Why so big a difference in price?

[MJPD29]

I disagree, how is a domestic installer course which can be obtained in as little as 18 days on par with a time served electrician? Do they have simply a different knowledge base? I don't rank them n the same level at all

wow... that sounds very stuck-up...
I suppose it's everyone to their own opinion.
How about just thinking that they are electricians, but just at a different knowledge base to you...

 

[MJPD29]

I would say An electrician is a competent time served, qualified perso. I do not rank an 18day course on par with a 4 year apprenticeship. The qualified electrician can still do domestic work as many Do and be an electrician but being solely qualified as a domestic installer is a different thing entirely .

Would you say an electrician is a person who does single phase and three phase then. The reason I ask this if you do only domestic refits or completely new and join a scheme and your now classed as designer and skilled amendment 3 ? Inteested to here your veiw

 

[peterhyper]

As a domestic installer, I consider myself to be a senior level DIYER. I do however, tell customers that I am an electrician just to impress them.

 

[Spoon]

I disagree, how is a domestic installer course which can be obtained in as little as 18 days on par with a time served electrician? Do they have simply a different knowledge base? I don't rank them n the same level at all

I think you misread my post mate. I did not say they are 'on par with a time served electrician'.
What I said was "they are electricians, but just at a different knowledge base"

 

[MJPD29]

I have misunderstood you sorry

I think you misread my post mate. I did not say they are 'on par with a time served electrician'.
What I said was "they are electricians, but just at a different knowledge base"[/QUOTE

 

[Spoon]

I have misunderstood you sorry

No worries mate.
No need to apologise, we all misread posts sometimes...

 

[Christopher Bernard]

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[RWJ]

Trying to start the old DI vs Apprenticeship served argument......Definitely a WIND UP!!!!!!

I did warn this was a whole wind up just to cause a DI vs Apprenticeship served argument!!!!

 

[MDJ]

Domestic or apprenticeship trained, who cares, it is a domestic situation so even a Domestic spark should be able to carry out this minor work, it seems though as if the person doing the work is inexperienced, this is the problem, one- is he competant and two- did he drop a clanger with the price? lets hope it was two, because if it was one then god help the OP.

 

[PEG]

I think the most effective,thorough and complete job,is the one the OP has done on this thread.