- Apr 17, 2025
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- If you're a qualified, trainee, or retired electrician - Which country is it that your work will be / is / was aimed at?
- United Kingdom
- What type of forum member are you?
- Electrical Engineer (Qualified)
Alright lads, need to get this off my chest.
Just spent 20 minutes trying to do what used to take me 5 on the old NICEIC cert portal. They've "upgraded" it and honestly, it feels like they've gone backwards about 10 years.
I'm doing 15-20 EICRs a week, so I'm on this thing constantly. Was actually buzzing when I saw the migration popup, thought "finally, they're going to sort out the clunky interface." But CHRIST, it's even more of a ballache now.
More clicks to get anywhere, pages loading like it's 2010, and half the time I'm clicking something wondering if it's even registered. For nearly £2 a pop on these certs, you'd think they could afford a website that doesn't make you want to chuck your laptop out the van window.
The thing that really gets me is there was no announcement, no "here's what's changed," nothing. Just forced migration to a system that's objectively worse than what we had before.
It got me thinking - why are we putting up with this? Is it too much to ask for professional software that's actually... professional? Surely the bare minimum in 2025 should be:
What's everyone else's experience been like?
Just spent 20 minutes trying to do what used to take me 5 on the old NICEIC cert portal. They've "upgraded" it and honestly, it feels like they've gone backwards about 10 years.
I'm doing 15-20 EICRs a week, so I'm on this thing constantly. Was actually buzzing when I saw the migration popup, thought "finally, they're going to sort out the clunky interface." But CHRIST, it's even more of a ballache now.
More clicks to get anywhere, pages loading like it's 2010, and half the time I'm clicking something wondering if it's even registered. For nearly £2 a pop on these certs, you'd think they could afford a website that doesn't make you want to chuck your laptop out the van window.
The thing that really gets me is there was no announcement, no "here's what's changed," nothing. Just forced migration to a system that's objectively worse than what we had before.
It got me thinking - why are we putting up with this? Is it too much to ask for professional software that's actually... professional? Surely the bare minimum in 2025 should be:
- Lightning Fast: No loading spinners. You click, it works. Instantly.
- Dead Simple: So intuitive you don't even have to think about it.
- Actually Built for Us: Designed by someone who understands the job, not a committee.
What's everyone else's experience been like?
