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Training Providers and Examination Centres

Tuition is available from many different training providers. Tuition, Assessments and Examinations shows which courses training providers offer, examination dates and examination centres. We also provide a list of contact details for training providers and examination centres.

Printable PDF here

Teaching Guidelines

Click here for Teaching Guidelines

Safety Training

Safety Training is essential for Registered Electrical Workers, Provisional Licence holders as well as Electrical Trainees. This list of safety training providers PDF is provided as a service to electrical workers wishing to update their safety tuition requirements.

Safety Training Audit - Training Provider Audit PDF [152KB]

Refresher Course Prescriptions (Latest Edition)

Examinations

Current Examination Results

Examination results will be sent by post and can take up to 5 days to reach some candidates. Ring 0800 66 1000 if you have not received your result notification by the following date:

Exam May 09 June 09 Sep 09 Nov 09
ESTA 5 June 09 31 July 09 16 Oct 09 8 Jan '10
ESI 5 June 09 31 July 09 16 Oct 09 8 Jan '10
Electrician Theory n/a 31 July 09 n/a 8 Jan '10
Inspectors n/a 31 July 09 n/a 8 Jan '10
ESTB 12 June 09 7 August 09 23 Oct 09 15 Jan '10
TEWC 12 June 09 7 August 09 23 Oct 09 15 Jan '10
Electrician Regulations n/a 7 August 09 n/a 15 Jan '10

Examination Dates

Examination Centres

Examination centres are generally also Training Providers and will offer both internal and external student the opportunity to sit a Board examination on selected dates. Use this link to check out when and where you can sit the examination you are interested in.

Information for Candidates

Enrolling for an examination

Examination centres can charge a sitting fee to external students, please contact the examination centre to find out the sitting fee.

Return the examination entry forms and payments to your examination centre directly.

Photo Identification (e.g. driver's licence, 18+ card or passport) is required to attend the examination.

Payment of Fees

All application forms should be received by the examination centre directly.

Payments can be made payable to the examination centre or, if necessary, the cheques may be made payable to the Electrical Workers Registration Board. The Board does not accept purchase orders or Diners Club cards.

Conditions of Eligibility

Entry is generally open to anyone who has completed the relevant tuition at a recognised teaching institution.

Examination Syllabus

Examination subject matter is generally available in the appropriate schedule of the Electricity Regulations 1997.

Closing Dates

Examination/assessment entry and the fee must be received 14 days before the examination or assessment date.

Late Entries

Late entries will be accepted until 5 days prior to the examination/assessment date but will incur an additional charge of $68 (inc. GST).

Late Examination Entry [PDF, 81KB]

Material Required for Candidates

Material required for examinations can be viewed here.

Policy relating to EWRB examinations

The Board’s policy regarding examinations including Assistance to Candidates can be viewed here.

Marking Policies

Our marking and moderation policies can be viewed here.

Remarking

Remarking of examination scripts is available to all candidates up to 21 days after the posting of a failed result notification. An Application for a Remark form must accompany a fee of $25 and be received by the EWRB within those 21 days. After 28 days the examination script is returned to candidates thereby negating the option for you to obtain a remark.

If you wish to have your script back earlier fill in the Return of Examination Script, there is no fee for this.

If you wish to view your examination script before you ask for a remark a photocopy of the script will be sent to you if you submit the Application for a Copy of a Written Examination Answer Script along with the $25 fee.

Remarking is no longer possible once Examination scripts are returned to candidates.

Top Achievers

In each exam run by the Board the candidates that achieve 95% or more are recognized by a certificate and inclusion in the Top Achiever list.

Exam Papers

Examination Reports

The Chief Examiner’s Reports can be viewed here.

Examination Forms

» Instructions for obtaining the Adobe Acrobat PDF Viewer

Extra Assistance Application Form

Application to Sit an Electrical Service Technician Examination/Assessment

Application to Sit an Electrician Examination/Assessment

Application to sit an Electrician Electronic Security Installers Examination

Application to Sit a Line Mechanic Written Examination

Application to Sit an Inspectors Examination/Assessment

Application to Sit a Tradesperson Electrical Work Written Examination

Application to Sit a Special Written Examination

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