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John Peckham

As some of you know I have an involvement with the IET and have been a member for many years.

There is a low visibility in the electrical installation industry of who the IET is and what the IET does. The usual response I get is "you are the people who publish the Wiring Regs" and nothing more.

I am involved with some work in understanding what people would want or know about the IET that would make them want to become a member, and also consider professional registration?

So I need your help please.

What would you like to know about the IET, and what you would want from the IET to make you consider joining? Have you thought about professional registration?

Honest views please and I promise to listen. If you do not want to say on a public forum then email me on info( the symbol for at) astutetechnicalservices.co.uk.

Thanks for your anticipated help.

if you are already a member I would also appreciate your views? 

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  • I know it deviating from the topic, but I have to ask, would reading the blurb describing this book persuade you to pay fifty five quid for it?

    shop.theiet.org/guide-to-smart-homes-for-electrical-installers

    There seems to be this idea that somethings can just sell themselves on a website without much thought being put into the marketing or an “ influencer” will promote the products, rather than just spending a bit of time actually telling you precisely what the product is.

    When you are a self employed electrical practitioner or have a small contracting business you have to decide which are good investments and which are vanity purchases.

    For a self employed electrician a certificate and post nominal may be considered a vanity purchase rather than a good investment, most potential customers are unlikely to know or care what the post nominals mean, so is there a commercial value?

    I don’t think many people know what either the NICEIC or NAPIT are and definitely do not know what the IET is, they are more familiar with Checkatrade and the like, actually many just ask on a local Facebook group or Nextdoor for recommendations.

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  • I know it deviating from the topic, but I have to ask, would reading the blurb describing this book persuade you to pay fifty five quid for it?

    shop.theiet.org/guide-to-smart-homes-for-electrical-installers

    There seems to be this idea that somethings can just sell themselves on a website without much thought being put into the marketing or an “ influencer” will promote the products, rather than just spending a bit of time actually telling you precisely what the product is.

    When you are a self employed electrical practitioner or have a small contracting business you have to decide which are good investments and which are vanity purchases.

    For a self employed electrician a certificate and post nominal may be considered a vanity purchase rather than a good investment, most potential customers are unlikely to know or care what the post nominals mean, so is there a commercial value?

    I don’t think many people know what either the NICEIC or NAPIT are and definitely do not know what the IET is, they are more familiar with Checkatrade and the like, actually many just ask on a local Facebook group or Nextdoor for recommendations.

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  • in reply to Sparkingchip

    "For a self employed electrician a certificate and post nominal may be considered a vanity purchase rather than a good investment, most potential customers are unlikely to know or care what the post nominals mean, so is there a commercial value?" Well said that man

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