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Part P third party

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Re Part P Certification. Does a third party have to physically test an installation himself or is it sufficient to trust the test evidence of the electrician that did the work. I have been asked this by a neighbour and whilst I once knew the wiring regs I am no longer up to date (and not practicing). Thanks
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    whjohnson shared 
    Sort of still on topic - have a look at this and let me know what you think.
    Are You A Qualified Electrician?


    Interesting video, made me review this more generally and there is a good article from the IET ie https://electrical.theiet.org/wiring-matters/years/2017/67-september-2017/electrical-qualifications/


    Presumably an IET committee is busy simplifying things. For domestic installations (and maybe others) I guess everyone  in this forum would feel competent/confident but for someone starting out all the alternative training options must be confusing and daunting. In the case of the guy in the video you would of thought it possible for a relevant certified experienced electrician, or maybe a C Eng, could simply approve him and his experience as a professional, call him 'Electric Safe' and put him on a national register of Electric safe engineers that can be checked by anyone. Is that too simple? maybe some training organisations would object and it would be open to abuse if the people certifying were unprofessional and just approved anyone who asked. But the IET is good at this kind of approval, eg at awarding C Eng and other 'Qualifications + Experience' certification, being a responsible technician or engineer.

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    whjohnson shared 
    Sort of still on topic - have a look at this and let me know what you think.
    Are You A Qualified Electrician?


    Interesting video, made me review this more generally and there is a good article from the IET ie https://electrical.theiet.org/wiring-matters/years/2017/67-september-2017/electrical-qualifications/


    Presumably an IET committee is busy simplifying things. For domestic installations (and maybe others) I guess everyone  in this forum would feel competent/confident but for someone starting out all the alternative training options must be confusing and daunting. In the case of the guy in the video you would of thought it possible for a relevant certified experienced electrician, or maybe a C Eng, could simply approve him and his experience as a professional, call him 'Electric Safe' and put him on a national register of Electric safe engineers that can be checked by anyone. Is that too simple? maybe some training organisations would object and it would be open to abuse if the people certifying were unprofessional and just approved anyone who asked. But the IET is good at this kind of approval, eg at awarding C Eng and other 'Qualifications + Experience' certification, being a responsible technician or engineer.

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