whats the difference

[pipevice]

hi all,

can anyone tell me the difference between the city & guilds courses 2391-10 and 2392-10
is one course a precursor to the other course,what will these courses be able to let you do
in reletion to partp and self cetification. i am a spark looking to improve my testing and inspection proceedures to enable getting on one of the competent persons scheme.

many thanks

 

[xraytek]

2392 is a watered down version of 2391

 

[Mark.W]

I think the 2392 leads more towards domestic testing and the 2391 towards all types of installations!

 

[Yooj]

2391 is 2 1/2 hour written exam, and 2392 is a multiple choice exam.

The reality is, that if you just want to get some further experience with I&T then do the 2392...however, NAPIT require you to have 2391 within 12 months of joining, the others don't require you to have any I&T qualification.

Yooj

 

[V]

2391 is two and a half hour exam plus practical

 

[Yooj]

2391 is two and a half hour exam plus practical

The 2392-10 has the practical also.

Yooj

 

[patricklondon]

the college i did my 2391 at didnt show us any kind of test kit until the exam. we were expected to already have a knowlege of its usequite a big drop out rate. if you are a bit new to this area you do need to put in a few extra hours study as theres a lot of info to take on

 

[gunner]

the 2392 is closed book 50 questions followed by a practical exam in front of the tutor,be warned its no piece of cake.i would advise get the relevent books and spend a couple of weeks on them before doing the course.

 

[Spudnik]

My understanding is the 2392 was designed more for kitchen fitters and the like, to learn basic inspection and testing skills, so they can sign off and certificate their work.

 

[saveloy]

2392 is an introductory course to Inspection and testing for persons who have little experience in Inspection and testing. It covers Inspection, Testing and Initial verification on new installations only.It also covers the different types of certification(related to new installations) and correct completion of certs. EIC's and Minor Works.

2391 is the follow on course that covers Inspection and Testing on existing installations and PIR's, (and also Inital Verification of new installs).

I think 2392 was introduced as a result of the high failure rate of the 2391, as a lot of candidates had little or no testing experience.