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Are the IET restricting electrical contractors

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The IET define the EAS. As I have observed they have removed the competent person from Sept 21 from being acceptable with just an 18th edition qualification.

Now they have removed that and the acceptable verification for this level is beyond what most 48 year old plus contractors have. 

there are contractors out there who have experience and older quals (anyone who says grandad rights is in bed with these lot) who can no longer be a QS should they lose them, forcing them to employ people who aren’t really QS level but satisfy EAS set out by IET.

From my experience in assessing tue EAS, this is a money making agenda.

IET is restricting the electrical contract industry to make money.

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    A couple of months ago I completed the BPEC Electrical Energy Storage Systems training course and have been awarded a certificate, however it has an expiry date and five years from now I will have to retrain and requalify to carry on working in the sector if I want to do so.

    https://bpec.org.uk/qualification/electrical-energy-storage-systems-eess/

    This is not unique to the electrical industry, it's standard in the gas industry, for example:

    Gas

    LCL Awards offers certification under the National Accredited Certification Scheme (ACS) which is the required certificate of competence for any engineer looking to become registered with Gas Safe Register. The certificates cover the major sector areas of domestic, commercial heating, catering, laundry, LPG, Emergency Service provider and Meter installer, plus the specific appliances within each sector. Each certificate has a 5 year expiry date from the date of the assessment.

    https://lclawards.co.uk/qualifications/sectors/gas/

    As electricians we are going have to accept that we need to do both informal and formal Continuing Professional Development, because of the fast rate of change in the industry with new products and regulations affecting what we do and how we do it. 

    A newly qualified electrician in their twenties may end up doing an EESS training course ten times during their career under the current regime. 

  • 0 in reply to Sparkingchip

    Do you agree that our pay does not reflect what we have to do in comparison to other trades such as plasterers. I do not complain, but I also appreciate that we deserve better compensation for our skills and expertise.

    As electricians, we have to accept that we need to do both informal and formal Continuing Professional Development, because of the fast rate of change in the industry with new products and regulations affecting what we do and how we do it.

    A newly qualified electrician in their twenties may end up doing an EESS training course ten times during their career under the current regime. That is a lot of time and money spent on updating their knowledge and qualifications. I wonder if there is a better way to ensure that electricians are competent and up-to-date without imposing such a heavy burden on them.

  • 0 in reply to AMK

    What are your thoughts Mark ? 

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    0 Former Community Member in reply to Sparkingchip

    Not about renewables or Gas. About people who trained 30 years ago and have been made defunct by the EAS/IET

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    This subject has come up a few times before, both Myself and, IIRC, Lyle Dunn, are doing the 2346 experienced worker NVQ3, and AM2. It's a real pain, £2500+, and lots of time sorting and taking photos.

    And all to be recognised as a Site Electrician.I'm not sure I even want to work on a Site again, but, if I get that card, my options are left open. It's only in the last 3 years that a JIB card has been required, a Professionallly Qualified card has done me for the last 5 years, but that has run out (it would be cheap enough to renew, around £300 for the H+S course  etc), but that card isnt accepted in many places now, even though it should be a step above the standard JIB gold card.

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