arise from ignorance and inexperience on the part of those who supply and fit up inadequate plant, and frequently injudicious economy on the part of the user."


Rules and Regulations for the Prevention of Fire Risks Arising from Electric Lighting.

Issued April 1888 by the Society of Telegraph-Engineers and Electricians. (Now the Institution of Electrical Engineers, my old source book says.)


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    Having met many people who have all sort of qualifications, both paper and practical,  whom I would not trust to change a lightbulb I am wary of qualifications. Having seen many CVs that identified ideal candidates that on interview could not answer simple questions about their strengths in the CV it becomes obvious their CVs are exaggerations at best. 


    On the other side I have worked with people without qualifications who know and can explain the theory and do the practical stuff to a high standard. 


    So I have no answers apart from an in depth interview and a practical test to identify if they have any practical skills. Talking to past employers is another route but beware the "You will be lucky to get xxxxxx to work for you" type reply.

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    Having met many people who have all sort of qualifications, both paper and practical,  whom I would not trust to change a lightbulb I am wary of qualifications. Having seen many CVs that identified ideal candidates that on interview could not answer simple questions about their strengths in the CV it becomes obvious their CVs are exaggerations at best. 


    On the other side I have worked with people without qualifications who know and can explain the theory and do the practical stuff to a high standard. 


    So I have no answers apart from an in depth interview and a practical test to identify if they have any practical skills. Talking to past employers is another route but beware the "You will be lucky to get xxxxxx to work for you" type reply.

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