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An Electrician's view - it's all about money!
« on: May 01, 2019, 08:31:26 am »
I was sent this by a professional electrician who is as passionate as I am about poor quality and doing something about it. I have reproduced it below so anyone considering buying a new home, the government is so keen for them to own,  is fully aware.
Obviously this post about electrical test failures from  2013 hasn't!

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The electrical industry is completely ruined by the self proclaimed industry leaders.
They are Dame Judith Hackitt, bankers, accountants, CEO’s from Marks and Spencer’s etc and have no respect for our trade or anyone.

All they care about is money.

Together they form the EAS committee and advise the government and industry on standards and entry levels. In short, they have created their perfect cash cow, which is our perfect storm.

They own training companies wirh cheap fast low level training in, telling everyone we have a skills shortage, when in fact the industry is saturated.

Multiple choice questions and candidates are taught to pass the exam, not learn a trade.

Straight into yearly membership, claiming they protect the homeowner and throw out worthless insurance backed warranties that no-one can claim on.

We’ve all tried so many times to help homeowners get the help they deserve and they just ignore us.

Standards are so bad, that we have had a massive increase in electrical fires, where some firefighters even lost their lives!

Rather than raise standards, the manufacturers who they are in bed with, invent products to help prevent fires.

You couldn’t make this stuff up. The gas industry suffers similar problems.

New homes are the worst and everyone in the trade knows it.
What you need to do is contact tradespeople and get them to give evidence and rally behind you.
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Re: An Electrician's view - it's all about money!
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2020, 04:18:15 pm »
I know this a somewhat old thread to reply to, but it is something I have strong views on to the alternative viewpoint. Is it worthwhile me commenting further?

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Re: An Electrician's view - it's all about money!
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2020, 08:05:39 am »
Allways worth hearing another view point ,

Thanks

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Re: An Electrician's view - it's all about money!
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2020, 09:08:37 am »
Thanks.

When I left school, many years ago, I completed an apprenticeship to become an electrician. I worked for some 15 years in the industry, in various areas. I then started another career, from which I retired recently. Having semi retired, I decide to return to the industry by carry out domestic electrical works. I thought I need some additional training, to refresh my skills. So I did some training with one of the private training bodies. I also had to do a short course for the latest addition of the Wiring Regulations.

The private training I did, and the instruction was I have to say exemplary. The short course was not. Yes there was multi choice but practical skills were tested.

I also joined an electricians forum, just to learn from others experiences. Many of the members have qualified from short courses and many of them have a vast amount of knowledge and experiences, and would be insulted to suggest they are not capable.

On the subject of government approved schemes, whilst I think the fees are disproportionate for sole traders and larger companies, they do offer a way of checking electricians credentials, liability insurance etc annually. They also offer excellent technical guidance for its members. However, I understand the frustration of qualified electricians, seemingly unable to carry out domestic easily, without being in a Scheme.

In my time as an electrician, I have seen poor standards of workmanship, long before short courses. I've also seen poor standards from those that have been in an apprenticeship.

We've had some changes to the regulations in recent years, steered by LFB allegedly due to an increase in fires at consumer units for example. However, not all that can be aimed squarely at just poor workmanship. The death of firefighters, was result of entanglement, which resulted in regulation change.

In short, I disagree that standards have degraded in recent years.