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March 9, 2019
Yesterday I had the privilege of meeting my oldest student so far, I say student, I think he could of taught me quite a bit! In these days when we are, quite rightly, putting effort into encouraging young lads and lasses into the electrical industry, it is sometimes g...
March 8, 2019
Ok, I mentioned a little while ago that the NICEIC have been advising that Zs testing is unnecessary, on final circuits that have RCD protection. The guidance given is to carry out an RCD test, and enter N/A in the column for Zs readings on the schedule of test results...
December 18, 2018
Well, that's it for Christmas! No more training days until the New Year. It's been a busy time, with the 18th Edition courses in full swing, and the Inspection and Testing courses proving to be ever popular. So, to continue the 'Adverse Calendar' of faults and non-comp...
December 8, 2018
Now we are a week into December, I think it is finally OK to start talking about Christmas!
Not that I haven't been noticing it was creeping up on us, I was just resisting the temptation to ease into the Festive Mode.
After all, I have spent most of November inspecting,...
November 12, 2018
It has been a VERY busy year, one in which I have found myself getting involved in all sorts of things that are keeping me out of the office!
On the plus side, I have lost a little weight and have enjoyed getting 'hands on' with various projects big and small. I have me...
March 13, 2018
Some four years ago, at the Select Committee meetings, we highlighted the worrying trend of very short courses being offered by training providers, claiming to be sufficient to train anyone to be an electrician in stupidly short time periods. Five day courses were bein...
February 28, 2018
I recently unwisely became involved in correcting some electrical work for a friend. Unwisely because I am too old and plump to be scrabbling around on my hands and knees, I have grown used to polishing an office chair with my ample gluteus maximus, occasionally visiti...
February 23, 2018
I recently read an article by Dr Simon Reddy, which examined Further Education and Apprenticeship Qualifications, from a Plumbing point of view.
It unfort...
March 3, 2017
SELECT, the Scottish trade body for the Electrical Industry have submitted a report to the Scottish Government entitled 'Electrician as a Profession - The Case for Regulation'.
It primarily aims to see the electrical industry properly regulated in law, and to put an end...
March 3, 2017
One subject that comes up many times is the question of testers, and whether or not it is necessary to fork out hundreds of pounds on test equipment, when a simple 'plug-in' tester seems to do it all?
I answered this question the other day by stating that you canno...
