How to get my Part P

[Jimster]

What do you have todo to become Part P certified, and how much does it cost?

Cheers

Jim

 

[Cremeegg]

You get registered by a scheme provider to self certify your work as complying with BS7671 under Part P.

Very simply

Get some qualifications - "5 day wonder" course - about £750 - ish.
Get a meter - £500 -ish
Join a scheme - £500 -ish
Get public liability insurance -
Do a job or two
Pass the practical assessment

If only it were that simple.

 

[scousespark]

Unfortunately egg, there are too many people who think it is.

 

[DESL]

A heating engineer/kitchen installer, that I now do electrical work for, did the 5 day course.
I couldn't fault his installation techniques except he had no understanding of testing or interpretation of test results he would have failed any on site assessment.

Each one to their own skills

 

[bengasman]

except he had no understanding of testing or interpretation of test results he would have failed any on site assessment.

Each one to their own skills

There are many qualified `inspectors` who suffer from the same problem. I recently had a chap from the council checking my work who insisted that the plastic heating pipes had to be bonded because they had a small bit of copper at the end. Same chap forgot to check that the cpc was included in the supplementary bonding. I know who installed the kitchen and doubt very much that the wiring in there is up to spec so I refused to self cert the work that I did.

 

[beebolbod]

You get registered by a scheme provider to self certify your work as complying with BS7671 under Part P.

Very simply

Get some qualifications - "5 day wonder" course - about £750 - ish.
Get a meter - £500 -ish
Join a scheme - £500 -ish
Get public liability insurance -
Do a job or two
Pass the practical assessment

If only it were that simple.

I'm at stage 2 of that simple process. It's not simple.