Electrical Competency, what is it?

Sparkingchip: 
 

One of the questions I answered in my City and Guilds 2360 part 2 exam required me to calculate the level of the illumination on a work bench, then to determine what difference it would make if the bench was moved by two metres.

Could I call myself a competent electrician if I could not have answered that question?

So when I did the City and Guilds 2360 part 2 was I being trained or educated?

It is fairly obvious that I can install lighting safely as an electrician without knowing how to do lighting design calculations.

It you look at some training school websites they make comments about the 2360 having “gaps” because it did not include training on testing and inspection, but that was not a gap as it was always an expectation that you would do the separate course and get the separate qualification.

Have the newer courses changed from being educational to being a training course, with instruction on what to do rather than how and why?

Would it really be too difficult to train someone how to install a new standard circuit for an appliance such as a cooker in a day including how to test and certify it, if you provide them with an installation guide with detailed instructions for reference with simple instructions saying  “do this“ and “don’t do that”.

Sparkingchip: 
 

One of the questions I answered in my City and Guilds 2360 part 2 exam required me to calculate the level of the illumination on a work bench, then to determine what difference it would make if the bench was moved by two metres.

Could I call myself a competent electrician if I could not have answered that question?

So when I did the City and Guilds 2360 part 2 was I being trained or educated?

It is fairly obvious that I can install lighting safely as an electrician without knowing how to do lighting design calculations.

It you look at some training school websites they make comments about the 2360 having “gaps” because it did not include training on testing and inspection, but that was not a gap as it was always an expectation that you would do the separate course and get the separate qualification.

Have the newer courses changed from being educational to being a training course, with instruction on what to do rather than how and why?

Would it really be too difficult to train someone how to install a new standard circuit for an appliance such as a cooker in a day including how to test and certify it, if you provide them with an installation guide with detailed instructions for reference with simple instructions saying  “do this“ and “don’t do that”.