We are, whilst being Corgi registered, at the mercy of non registered installers. Unfortunately its cheaper to not be corgi registered and do no retraining, get caught, maybe pay a fine if Corgi can get there act together. Corgi registration and the traing involved is not cheap. Thats why I don't do bathrooms!
I imagine the new Gas safe Register will be rubbing there hands together with glee come April!
Its hard to be tested by an inspector who has little knowledge or experience! Its even harder to think that Corgi registration can be done in 13 weeks training (BG from street to engineer). I have been doing this for 30 years and Still dont know it all.
In Mobileghods defence, Thre is no pipe sizing training in ACS as there was in Acops
There was a watchdog programme a while ago where a young Corgi registered Engineer, couldnt even work out how to get the lid off the boiler. There was an outcry as to how his work was done. But and its a BIG BUT. There is no training on individual boilers in ACS, or Acops before, or any other college course Including NVQ.
The lad needed experience with a variety of boilers with an older and more experienced engineer. Corgi is not the be all and end all of gas safety. The PArt P electrical qualification is even worse. In my course of 5 days which I had to do to get Part P. There were gas installers who somehow got through the course, with no prior Knowledge of electrical installation. Thats Scary. I am a qualified electrical engineer, and had to sit for a week watching disasters in the making as A gas installer magically became an electrical installer. I can speak as a Gas installer as I have TEC certs in Gas, and HAve all elements on my Corgi ID card. As a self employed Gas and Electrical consultant (and installer sometimes but my knees are knackered) It has cost me a fortune.
I am getting off my high horse now and apologise for talking off topic.