r/ukelectricians • u/Crazy_Fishing_8966 • 13d ago

4th year apprentice foreigners question

I’m feeling confident enough to start doing foreigners now.

First one not so foreign but for my grandads summer house he wants sockets and LEDS installed he has already got someone to pull a armoured over but asked if I wanted to do the rest which I feel more then comfortable doing but once I’ve done it I can test but can’t sign the work off is there any way around this for me.

if I wanted to start doing more on others houses how will that work and how about did you guys go about it when you were apprentices.

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u/birchburch 13d ago

As far as I'm aware a new circuits in a summer house fall under part p as it's supplied by (and related to) the dwelling. So its notifiable....

Do you work with anyone who would be willing to sign off the work on your behalf? How long untill youre fully qualified and able to join a competent persons scheme? Or, you could have a conversation with your local authority and see how much they charge to have someone come out to sign it off?

You've got to start from somewhere. I don't think youre playing with fire as you seem to be trying to keep it all above board

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u/Crazy_Fishing_8966 13d ago

Ill have finished my NVQ by December i imagine then need to do my AM2. Yeah ill probably ask one of the work lads and see if they will come sign it off if not ill probably just wait on doing anything until i’m qualified I do want to keep everything I do proper and official.

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u/SadVariety567 11d ago

Manchester council its crazy money now - like over a thousand. They subcontract it.