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Incompetent or Dis-Interested Sparks of Today.

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I recently viewed a shop that needs some electrical work to make the installation safe and reliable.

The owner said that I was the 5th sparks to attend as the others had either not turned up, initially turned up but then disappeared or appeared overwhelmed by the challenges involved.

Are modern sparks incompetent, lazy or just useless?

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    Having met tens of thousand over my career, the poor outweigh the good by a large amount, I'd say 80/20 split IMO.

    Who to blame? no-one, everyone, nobody, everybody. sad state of affairs is the industry is not regulated, its has been debated for decades about deskilling of the trade to reduce the last of the trades, and I mean since the 1914 era..

    IMO the industry needs a form of LTP and a very hard word with itself as those who have presumed authority have helped contribute to the mess, maybe knowingly, maybe not, those in the trade who saw the mess have circumnaviagted it and loads couldn't care less. Some worship gold, some do not. 

    For me caring is the most important quality for an electrican. I introduced a LtP and it caused chaos for a year of so at least. but it did force a training and skills gap conversation, has it fixed all issues, No. Behaviours, Skills attitudes, agendas, eduaction level, knowledge, training, limitations (ability to say no and know your limits) family status, mental and physical health, ever changing qualifiaction landscape, CPS schemes, Unions, uneduacted clients, consultanst assisting in race to bottom to ensure market share, cut and paste culture, poor designers, assumption and perceptions not being relaity, the issues are endless.

    I for one support the call for the title to be protected under law and an independant regulator who aiuthorise and licence electricians. 

    Just my own personal view. 

  • 0 in reply to Paul Meenan

    The thing is, you need to fit in.

    Whatever you bring to the table.

    Electrician is a very broad term.

    Know your limitations.

    Embrace the skills you have.

    Enjoy learning from those who offer.

    Like any trade its about learning, 

    Problem is that knowledge is passed down and if we have no avenue for that knowledge other than NIC NAPIT and the like then we all doomed.

    IET are far better than both those organisations.

    I trust they can perform. 

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  • 0 in reply to Paul Meenan

    The thing is, you need to fit in.

    Whatever you bring to the table.

    Electrician is a very broad term.

    Know your limitations.

    Embrace the skills you have.

    Enjoy learning from those who offer.

    Like any trade its about learning, 

    Problem is that knowledge is passed down and if we have no avenue for that knowledge other than NIC NAPIT and the like then we all doomed.

    IET are far better than both those organisations.

    I trust they can perform. 

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