NICEIC Certification Scheme Criteria to become registered as an experienced electrician?

[Joemile]

I have been working as an electrician under an NICEIC Approved Contractor for the past 10 years. I have my C&G2365 level 1/2/3 (acquired before 2021) and my 18th edition but I have started to carry out my own work on the side over the years so I plan to become self employed eventually and want to register as a domestic installer.

I am just curious as to what criteria I would need as a long term electrician working consistently on the job? I have heard about an NVQ level 3 portfolio but that seems bizarre for someone like myself who has years of experience and works in a supervisor role within an NICEIC registered company.

I'm just wondering is there an alternate path for experienced competent electricians? And if not, What other criteria I would need to add to my current qualifications to become a domestic installer?

 

[DMElec.1]

I have been working as an electrician under an NICEIC Approved Contractor for the past 10 years. I have my C&G2365 level 1/2/3 (acquired before 2021) and my 18th edition but I have started to carry out my own work on the side over the years so I plan to become self employed eventually and want to register as a domestic installer.

I am just curious as to what criteria I would need as a long term electrician working consistently on the job? I have heard about an NVQ level 3 portfolio but that seems bizarre for someone like myself who has years of experience and works in a supervisor role within an NICEIC registered company.

I'm just wondering is there an alternate path for experienced competent electricians? And if not, What other criteria I would need to add to my current qualifications to become a domestic installer?

Welcome to the forum, your position is actually not really that valuable as Its not really elevating your qualifications - I have been many many managers supervisors and administrators in my time, that's all about directing people and not about meeting/exceeding the requirements of the IET/BS7671 etc - talk to NICEIC, NAPIT etc and ask them for a list of the requirements - or google it - they are all online - that will show you what they actually need. Remember, what you do for yourself is way more valuable than what you do for an employer, I was a manager for logistics for a sizable company, totally useless in showing whether I can pull off an EICR with competence.

 

[Yellowhammer]

NAPIT have a pretty helpful list that goes through all the qualifications required for each of the "tiers" they offer, and a handy chart showing what works you can carry out under each tier. I'm looking myself at the moment and have found that much more helpful and explicit that anything on the NICEIC site.

You do need to have the NVQ with AM2 or equivalent as well as 2391 though for a CPT