I was CORGI registered before I retired and had all the then current ACOPS.
But what people never say, is why the whole registration issue came about. Namely what happened at Ronan Point.
The industry undoubtedly needed bringing up to date, but as I recall I don't think there where all that many more gas accidents before the registration scheme came about than there where afterword.
And anyway, how about electricity? That is still largely unregulated and how many accidents happen with that?
As I said, I am all for registration and qualification, but the prices have to come down for those courses. Small firms and individuals can struggle to afford to pay for a full set of ACS every five years. And if registration is for safety reasons, it makes sense to make courses that help qualify you for registration, as cheap as possible to get as many people registered as possible.
But then if the courses are too cheap the colleges will drop the courses. I would say lets have an industry wide levy on all involved in the industry, to pay to keep the course fees down and the colleges open.
It seems to me that gas supply companies rake in millions if not billions, surely they can spare a few bob to help those who make it possible for people to safely use gas?
You could even have a levy on gas prices of say 1/000 of a p per therm and open new collages. I feel sure the punter would not mind, even perhaps throw in free gas checks for everybody, paying the contractor from the levy.
All together you could probably make the courses free and help gas safety no end.
Oh! Aye what about the water companies as well?
Trust a scouser to cause trouble!!