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What is CPD for electricians?
Continuing Professional Development is the record you keep of how you stay current. For electricians it is less about collecting certificates and more about being able to show, on demand, that your knowledge has moved with the regulations.
How many CPD hours do UK electricians need per year?
The number most electricians have heard is 30 hours a year. It is a scheme benchmark rather than a legal minimum, and understanding the difference saves a lot of anxiety before an assessment.
EICR explained: what landlords need to know
Since 2020, private landlords in England have had to hold a satisfactory Electrical Installation Condition Report and give tenants a copy. Most disputes we see come from misunderstanding the codes rather than the duty itself.
18th Edition Amendment 2 — what changed and what is coming next
Amendment 2 was the largest revision since the 18th Edition landed. If your last regulations course predates it, several of the answers you learned are now wrong.
How to choose an accredited electrical training provider
Electrical training is a crowded market and the marketing rarely tells you what matters. These are the checks that separate a qualification employers recognise from a certificate of attendance.