My Question: is there a prescribed standard list of requirements for part p registration, or do the governing bodies just put up what they want?
I was registered for part p for 14 years, it ran out when I started doing up my own house and settled for small jobs only for a couple of years.
I came to the trade after 20 years general building, did my 16th then the test and inspection course. Then came part p and I enquired about the need to do further courses. I was told that the then C&G 2400 Design and Verification course (which i was doing at the time) would count as a professional qualification and avoid any further need to take technical assessments etc. Well NAPIT have so far been appalling: sat on my application for over 6 weeks (and the money) and they're now saying I'm not qualified and will need to sit an additional course of theirs, some sort of computer based 30 hours learning followed by an exam and a practical: I can't sit it till December, but naturally i need to pay now ( before the last places disappear, I've heard that somewhere before!). Apparently this is designed for people just like me, but I wonder if I'm being sold a load of old s**t:? I have nothing against relevant training but seriously what can 30 hours of online learning and a test add to a practising electrician who's been working to part p since 2004 and assessed annually, and has never actually stopped working to the regs: I just haven't done any part p jobs. Part p is just the regs anyway, only registering notifiable work, the standard is the same. And yes done the 18th, January last year. Now I look, it appears that the NICIEC and elecsa have slightly different entry requirements- thought we all worked to a standard, and anyway this shower now have my money! Any advice? Anyone else had to do this? HELP
