Is My Electrician Qualified?

When hiring an electrician to work in your home it's important to ensure that they've completed a suitable electrical training course and earned all of the necessary qualifications. You may think this goes without saying, but research shows a shocking quarter of UK adults do not use registered electricians, and over one third of Brits have hired an electrician based on a recommendation, without checking their credentials!

To learn how to check if your electrician is registered and why registration and qualifications are so important, keep reading...

Why Choose A Registered Electrician?

Build Safe Building Insurances likened hiring an unlicensed tradesman to playing Russian roulette with your home - after all, you wouldn't let an unregistered dentist pull out your teeth, so why would you take the same risk with assumingly your largest and most expensive possession: your home?

Electrical accidents and wiring faults are also responsible for half of all house fires - so remember, vigilance for checking your electrician's qualifications costs nothing, but ignorance could cost you your life.

Plus, hiring a registered electrician ensures:

• They're regulated by the UK Government 
• They work to the correct safety standards
• Their work will be regularly assessed
• They are insured, so you are protected 

How To Know if Your Electrician Is Qualified

Electrical Safety First estimated that in 2014, there were around 20,000 non-registered electricians active in the UK, a number that we can only expect has risen in the past decade. Rogue traders can seem legitimate and be convincing at first glance, which is why it is always best to check your trade workers qualifications yourself before hiring them for a job. 

You can check if your electrician is qualified by:

• Asking them to show you their ID card, which should include their photo and list their qualifications.
  
  
• Searching their name on the Electrical Competent Person website.
  
  
• Searching their name on the NICEIC database to see if they are a registered contractor.

If you're training to become an electrician, it's your responsibility to your customers to ensure that you've received the right training and possess all of the relevant qualifications.

By completing an Access Training electrician course, you will get your qualifications and become registered, all while learning from professional electricians with many years' experience in the industry. To find out more and book your place, contact us using the button below!

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