Its official...I am not an Electrician.

[Squid]

I did the 236/1 and 236/2 but was registered with the JIB, when I phoned them a few years back and quoted them my NI number it seems I am still registered.

 

[Deleted member 109422]

Thanks SWD. I don't think I was ever registered with the JIB. When I applied for my ECS card about a week ago they said they had no record of me.
It is not a biggy, I will just find some work as an electricians mate and go from there. I will be doing my 18th edition at the soonest opportunity to show I have some knowledge and am not a chancer.

Cheers for the prompt reply,

Sym.

 

[Squid]

I "think" as I was an apprentice and you got registered automatically.

 

[littlespark]

Sym, you better go find the not-electricians forum now.

 

[Deleted member 109422]

Thanks littlespark.

 

[Deleted member 109422]

I appreciate all the replies. Thanks.

However, no one has actually answered a question I made in my initial post......

"how many non-electricians do you know who have passed the 2391?"

 

[Deleted member 109422]

double post, sorry.

 

[Leesparkykent]

I would appeal the grading with the JIB as you got both your part 1 and 2 before 1999 which is when the NVQ 3 was introduced. It would of been impossible to do the NVQ at the time as it didn't exist.

 

[Deleted member 109422]

Thanks Lee. I think the main problems are I didn't complete an apprenticeship and I didn't do the AM2.
Or have I been misinformed?

Cheers for the reply.

 

[derek]

Hi Sym, in answer to your question, there are lots of non-electricians with the 2391 qualification. Mostly those who did a short 'become an electrician in 6 weeks' course which included PATesting, 17th edition, and a 'Part P' qualification such as the C&G2393. They were coached to pass the 2391 without understanding what they were doing and then would have to come on forums such as these asking for help to find the most basic faults while working in a customer's house.
There are plenty of experienced sparks working on sites without a JIB Gold Card although it is becoming a bit more difficult to get work as an electrician without one. I still see adverts asking for nothing more than the 17th edition and an ECS card.