Question for electricians in the UK with experience?

Question

Question please.
Looking in the evening news paper to night at a training course,

Reads :- 5 day course (Mon/Fri) course available in ELECTRICAL
This is a nationaly recognised qualification to VRQ level 2 for a domestic electrical installer "including part P" -----no experience necessary.

THE COST £995.

Is this course worth the money and could the average person "QUALIFY" in one week.

I apreciate you would not have the practical experience people gain over year's

Could you seriously wire your own house up as you would have passed at part P exam.

Also what is a VQR LEVEL 2 GRADE.

If you wish to look at the course details visit webb site :-
www.shropshirebuildingskills.co.uk

Answer 1

Part P ain't a qualification, it's a registration.

That course doesn't enable you to do anything. If all you want it for is to wire your own house and you think that you can do it to regs; notify building control and do it. Most councils will charge under 200...

To give you an idea, the C&G 2330/2360 qualification to level 3 takes around 100 days teaching (theory and practical).

Level 2 is a semi-skilled apprentice; considered able to work safely and confirm circuit is dead, but not to commision/energise circuits.

If you wish to work as an electrician you'll also need the part p registration:
500-800 per annum plus same in half-decent test instruments (minimum) to start up.

Answer 2

Don't do it follow this link ro read Part P

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADP_2006.pdf

Answer 3

I wouldn't want you re-wiring mine !