are BG engineers actually qualified engineers.

[namsag]

AH that explains it a 24 year old , apprenticeship my ar5e its a dumbed down version of what we done 30 years ago same as your A levels .
What did you do 6 months course with day release.
Only chemistry you would have done in your short course is

2O2 +CH4= CO2 +2H20

 

[hansthebear]

i did a level equivalent (advanced highers) and a year at uni before doing gas stuff including nvq3 in heating etc and it was like being back at primary school in comparison, which was reflected, in the 'key skills' required.

whilst gas quals are pretty easy, a decent mentor during an apprenticeship is absolutely key to being a decent engineer.

imo etc.

 

[LargeWrench]

AH that explains it a 24 year old , apprenticeship my a**e its a dumbed down version of what we done 30 years ago same as your A levels .
What did you do 6 months course with day release.
Only chemistry you would have done in your short course is

2O2 +CH4= CO2 +2H20

Even if they have both been 'dumbed down', relatively speaking, A level chemistry will still be harder. Think about it, who generally goes into the construction trade after school? It's usually the lads who aren't the best academically and didn't get the greatest GCSE's. To pretend that doing gas is as hard as chemistry and physics at A level, both of which are one of the hardest subjects, is just ridiculous really. You don't really need that deep a knowledge in gas, a lot of it is just memorising regulations. Well i say memorising, you don't actually need to since you can look the answer up in the exam!

 

[EddieM]

to be an engineer in the eyes of the royal institute of chartered engineers eyes, you need a CEng or basically a masters degree in engineering.

 

[Nige F]

A professional profession?

Indeed - and I`m an autistic artisan , that`s why I`m not gas safe

 

[pcprivate]

edit

 

[pcprivate]

i have found a gas engineer.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7201/6946137355_bb367fe64b_b.jpg

and a jolly nice man.

 

[Dan Robinson]

 

[pcprivate]

well at least he has a certificate.

 

[patsmotors]

is that aglies date of birth on top of that certificate ?

 

[sunnie]

thank you all.

i have got the answer i was expecting .

post now closed.


sunnie an engineer of leisure.

 

[Onetap]

Are BG engineers actually qualified engineers or just rgi;s. ?

or can anyone be classed as an engineer ?

do they have an engineering certificate ?

They have qualifications in an engineering discipline.

Anyone can call themselves an engineer in the UK, it is not a legally-protected term as is, for example, the word 'solicitor'. So, of course anyone with a gas ticket can call themselves a 'gas engineer' or a 'heating engineer'. And there are also aeriel engineers, washing machine engineers, television engineers, etc., some of whom will have no comparable qualifications.

However, within the engineering industry the term 'engineer' has a different meaning. Any large engineering enterprise will require teams of specialists, all of whom will have qualifications in various engineering disciplines. Ship building would require welders, pipe fitters, machinists, engine fitters, draughtsmen, duct fitters, electricians, instrument technicians, radio technicians, radar technicians, etc., all of whom could be described as 'engineers'. In this environment, the term engineer is usually only used in reference to those with a CEng qualification and above (usually honours degree & 3+ years CPD), those who are responsible for designing and organising the work. A technician calling himself an engineer would be laughed at.

In short, there is very little such large-scale engineering left in the UK; gas technicians commonly call themsleves 'engineers' without any attempt at irony and they use the term to customers with no fear of contradiction. Neither the gas technicians nor the customers have any experience of commercial engineering industries and neither find the term inappropriate.

There are no laws about the use of the term. They could call themselves a jam doughnut, so far as I'm concerned.

Someone I once knew said he was an Engineer whilst working in Germany; he was thereafter addressed as "Herr Doktor Engineer". Germany is one of the few (the only?) countries in Europe with a significant engineering manufacturing industry. I doubt that German gas fitters call themselves engineers. Go figure.

i have got the answer i was expecting .

sunnie an engineer of leisure.

Redundancy?

 

[sunnie]

onetap are you an engineer ?
if so prove it.i have the definitive answer thats why i closed this post.
you appear not to be an engineer as you are unable to follow basic information in my previous post with regard to post now closed.

onetap if you want to carry on this thread,please start your own thread.

 

[biscuit77]

Thats you told onetap, how dare you post something on here!.

 

[Onetap]

onetap are you an engineer ?
if so prove it.i have the definitive answer thats why i closed this post.
you appear not to be an engineer as you are unable to follow basic information in my previous post with regard to post now closed.

onetap if you want to carry on this thread,please start your own thread.

No, actually I'm a fully qualified time-served pirate (FInstP, ARRR) and I've taken command of this thread.

Do you own the thread?

Do you intend to send a boarding party to evict me and take command of MY thread?