10-APRIL 2012  -  Changes to City & Guilds Courses, IET GN3 & Apprenticeships

The new C&G 2394 Initial verification and 2395 Periodic inspection and testing are now in place and available at centres.

The last examination for the 2391-10 is in December 2012.

City and Guilds are due to introduce a new qualification, the 2397 this autumn which is intended for future Qualifying Supervisors of organisations involved with installations in dwellings.

 Basically this will require a greater amount of study and workplace evidence in order to fulfil compliance with Part ‘P’ which in itself will probably be retained but with some proposed changes relating to, for example, third party certification.

The public consultation on Part ‘P’ is due to end on 27^th April and any changes that are deregulatory will come into force in April 2012 and any amendments that are regulatory, in October 2013.

A new edition of the IET Guidance Note 3 is due to be released in April. It is supposed to be related more closely to the needs of those studying for Inspection and Testing qualifications.

We are, in response to several enquiries, considering offering Apprenticeship training and have been mailing current customers with the following details and a questionnaire:

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION APPRENTICESHIPS

Brian Scaddan Associates has been approached by several customers asking us to deliver Electrical Installation & Maintenance Apprenticeship training in the Portsmouth area, and if there is sufficient interest from our established customer base, we plan to offer this training from September 2012.

To this end we are carrying out some market research to see if the demand would warrant further investment in this growing sector of our business.

Apprentices are good for your business, they can be trained and moulded to meet the needs of your business now and in the future!  The Government fully funds the training for a 16 to 18 year old Apprentice, with 50% funding available for 19 to 24 year old learners plus the Government have just announced an apprentice employer incentive for first time apprentice recruiters of up to £1500 (conditions apply).  An apprentice typically earns £2.60 per hour (£78 for a 30 hour week), so to find out more, or to register your interest, please complete the following questionnaire.

We value your opinion and as a customer that has used, or has shown interest in our Electrical training facilities, we’d be very grateful if you would answer the following questionnaire. If you would prefere to complete the form over the phone please call us on 02392 255936.

Please email your completed questionnaire to rosemary@brianscaddan.co.uk

31-JAN-2012 - City & Guilds Withdraw 17th 'Update' Qualification

The City & Guilds have withdrawn the 2382-20 17th Edition Update qualification, and it will not be replaced!

27-SEP-2011 - Changes to City and Guilds courses

All of these changes are due to take place after 31^st Dec. 2011.

This is not definite yet but there is talk that the IET are considering issuing a new edition of BS 7671 every three years!!!!! 

Keep watching this space for further developments

21-JUL-2011

There is much change afoot in the world of electrical contracting/training. The Electrotechnical Assessment  Specification (EAS) has issued the requirements for Qualifying Supervisor status with Approval bodies (NICEIC, NAPIT etc) to be implemented from 1^st January 2012, for new applicants.

Also, there are developments in progress to change City & Guilds qualifications, 2377, 2382, 2391-10 and 20 and 2392-10 in order to bring them into line with the new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) , once again by January 2012.

Don’t get caught up in ‘Chinese whispers’ and ‘hearsay’ regarding these new developments, we are actively involved in these changes, mainly those relating to the C&G, and so will be updating this page as things progress and hence if you read it here it will correct.

The first meeting of the development team for the C&G qualifications takes place on the 14^th July, so watch this space!!