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Slightly hypothetical question regarding qualifications

Johno12345
I have been thinking - I know this can be dangerous!


I'm charged with maintenance in our factory, I think most people would now call it Facilities Management, Although I do have tools, I am office based but will turn my hand to the odd practical job here and there.


I also think I am reasonably knowledgable regarding the wiring regulations and I am competent enough to have electricians working for me that I can understand in reasonably good detail about what's going on, 


However, I don't have any qualifications, beyond a (ridiculous) basic electrical principles course I was sent on a few years back. GCSE physics was more thorough - I said it was a box-ticking course, so I could reset MCBs!


I would like to have the qualifications that I expect electricians to have, but still only for my desk-based job, so I can speak with more confidence about what I am expecting my electricians to do. I know most have done a four-year college course, which I can't do. 


I'm always a bit anxious about signing off isolations and supervising people testing for dead, accepting repairs and new work purely because someone has said 'aye, its alright'


I'm feeling slightly short of words to explain myself fully, but I hope you get the gist. 


Any thoughts?

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    It could be that failure to employ competent contractors is sometimes a problem, but it is easily avoided by getting a contractor to provide a statement of his competence along with the quote. This is not a list of qualifications (if any) it would state the quality trail he has, particularly if he belongs to a competent body which provides yearly inspections, which checks this kind of thing for you. For commercial work you should not employ anyone with "Domestic Installer" or similar status, and you should get references to some other companies from whom you may enquire. Electrical contractors who have the necessary competent staff will be happy to provide this kind of information, and if they do not you just avoid them. It would be difficult to prove that a contractor with a suitable quality trail is not competent to employ, so you should be fairly safe. Take care, some scheme providers are better than others, and wide advertising or fame does not necessarily mean "best".
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    It could be that failure to employ competent contractors is sometimes a problem, but it is easily avoided by getting a contractor to provide a statement of his competence along with the quote. This is not a list of qualifications (if any) it would state the quality trail he has, particularly if he belongs to a competent body which provides yearly inspections, which checks this kind of thing for you. For commercial work you should not employ anyone with "Domestic Installer" or similar status, and you should get references to some other companies from whom you may enquire. Electrical contractors who have the necessary competent staff will be happy to provide this kind of information, and if they do not you just avoid them. It would be difficult to prove that a contractor with a suitable quality trail is not competent to employ, so you should be fairly safe. Take care, some scheme providers are better than others, and wide advertising or fame does not necessarily mean "best".
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