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Competent Person Scheme and legacy NVQ3 Qualifications

Luke Marshall

Good evening

Without boring you with my education and career to date, I've decided after many years in the industry, to apply to a competent person scheme in order to allow me to self certify. 

In preparation for this I have just completed my 2391-52 inspection and testing qualification.

I spoke to NAPIT as the guys who I work for use them and recommended them, but I was told that as my NVQ3 isn't on their list I'd have to do the Experienced worker qual, and AM2E. I'm not the first in this position, and doubt I'll be the last, but when I told the guy on the phone I have no intention of paying £1500+ to do the experience worker course, he said to wait until September as there are big changes coming.

I pressed him on this and he said that the recent changes to the EAS Qualification Guidance has blocked around 25,000 electricians from registering to a scheme, and like me they are refusing to pay to get a qualification that is on the latest list.

As a result the IET are reviewing the criteria and will be allowing more electromechanical qualifications and the like in order to allow more people with relevant NVQ3 quaifications to access the scheme.

Has anybody else heard anything about this? I've no reason to doubt the guy, but it sounds too good to be true.

Thanks

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  • Agree that a licence to practice is desirable. 
    All of the guys I have on my current experienced worker cohort did not complete their formal apprenticeship qualifications but stayed in the industry nonetheless. While apprentices they were awarded £9000 to see them through. That was tax payers money which not put to best effect. Now they have to dig deep in their own pockets. Whilst I have sympathy, it serves as a solid warning to those younger apprentices who are currently enjoying a free passage through their training. Lads are earning 1500 euros a week on one large project in Dublin, it won’t take them too long to see payback. 
    The scheme was developed by industry stakeholders, Certsure, NAPIT, ECA, ECS, ECS, TESP, NET, JIB, Unite and City and Guilds. It’s relatively new so it’s here to stay for a while. Lads and lassies (hopefully) will have to find funding from somewhere not least of all because my daily rate ain’t cheap! 

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    Any of those stakeholders a non-profit organisation with a genuine concern for the industry? 

    Just because there is a chance for the lads to earn 1500€ a week, doesn't mean that money is there to be taken from their pockets. From that 1500€, I'm guessing they need vans, tools, insurance, digs, meals. This is the same for everyone! As much as the tradesman world think all sparkles are raking it in, there must be a good percentage who can't afford to prove themselves again to an organisation who has come in, deemed their existing qualifications worthless and set new boundaries.

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  • in reply to lyledunn

    Any of those stakeholders a non-profit organisation with a genuine concern for the industry? 

    Just because there is a chance for the lads to earn 1500€ a week, doesn't mean that money is there to be taken from their pockets. From that 1500€, I'm guessing they need vans, tools, insurance, digs, meals. This is the same for everyone! As much as the tradesman world think all sparkles are raking it in, there must be a good percentage who can't afford to prove themselves again to an organisation who has come in, deemed their existing qualifications worthless and set new boundaries.

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