Hi,
I once used to do all my own domestic electrical work, and indeed when much younger used to assist my father (who in his day was a qualified electrician) However I did not qualify as an Electrician but rather as an Electronics engineer. Under Part P the two are not remotely considered as being the same entity.
Thing is I resent having to pay for someone to come and rewire a socket when I used to rewire entire houses, and I now have quite a backlog of work needing done at my home. I also want to be able to carry out wiring changes in my office, I know this does not fall under Part P but again feel more qualified than the last numpty who wired in points at the building (no way was he qualified to any level, but he was a builder?)
I am minded to study and sit the exams that qualify me for Part P, but.. I gather that the examiner expects to see examples of the students workmanship. Now I guess that in a large organization he can look at work done under supervision, problem is that I have no such work to show and indeed if I did I would be in contravention of the regulatory process.
Does anyone have experience of this issue and if so any advice would be much appreciated.
I once used to do all my own domestic electrical work, and indeed when much younger used to assist my father (who in his day was a qualified electrician) However I did not qualify as an Electrician but rather as an Electronics engineer. Under Part P the two are not remotely considered as being the same entity.
Thing is I resent having to pay for someone to come and rewire a socket when I used to rewire entire houses, and I now have quite a backlog of work needing done at my home. I also want to be able to carry out wiring changes in my office, I know this does not fall under Part P but again feel more qualified than the last numpty who wired in points at the building (no way was he qualified to any level, but he was a builder?)
I am minded to study and sit the exams that qualify me for Part P, but.. I gather that the examiner expects to see examples of the students workmanship. Now I guess that in a large organization he can look at work done under supervision, problem is that I have no such work to show and indeed if I did I would be in contravention of the regulatory process.
Does anyone have experience of this issue and if so any advice would be much appreciated.