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What are the minimum qualifications for an electrician to be able to provide Electrical Installation Certificate (EIC) or a Minor Electrical Installation Works (MEIW) Certificate in Commercial Premises

Douglas MacLachlan

If a company is looking to sub contract out work to install commercial catering equipment (single and 3phase) and the installations are highly likely to require appliances to be hard wired to a fixed socket and/or have to install an RCD, what are the minimum qualifications for an electrician to be able to provide Electrical Installation Certificate or a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificates in Commercial Premises?

I have seen qualifications showing city of guilds level 3 award in Requirements For Electrical Installations (doesn't say diploma) with 3 years experience but I'm not sure if these individuals can issue an EIC or MEIW?

Any guidance greatly accepted.

Many thanks

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    There's no specific requirement for qualifications - merely for the person to be skilled and competent. It's entirely possible for someone to be skilled and competent without any formal qualifications at all

    Formal qualifications are handy for demonstrating competence - at least in part - but there are many qualifications out there (of various ages) not all of which will demonstrate competence for all situations.. Most (non electrical) commercial customers "out source" the problem simply by demanding that the contractor is a member of one of the appropriate trade organisations (such as the NICEIC) for the type of work involved. That organisation then checks the contractors qualifications, and also checks their actual work on an on-going basis, so in effect doing the 'due diligence' for you.. (Many also run parallel systems for "competent persons schemes" for domestic installers, but that's somewhat different, so check the details of their membership carefully).

       - Andy.

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    Agree, a minor works cert can be filled out and issued by anyone capable of understanding the work done and the tests it required - which for things that truly are 'minor works',  is not really asking a lot.

    Many places and some insurers,  have their own house rules, but these are neither legal nor even regs requirements.

    Mike

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    It might also be argued that filling in the paperwork doesn't need any particular skills at all - it's underlying work (design, installation, I&T) that requires the competence. Anyone doing the real work should be capable of putting their name to it.

       - Andy.

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    Unfortunately using a firm that is a member of a trade body does not always mean that the person doing the job is competent. Finding good/competent trades people/companies has always been a difficult area not just in the electrical trade. As has been said if someone can do the job they should be able to do the paperwork, it is a fundamental part of the job. 

    Asking if the people doing the job  are trusted by a firm to complete and sign off the paperwork is a start. 

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