I qualified under the 2330 in 2006 and worked on the London underground upgrade as a sparky for the preceding 5 years before moving to Aus. I  2021 I returned and endeavoured to get my gold card where I believed teading my Aussie licenses for the gold was a simple conversion. JIB informed me that during covid, that avenue had been shut down, no explanation. I was informed that if I wanted the card, I had to perform various tasks over 18 months and be assessed by an accredited professional in order to be signed of. Wasn't doing that. I pottered around for a few years doing odds and  sods before deciding to go back into contracting. In one   year, I have applied for various improver roles as well as installer positions but as yet nothing. One agency, offered me a role as a mate, at 13 pound an hour and then give it to someone else, this is even though they have all of my certifications.  It seems that the 2330 carries the same stigma as a plaque.

I qualified under the 2330 in 2006 and worked on the London underground upgrade as a sparky for the preceding 5 years before moving to Aus. I  2021 I returned and endeavoured to get my gold card where I believed teading my Aussie licenses for the gold was a simple conversion. JIB informed me that during covid, that avenue had been shut down, no explanation. I was informed that if I wanted the card, I had to perform various tasks over 18 months and be assessed by an accredited professional in order to be signed of. Wasn't doing that. I pottered around for a few years doing odds and  sods before deciding to go back into contracting. In one   year, I have applied for various improver roles as well as installer positions but as yet nothing. One agency, offered me a role as a mate, at 13 pound an hour and then give it to someone else, this is even though they have all of my certifications.  It seems that the 2330 carries the same stigma as a plaque.

Yes, going back to this, I paid for the C&G 2346 two years ago. I know I've been a bit slow about it, but I never got it finished. Anyway, I got a call 2 weeks ago, saying I need to get it done by the end of October. Fair enough. Then I got a phone call, it need to be submitted by 19th September, which was not going to happen. So I've called it a day on that one, and written it off, and Ive accepted I'll never be working on a site again, or be able to sign off my own domestic work. Crazy, we need workers, but put obstacles in the way to those who can do the work.

Lyle Dunn - any news on the timeframe required for 2346? The Training place say it is C&G who demand it is finished in a certain time, also, they say to get onto the 2346 course now, you need a NVQ2. I've done a quick search, but nothing comes up.