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You refer here to just the testing part of things, whereas the true measure of competence in doing EICRs is in the inspection part.I'm probably missing something as we're only just getting to the basics now where i'm learning, but how complicated can it be to simply carry out tests and record the numbers? What am i missing?
Guidance Note 3 Inspection and Testing lists pages and pages of things to look out for when doing an inspection of an existing installation, and it says that this list is not exhaustive, as there are many other things an inspector may come across. These are the things that cannot be taught in class and verified by passing an exam. I believe personally that anyone doing EICRs on existing installations, and signing their name on these EICRs, MUST have several years experience under the belt to be able to confidently declare the whole installation as safe/unsafe, based on their judgement of all the items inspected. And the best way to gain this experience, is under the guidance of someone who has this experience.
Sadly, in real life, this is not the case. Hence the plethora of EICRs posted on this forum that are not worth a cubic centimetre of liquefied poo...