Clearview Midlands October 2013 - Issue 143 | Page 72

INSTALLERSUPPORT

Uncertainty regarding ‘Certified
Installer’ changes quelled
Government led changes that
will affect installers in the
glass and glazing industry are
being miscommunicated and
misrepresented, according to the
Managing Director of a leading
installer support scheme.
New requirements set out by
the Department for Communities
& Local Government (DCLG)
dictate that installers have to

transfer their existing registered
companies from self-certifying,
under the existing competent
person scheme, to being certified
under a revised system.
Effectively, from June 2014
installers and surveyors will need
to be registered with this new
scheme, which is being rolled
out to raise standards within the
industry.
The Consumer Protection
Association (CPA) has been
following the changes closely, and
its Director Jeremy Brett says that
installers need to start thinking
about the changes now; and
ignore the misinformation.
Jeremy comments: “There
has been some misinformation
regarding the changes, with some
installers being incorrectly told
that they will need to take NVQs

from June 2014 and that selfcertification is onerous and just
more red tape for installers.
“Yes, there is paperwork that
will need to be filled in but in
the long run the transition will
just raise standards further in the
industry and if you have been
an installer for over a certain
period of time you may be able to
demonstrate ‘grandfather’s rights’
and competency; so there will be
no new qualifications to take or
assessments to go through.
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