Electrician
Registration
(Persons with Overseas
Experience and Coursework)
Information Sheet 02/01
24 July 2001
Updated March 2002
Contents
Under the Electricity Act 1992 registration as an
Electrician is required for a person to carry out prescribed
electrical work in their own right.
An electrician is permitted to carry out any
"prescribed electrical work".
Prescribed electrical work, in basic
terms, is work on electric lines, cables, conductors,
equipment or electrical appliances that operate at a voltage
exceeding 32 V ac or 115 V dc.
Registration Requirements
Experience
A minimum of 4 years (8000 hours) electrical work
experience, including at least 2000 hours general wiring
installation work;
Coursework
- Complete an electricians theory course and pass the New
Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) 9183 exam.
- Complete an electricians regulations course and pass the
NZQA 9184 exam.
- Complete and pass stages 1, 2 and 3 of the electricians
practical assessment (as per schedule 1 to the Electricity
Regulations 1997).
- Complete courses in safe working practices, testing,
basic first aid and CPR (Normally included in the
stage 3 electricians practical assessment).
- Depending on past training, qualifications and
experience exemptions may be available from part or all of
the requirements mentioned above. Refer to Overseas
Qualifications on this website.
Applying For Registration
See Registration,
Licensing and ID Cards for copies of forms.
Please send:
- A completed registration/practising licence application
form;
- A completed electrician practical assessment application
form.
- Details of work experience to satisfy the requirements
mentioned above, confirmed in writing by the relevant
employer(s);
- Results sheets confirming completion and passes in the
coursework mentioned above; and documentation in regards
to any exemptions requested; and
- A registration and a practical assessment fee, plus a
practising licence fee if appropriate.
Other Information
- The registration fee is $103.00 (GST incl.), the
practical assessment application fee is $25.00 (GST
incl.). The practising licence fee is on a "pro
rata" basis (see fee schedule on the application
form). Make cheques payable to "Electrical Workers
Registration Board".
- A practising license is required where prescribed
electrical work is to be undertaken for payment or reward
to you or any other person.
- Send applications to the Electrical Workers
Registration Board, PO Box 10156, Wellington, New Zealand.
- For a list of training providers refer to Information
Sheet 20/01 - Training Providers for Safe Working
Practices, Testing, Basic First Aid and CPR.
- In general courses are only available once a person is
resident in New Zealand.
- See also Applying
for a Registration (Overseas Applicants Excluding
Australia)
- See also Applying
for a Practising Licence - Information for Applicants.
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