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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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  • Just out of interest, how much flexibility do the schemes have with regards to the EAS qualification guide? The guidance document states it is not exhaustive, and any qualifications not on the list can be referred to the scheme etc, but the schemes don't seem to be risk averse enough to take matters into their own hands if competence is proven.

    I'd assume there is more to it that this, else there would be incidents of electricians gaining access to the scheme without the latest qualifications stated.

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  • Just out of interest, how much flexibility do the schemes have with regards to the EAS qualification guide? The guidance document states it is not exhaustive, and any qualifications not on the list can be referred to the scheme etc, but the schemes don't seem to be risk averse enough to take matters into their own hands if competence is proven.

    I'd assume there is more to it that this, else there would be incidents of electricians gaining access to the scheme without the latest qualifications stated.

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