Lack of real "Design" work.

[Peter]

On a similar note, what is the current view with respect to Designer and Verifier licences?
Do Verifiers have to maintain a designer/principle designer licence?
If, as a verifier, you no longer produce any design yourself, how do you renew the design licence?

Yes because the verifier is only valid for categories of work for which you have a licence. However, the matter was considered when the licence checklists were re-written last year. Although it would be preferable for people not to be only checkers, it is recognised that this is the reality of the industry. Conceptually, if you are checking something, you must have formed the design in you mind or on paper in order to have something against which to check the work.

Performance criterion 2.1 and its guidance from the designer licence is given below (the same guidance applies to principles) and makes the point clear


2.1 Produce designs and other supporting information (documentation, software files etc) in the required format.
You produce designs that are sufficiently and clearly detailed and follow the correct conventions together with supporting documents required to complete the allocated design package within the agreed timescales

Guidance
For the purposes of continuation of this licence with an associated verifier’s licence, evidence of ongoing verification of work covering the full scope of this category is deemed acceptable as evidence of production.


I can be quite clear about this as I was the chair of the working group who produced the CACs. Hope that helps.

Peter