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What qualification is required to inspect against Edition 18?

Tim Coker

In order to be able to inspect against Edition 18, what qualification is required? I've been referred to City & Guilds 2391-52 Level 3 Award in Inspection and Testing...

One of my Engineers is IEng with IET, and has various C&G qualifications including City & Guilds/NICEIC – BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 (18th Edition Wiring Regulations). Through these and associated experience he is qualified to higher than Level 3 (Manager/Coordinator Level I'm told).

Is this sufficient to be able to sign the inspection forms? I did see in a previous thread that there isnt an actual formal qualification, so I think the above would be sufficient, but that thread was 2 year ago.

Thanks...

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    To satisfy 651.5, it would seem that your “engineer” needs to be a skilled person (electrically) as defined in part 2 and competent in periodic inspection and testing.
    As someone who has been an assessor on the 2391 since it was first introduced and who has assessed hundreds of candidates over the years, I can tell you straight that relying solely on the 2391 qualification as a means to demonstrate competence is definitely not a good idea. Having said that, I don’t think it wise to employ operatives to do periodic inspections unless they have both the 2391 and up-to-date 18th Edition. 
    I would also advise putting a robust QA system in place to confirm that the operative’s required skills and competences are being properly and consistently applied. 

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    To satisfy 651.5, it would seem that your “engineer” needs to be a skilled person (electrically) as defined in part 2 and competent in periodic inspection and testing.
    As someone who has been an assessor on the 2391 since it was first introduced and who has assessed hundreds of candidates over the years, I can tell you straight that relying solely on the 2391 qualification as a means to demonstrate competence is definitely not a good idea. Having said that, I don’t think it wise to employ operatives to do periodic inspections unless they have both the 2391 and up-to-date 18th Edition. 
    I would also advise putting a robust QA system in place to confirm that the operative’s required skills and competences are being properly and consistently applied. 

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