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C&G Indicates lack of qualifications for Electricians and EV charger installs

GTB

Morning All,

Just was made aware of this article and doesnt really surprise me to be honest:

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/electriccars/article-11054445/Concerns-raised-safety-electric-car-charge-points.html

So goes back to the concerns I always have about what due diligence the "Duty Holder" or indeed the householder etc carry out to make sure the installer is competant for the task to be performed. I doubt this just relates to householders employing "electricians" direct themselves, but also to those charging companies and EVSE suppliers that send a man in a van out to do the install.

I appreaciate, those that do complete the C&G course can still go on and make mistakes and carry out dangerous and shoddy work, but logic indicates they should be less likley to do so than those with no training a flick thru Section 7 in the regs and carry on oblivious to what the results of their actions may be.

GTB

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  • Sparkingchip -

    So what wrong with this course (Other than I don't think I leaned anything new on it)

    NICEIC | Electric Vehicle Charging Course | Only £155.00 +VAT

    £155+VAT. 

    Is that a C&G certificate? if not - the C&G lot might be quite miffed - Loads of us have done it. Darned if I know where my certificate has gone, certainly printed and filed but I cant find it on my computer now. Perhaps this knocks a hole in the C&G argument as to how many are trained to install EV Chargers? 

    Wheres the thousands of pounds coming from? The EV suppliers course? 

    I certainly did the NICEIC one but the BP Chargemaster lot said no to me doing their specific training course - they had no need for more electricians in my areas. I've installed quite a few (35) of their EV chargers (at one site) but they've supplied the electrical vehicle chargers direct to the customer and carried out the commissioning and claimed the government grant. I had to do design, install and testing of the fixed electrical wiring. 

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  • Sparkingchip -

    So what wrong with this course (Other than I don't think I leaned anything new on it)

    NICEIC | Electric Vehicle Charging Course | Only £155.00 +VAT

    £155+VAT. 

    Is that a C&G certificate? if not - the C&G lot might be quite miffed - Loads of us have done it. Darned if I know where my certificate has gone, certainly printed and filed but I cant find it on my computer now. Perhaps this knocks a hole in the C&G argument as to how many are trained to install EV Chargers? 

    Wheres the thousands of pounds coming from? The EV suppliers course? 

    I certainly did the NICEIC one but the BP Chargemaster lot said no to me doing their specific training course - they had no need for more electricians in my areas. I've installed quite a few (35) of their EV chargers (at one site) but they've supplied the electrical vehicle chargers direct to the customer and carried out the commissioning and claimed the government grant. I had to do design, install and testing of the fixed electrical wiring. 

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