NICEIC Certification Scheme Sold my soul to the Niceic
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Leesparkykent
With the mandatory eicr for rented property up your way im sure you'll earn it back in no time.....how much would it of been to go with select?
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HT!! Stroma £288!
Why does that make it better to go with NIC Lee? Do they only accept NIC?
You cant hide the fact you've sold your soul with the press of a few buttons HT, no mods can help you now. You're DOOMED!! :devil:
Ive just left NIC AC this year for stroma, i had a little test year last year, took all nic logos off my paperwork and certificates
only one person asked if i was a registered electrician......thats it
even all my local council wanted was registered and assessed by a third party for the works i tender for
stroma- £288 inc vat, assess you for domestic, commercial, eicrs and 3rd party inspections(if thats your bag)
thats about £600 per year better off for the same service
ive been dealing with one person the whole process and must admit they have been excellent
only one person asked if i was a registered electrician......thats it
even all my local council wanted was registered and assessed by a third party for the works i tender for
stroma- £288 inc vat, assess you for domestic, commercial, eicrs and 3rd party inspections(if thats your bag)
thats about £600 per year better off for the same service
ive been dealing with one person the whole process and must admit they have been excellent
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It's only NIC or Select up here.
Yeah as gutterball said its only they 2 up here, completely different set up, no domestic installers just approved contractor!
Yeah Lee that's the main reason I signed up, it is supposedly a requirement to carry out eicr's, I have a fair bit of worm through the estate agents and as you say with it being mandatory now it's a lot of work for me!
Yeah Lee that's the main reason I signed up, it is supposedly a requirement to carry out eicr's, I have a fair bit of worm through the estate agents and as you say with it being mandatory now it's a lot of work for me!
Pretty much as soon as I registered I found I got a lot more work. Surprising how many people look on the websites of Trustmark, NAPIT, NIC, etc for sparks. I suppose it gives them peace of mind....if only they knew!!
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GMES
What would like it editing to :teeth_smile:
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GMES
Hows that for you :whatchutalkingabout
I've said this to customers for years, just because they're with NIC doesn't mean they know what they're doing!
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GMES
Only playing I've put it right now.
I often tell customers that even though I am registered I often don't know what I am doing!
:rolleyes4:
One good thing with NAPIT is that you get straight through to their technical dept....
One bad thing about NAPIT is their technical dept don't seem as knowledgeable as I would like on the couple of times I rang them!
My impression was they sat firmly on the fence with the queries I had. Although sometimes a quick discussion can clarify thoughts in your own head.
vxwestie
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Congratulations on joining the NicEic. Despite the additional cost it'll help distinguish yourself from the amateurs in the other scams
Youll never see a specifier, architect etc choose a stroma, Napit etc contractor over a Nic one. You will see them use phrases similar to "must be registered with the NicEic/or similar.
The Nic are far from perfect but a lot of the assessors from the other scams are those that can't get in with the Nic.
Dont let the money fool you, there is a reason they are still the No1 brand
Youll never see a specifier, architect etc choose a stroma, Napit etc contractor over a Nic one. You will see them use phrases similar to "must be registered with the NicEic/or similar.
The Nic are far from perfect but a lot of the assessors from the other scams are those that can't get in with the Nic.
Dont let the money fool you, there is a reason they are still the No1 brand
It depends where your at and what kind of work you are undertaking
once your well established, i find your customers want YOU, not any logo stuck on your van they couldnt careless
i doubt many domestic installers will be coming up against tender specifiers a great deal
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I feel the same mate, I have managed thus far without the logo and can count on the one hand how many times someone has mentioned being with either Select or NIC, and these weren't potential customers just other trades on the job, who are under the illusion that yup ou must be with a scheme or you don't know your arse from your elbow! But I am looking forward to having the back up of being in a scheme for any further works etc that may require it!
rich.250
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I know their not what they used to be!
But in my area the area engineer is really good, and it shows with the contractors.
The NIC approved contractors are far better than the other approved contractors from other approvals.
I've got a lot more commercial work and tender applications since I joined 2 years ago.
But then again, your only as good as your worst bloke.
But in my area the area engineer is really good, and it shows with the contractors.
The NIC approved contractors are far better than the other approved contractors from other approvals.
I've got a lot more commercial work and tender applications since I joined 2 years ago.
But then again, your only as good as your worst bloke.
uksparks
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I would rather be with the NICEIC over any other and thats down to the online interface which I think its great and also the fact that they are the most widely recognise, nothing more to it.
They seem ok to me, never had any issues, if you are going to pay, just pay and go with the bigger brand, its such a trivial difference in my opinion.
They seem ok to me, never had any issues, if you are going to pay, just pay and go with the bigger brand, its such a trivial difference in my opinion.
Sorry HM. I keep putting HT for some unknown reason!
rich.250
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It's exactly the same price as napit if you go for equal approval level..... Just they have it all as add ons.
Although from seeing work done by others anyone can join Napit!
rich.250
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I would rather be with the NICEIC over any other and thats down to the online interface which I think its great.
And a decent free iPad app
Well that's a mater of opinion, there are plenty of posts on this forum that end 'and that was done by an Nic electrician'
I've got no problem with either, I've just today cancelled my Nic membership which was due for renewal Friday, I had my last Nic assessment in September and had my Napit assessment last week, so less than 4 months apart.
There was a difference, in the 10 years that I've been with the Nic the only qualification that I've been asked for is my 17th edition. Napit wanted copies of all my qualifications on application, then the assessor wanted to see them on the day.
The office part took a lot longer for the Napit assessment, he wanted to see all the same stuff but he asked me technical questions in the office then I had to sit and answer some written questions. Only 5 or 6 but not all easy ( I needed to refer to my regs for one) I never had that with the Nic.
The on site bit was remarkable similar.
But to reiterate I'm not advocating one over the other, they're both similar I'm sure with good and bad representatives. The same for Stroma or Elecsa.
Though comments like this
Are just plain daft if you ask me (though no one ever does)
Seems I was a pro yesterday an amateur today.
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Leesparkykent
It was to do with firefighter's switches. Colour, height of the ground and whether off is at the top or bottom.
No problem as I could use the regs, just wasn't expecting it.
From the enquiries I made Napit is a lot cheaper. There is the stated website price but if you are moving from another scheme it can be considerably cheaper.
Really ? My Elecsa assessor was only the other day saying how his own worth was assessed on a regular basis when the scheme was separate from the NICEIC. Now he is working under a NICEIC assessor he hasn't been assessed once in approaching 2 years.
The name exists as a value brand to those who don't know any better or any different, the public, specifiers, main contractors etc.
But from my point of view, looking from the inside of the trade, it's a name to hide behind for all and sundry. Every electrician that I have urged customers to report to trading standards for non-compliant work, dangerous work and fraudulent activities have all been under the NICEIC banner, half of them approved contractors.
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Leesparkykent
I'm an approved contractor....we ain't all bad lol
Well I'm with Elecsa [got my annual assessment tomorrow actually 
],my assessor is very thorough and makes absolutely sure that my regs knowledge and work are right up to scratch- in reply to the poster who reckons that NIC members are far superior I chose to go with something different as having seen a fair bit of work by the aforementioned organisations 'approved contractors' and not being impressed to say the least I didn't want that logo to give me a bad name lol. [Obviously there are good members as well].
],my assessor is very thorough and makes absolutely sure that my regs knowledge and work are right up to scratch- in reply to the poster who reckons that NIC members are far superior I chose to go with something different as having seen a fair bit of work by the aforementioned organisations 'approved contractors' and not being impressed to say the least I didn't want that logo to give me a bad name lol. [Obviously there are good members as well].
rich.250
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That's very different to my experience in the 2 months I was with Napit when I first started.
The assessor was with me in the office for 45mins and then 30mins on site and off he went. I was asked to take the cover off the Db and explain how to carry out a zdb.
After that I thought it was a joke and transferred to the NIC.
That was a lot more thorough, 5 jobs and took nearly all day.
Like you say there's good and bad of all of them.
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sledgehammer
Why does nobody use the ECA?
rich.250
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I know a fair few that do, it's always along side NIC approved contractor scheme though.
I believe it's only to do with tendering for larger works - ECA is required.
Although are they not all part of certsure??
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