Some years ago there was two IET Wiring Regulations Forum meet-ups in a hotel in Chelmsford, rather than sitting typing on an Ipad at home around twenty of us actually had a meal and a drink at the hotel and some of us stayed overnight.

I remember a discussion with a couple of guys about getting an NVQ as an experienced worker to get JIB card, the comments were “If it’s all that is standing you and getting a well paid job, then just get on and do it”.

However the lads I talk to in the electrical wholesalers don’t see NAPIT or NICEIC membership as a golden ticket, if they have to pay for doing the experienced worker qualification, the scheme membership, incidental expenses, the loss of earnings whilst qualifying and being assessed, as well as possibly having to buy their own test gear they are looking at a financial out lay in excess of six thousand quid, when actually they are earning decent money subbing, doing commercial, industrial and agricultural work, as well as doing non-notifiable domestic work all legitimately.

Spending time and a considerable amount of money on joining a domestic competence scheme just doesn’t make much sense, particularly when you can do the work anyway by notifying it through a mate or a firm you sub to; or just fly under the radar doing work for people who aren’t bothered about the work being notified.

Spending six thousand pounds and time required to get registered then maybe only notifying a dozen jobs a year really doesn’t make sense at all.

Some years ago there was two IET Wiring Regulations Forum meet-ups in a hotel in Chelmsford, rather than sitting typing on an Ipad at home around twenty of us actually had a meal and a drink at the hotel and some of us stayed overnight.

I remember a discussion with a couple of guys about getting an NVQ as an experienced worker to get JIB card, the comments were “If it’s all that is standing you and getting a well paid job, then just get on and do it”.

However the lads I talk to in the electrical wholesalers don’t see NAPIT or NICEIC membership as a golden ticket, if they have to pay for doing the experienced worker qualification, the scheme membership, incidental expenses, the loss of earnings whilst qualifying and being assessed, as well as possibly having to buy their own test gear they are looking at a financial out lay in excess of six thousand quid, when actually they are earning decent money subbing, doing commercial, industrial and agricultural work, as well as doing non-notifiable domestic work all legitimately.

Spending time and a considerable amount of money on joining a domestic competence scheme just doesn’t make much sense, particularly when you can do the work anyway by notifying it through a mate or a firm you sub to; or just fly under the radar doing work for people who aren’t bothered about the work being notified.

Spending six thousand pounds and time required to get registered then maybe only notifying a dozen jobs a year really doesn’t make sense at all.