Issue 05: April 2023

In this special edition, we feature an interview with Paul Collins, Technical Director of the NICEIC.

Questions include:

• What do NICEIC assessors require when carrying out assessments?

• How much time is spent on assessments?

• How frequent are assessments?

• How much technical knowledge is expected?

• How much knowledge of the 18th edition, and how current does it need to be?

• Do people need to re-qualify with every regs change?

• What happens if sufficient knowledge isn’t shown during the assessment?

• What happens when someone/business isn’t up to spec?

• What do you think about the level of assurance provided (by NICEIC)?

• Should there be a pass/merit/distinction quality grade for the regs exam?

• Should the electrical industry have something similar to Gas Safe?

• Are you comfortable that the NICEIC offers value to the contractor?

• Are there enough apprentices coming through, is the industry attractive?

• Do we need to have specialist streams of the industry?

• What are your thoughts on the gender balance in the industry?

• What is EAS (electrotechnical assessment specification committee) and what is its function?

• Are there any industry changes being discussed that you can share?

• How comfortable are you with where we currently are in the industry?

• What’s your perspective on the role of social media in the industry?

Regs in Brief Special - NICEIC assessments and other questions