Day October 14, 2025

The 18th Edition of the Wiring Regulations isn't a qualification that makes you an electrician. It's not a licence to touch electrical installations. And it's definitely not something you complete in three days and walk onto site calling yourself a spark. Yet training providers market it that way. Job adverts list it as though it's the only requirement. And trainees waste money thinking they're buying a shortcut into the trade. Here's what the 18th Edition actually is: BS 7671:2018, the UK's national standard for electrical installations. It's the rulebook. Not the trade qualification. Not the practical competence. The rulebook. 

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