Sounds very similar to me, started apprenticeship in 1972 college certs/C&G's/HNC's/TEC's to 1984, the last C&G being RAE in 1983. Sadly all of which is so last century until 16th edition in 2004. With all of that 1/2" stack of paper the only things I've ever been asked for are ECS (CSCS), CIS & insurance for site work and headed notepaper (which I print each time required) to open accounts with suppliers, apart from Screwfix who wanted 16th for Electricfix account.For the first time in years I have been asked for my qualifications, and they were interested in my degree.
It seems to satisfy insurance, they need copies, but I have never enquired what the insurance asks for, and there are two sets of people interested in your qualifications the insurance and scheme providers, both want to be able to say they have satisfied themselves you are what you say you are.
Both my son and I took our RAE which in the early days was often enough, then we took three courses one after the other PAT testing, fixed insulation testing and BS7671 in the main enough, I did an apprenticeship but that was some 50 years ago.
Sorry, I'm so far out of date I have no idea what bits of paper do what, hopefully someone younger will come along soon.Is this city and guilds electrical diploma a worth while qualification in electrics. I'm thinking of going to college on an evening to study it.
I must be getting old, because I can beat that by 20 years (1963)... the last C&G being RAE in 1983.
I'd been interested in late 60's with a couple of classmates but somehow didn't get around to the RAE, then the club we attended had a major change of committee. I didn't like what happened so stopped attending in 1973 and basically stopped using the kit and got rid.I must be getting old, because I can beat that by 20 years (1963)
Kind Regards, John
Yes, and about 14 years later than me. I suppose I was 'precocious' (maybe "sad" in today's parlance!), since I took both the RAE and Morse Test when I was 13, so as to enable me to get my licence on the earliest possible date - my 14th birthday, in August 1963. - and the RAE was certainly not multi-guess when I took itAs it happened one of my college lecturers also took the RAE class and the exam had gone multi guess, I decided to attended about the last half of the course then got a credit and distinction in the exams. Really at 28 it was about 14 years late.
Needless to say, there was no such thing as G8... in my day (everyone had to do the Morse Test) - so mine is G3S..My school friends have G8D.. and G8E.. calls mine is G6R..
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