Originally Posted by The_Pom_From_Aus

Easter;

if you have not already gone mate, mention to the instructor you know Arthur Quinn from blackburn

Originally Posted by Easter

Hello Janna & Nick. I am a newcomer to the site but your piece did catch my eye,i did the exam in london in april (and failed) re sitting it in blackburn on October 28th,is that were your O/H is going, i was absolutely gutted as i thought i would do ok,i dont work with motors as i am a domestic sparkie and dont come across em in someones kitchen that often,i did av trouble with it and new i had fluffed that bit but thought all the rest had gone fine......dohhhh.they are so pickie and although every one says they are nice guys (which they are ) and do there best to put you at ease i think it is far too strickt.i was in oz last april and had a job offer in Adelaide but we dont want to go there but was gratefull for the advice i got of phil,thats the guy with the buissiness in Adelaide,he even took me out in the evening and shown me the sites and told me that oz sparkies are not as switched on as the british lads so that either makes me an exception or just plain dum,but to get back to the original subject of Vettassess is that they have standards way to high even for the electrical sector,i wouldnt expect it to be laps but some off the more basic things they pick up on like,the assessor said to me that all my terminations were excellent but i got a failure for practising OHS,i had safety glasses,My boots on and Electricians hard wearing trousers,and even had a pear of electricians gloves but didnt use em but made sure they were there on show,some other lads were wearing trainers...i dont understand the guidlines there following,hope all goes well for you 2 and good luck in Oct...

Originally Posted by Easter

Hello Janna & Nick. I am a newcomer to the site but your piece did catch my eye,i did the exam in london in april (and failed) re sitting it in blackburn on October 28th,is that were your O/H is going, i was absolutely gutted as i thought i would do ok,i dont work with motors as i am a domestic sparkie and dont come across em in someones kitchen that often,i did av trouble with it and new i had fluffed that bit but thought all the rest had gone fine......dohhhh.they are so pickie and although every one says they are nice guys (which they are ) and do there best to put you at ease i think it is far too strickt.i was in oz last april and had a job offer in Adelaide but we dont want to go there but was gratefull for the advice i got of phil,thats the guy with the buissiness in Adelaide,he even took me out in the evening and shown me the sites and told me that oz sparkies are not as switched on as the british lads so that either makes me an exception or just plain dum,but to get back to the original subject of Vettassess is that they have standards way to high even for the electrical sector,i wouldnt expect it to be laps but some off the more basic things they pick up on like,the assessor said to me that all my terminations were excellent but i got a failure for practising OHS,i had safety glasses,My boots on and Electricians hard wearing trousers,and even had a pear of electricians gloves but didnt use em but made sure they were there on show,some other lads were wearing trainers...i dont understand the guidlines there following,hope all goes well for you 2 and good luck in Oct...