Apprenticeship Portfolio

[Ghostrider]

About to complete my plumbing and heating apprenticeship. Portfolio complete and signed by employer who has grandfather rights in plumbing but is gas safe registered. Tutor now informs me that my employer may not be qualified to sign off on my plumbing section of my portfolio.

 

[Last Plumber]

What are grandfather rights in Plumbing?

 

[snowhead]

What are grandfather rights in Plumbing?

He hasn't got NVQ's (and possibly no other plumbing qualifications) but has history / evidence of working in the trade.

 

[Last Plumber]

He hasn't got NVQ's (and possibly no other plumbing qualifications) but has history / evidence of working in the trade.

I see. So like a man who had HGV in the distant past or a man who has 7.5 tonne on the license from many moons ago. Just kind of given to everyone in their day.

He probably knows a lot but isn't qualified fully then. Shame really. There are a great many who are very qualified who haven't got a clue what they're doing and make a mess all over creation.

 

[snowhead]

That's the annoying thing L-P, the qualified ones who haven't got a clue would be classed a suitable to sign off the portfolio.

 

[Last Plumber]

That's the annoying thing L-P, the qualified ones who haven't got a clue would be classed a suitable to sign off the portfolio.

Gas Safe no longer recognise my C&G certificates so won't let me sign off G3 stuff. So after 36 years of industrial, commercial and domestic hot water systems, I am now not recognised by them as competent unless I pay for a course. LOL. Boy wonder however, who does the day course is the mutts nuts.
You couldn't write it. Whoever makes these decisions must be numb.