Am I Too Old to spark (for older sparks)?

[eleclio]

Hi Guys any of the older generation had this problem with their grading.
I'm a time served Approved, or thought I was.
In the early 1980's I got my approved card from the SJIB.
During the last 23years I've worked in the Security Alarm industry.
I was made redundant dec2011, and am chasing the spark trade,
even for a sparks mate jobs to get me back in (I know things have changed).

:furious3:My problem is the SJIB & the JIB have no record of me ever being a spark.

Although I have the 15th & 16th IEE regs.
I'm about to sit my 17th (Full 3 day course) but now have my doubts if I'll
even get an Standard Electricians card.
(in fairness the JIB stated they would have to honour my full apprenticeship)
Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[Guest111]

Phil d , your post reminds me of the 2391 course I was on . The vast majority had no understanding of what they were trying to achieve and had little or no knowledge when it came to the practical.
Most of the older Sparks spent their time coaching them and explaining things to them in the workshop before the practical assessment came up.

Out of the 24 that started the course only 17 completed it and only 7 passed. All applicants satisfied the colleges entry requirements.

yes I worked for a chap once who was younger than me and kept going on about his 2391 and how good he was one day we had a fault to find and he didn,t know where to start when he asked me I just replied "you,ve got the 2391 and think your better than me you sort it out" guess what? he couldn,t lol

 

[ruston]

yes I worked for a chap once who was younger than me and kept going on about his 2391 and how good he was one day we had a fault to find and he didn,t know where to start when he asked me I just replied "you,ve got the 2391 and think your better than me you sort it out" guess what? he couldn,t lol

This was similar , they where full of confidence and really believed they knew what they where doing. Some had spent over £1000 pounds on courses and had brought along their new Multi testers, they had obviously been led to believe that they were ready for the course. (not by the college by the way) I't was't their fault , it's down to the scams that lead them to believe that they "can do it". I genuinely felt sorry for them when they realized they where out of their depth and had wasted a lot of their cash and had been completely demoralized.

 

[Tom 256]

when I did my 2391-52 it was the same observation, lots of young lads with AM2 and yet not a clue and needed help from those older guys pre AM2