Our splintered industry

[stevetheplumber]

its ok having gained many skills in your career but then you go on to a site and your not allowed to practice them unless you have the relevant skill card/certificate
i can no longer fit unvented cylinder despite having a 20 year old qualification reason you now have to update it ,why whats changed ?

 

[SimonG]

i can no longer fit unvented cylinder despite having a 20 year old qualification reason you now have to update it ,why whats changed ?

What changed is that somebody realised they could make a rake of cash by making us resit things every 5 years and have to be re certified. The training center scores, the certification body scores and we have to claw it back from the customers in dribs and drabs over the 5 years.

 

[Guest123]

I think that fast trackers should have to go through a probationery period before being allowed to be fully qualified. Who oversees this? Well one of the many registration bodies that take our hard earned cash, give them a purpose and something useful to do.