Ecs Cards

[Funkygibbons]

Hi people I'm looking for some advice or information regarding my ECS certificate which i would like to add that i have not sent off with passport pics so i can receive a ECS card.The reason i haven't sent it yet is I am going to ask my superviser to affiliate the form so i can have trainee electrician on my card now i know this is possible because a very nice lady from the JIB told me that because am a adult trainee who's been in the industry for years and studying 2 nights a week at night school that my employer can affiliate the ECS form, no you may ask well why dont i just ask my superviser to do it of course i will get him to fill it in but am asking is there any sparks mates out there who have done exactly this what i mean as your employer affiliated your ECS form so when you sent the form off you had trainee electrician on your card i must state i am self employed and the forms have sections for this status but with the knowledge, experience, and skills that i have i think i deserve something better on my card than labourer. If there's anyone with good information and ECS cards and college training i would really like to hear from you i have no city & guilds qualifications as were near completion of level 2 i no theres got to be something other than labourer i can have on my card please dont misunderstand i am not knocking labouring i done it for years before i became a mate its hard work but what i do is not labouring i do everything sparks do i except work on boards not that i cant i just dont have the paper work and i except rightly so that i am nothing till i have city & guilds 2 & 3 but with my experience and skills there must be something i can have on my card other than labouring. Sorry for going on a bit there but any help would be appreciated Thank you.

 

[NozSpark]

How can your employer fill out the form when you're self employed

 

[Funkygibbons]

Because as i said in my message that there is a section on the form for self-employed operatives alls your doing is basically asking your employer at that time to affiliate this section by stating i am working in the industry and i am training to became an electrician. I'm just looking for someone who has ask there employer to do this and what it now states on there ECS card.

 

[binky]

think the phrase you are looking for is 'electrical improver'

 

[Funkygibbons]

Hi Thanks for the replies

 

[Bob1954]

Follow what the JIB ECS need to secure a card, saying that i have been graded for many years, so its is best to have one.    Lately there  are a number of forged cards about without checks by site agents when you are inducted on site.  Its seems that having a card genuine or not, make no difference to working on site, the only prob is the safety of the install, and others working to a safe standard

 

[Funkygibbons]

This is it you see bob i consider myself and the electrical company's i have worked for to be very competent when 1st & 2nd fixing as I have over 10 years experience in the electrical Industry But putting that to One side I have seen first hand some of the work not only done by mates but sparks too i have noticed now a lot more company's are insisting on having this ECS card even though I got by installing with my cscs card for years, as I am studying at night school doing my 2356 then my level 3, I have to apply for this ECS.