Licence information

Important information for Certification, Limits of Work, NZ Standards and Supervision.

In this section

  • Licence ID cards

    Your Licence ID card includes your photograph and your classes of registration. You must carry your Licence card with you whenever you are at work.

  • Competence programme course

    As a licensed electrical worker, you must complete a competence programme to refresh your knowledge and assess your competence every 2 years. You must do this before you can renew your practising licence.

  • Supervision

    From time to time you may be supervising another electrical worker.

  • New Zealand Standards

    Access NZ Standards for all electrical installations and appliances.

  • Limits of work

    On 27 October 2017, revised limits of work came into effect. The revised classes of registration and limits of work by class are listed on this page. There are 16 classes of registration in total.

  • Certifications (WOEFs and EWOFs)

    How to use the Electrical Certificate of Compliances (COCs), Electrical Safety Certificate (ESCs), and other Board certification documents.

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