Upgrading your registration class

Upgrade requirements

• Complete and pass the Electrical Appliance Service person endorsed coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrical Appliance Service person endorsed practical assessment, and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved supervisor to show your experience of disconnecting and reconnecting single phase equipment/appliances from fixed wiring while holding an Electrical Appliance Service person endorsed Trainee Limited Certificate

OR;

• National Certificate in Electrical Engineering in Electrical Appliance and Electronic Servicing - level 3

• Complete and pass the Electrical Service Technician coursework and examination (EAS section of an EAS/EST course not required), and
• Complete and pass the Electrical Service Technician practical assessment (EST skills only needed if EAS Registration is held), and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved supervisor to show your experience of disconnecting and reconnecting from fixed wiring and including 6 months multi-phase experience while holding an Electrical Service Technician-Trainee Limited Certificate.

• Complete and pass the Electrical Installer Theory coursework and examination or Electrician Theory coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrician Regulations coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrician practical assessments – Stages 1, 2 and 3, and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved to show your experience of 2 years’ installation of 1 electrical system ie lifts or HVAC while holding an Electrical Installer-Trainee Limited Certificate

• Complete and pass the Electrician Theory coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrician Regulations coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrician practical assessments -Stages 1, 2 & 3, and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved supervisor to show your experience of 3½ years of electrician work including 2000 hours of installation wiring work while holding an Electrician-Trainee Limited Certificate.

OR;

• Complete a New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Engineering Theory and Practice (Trade) level 4.

• Complete and pass the Electrical Service Technician coursework and examination (EAS section of an EAS/EST course not required), and
• Complete and pass the Electrical Service Technician practical assessment (EST skills only needed if EAS Registration is held), and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved supervisor to show 6 months multi-phase experience with the reference also including disconnecting and reconnecting from fixed wiring experience while holding an Electrical Service Technician-Trainee Limited Certificate

• Complete and pass the Electrical Installer Theory coursework and examination or Electrician Theory coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrician Regulations coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrician practical assessments -Stages 1,2 & 3, and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved supervisor to show your experience of 2 years’ installation of 1 electrical system i.e. lifts or HVAC while holding an Electrical Installer-Trainee Limited Certificate.

• Complete and pass the Electrician Theory coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrician Regulations course and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrician Practical Assessments -Stages 1, 2 & 3, and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved supervisor to show your experience of 3½ years of electrician work including 2000 hours of installation wiring work while holding an Electrician-Trainee Limited Certificate.

OR;

• Complete a New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Engineering Theory and Practice (Trade) level 4.

• Complete and pass the Electrical Installer Theory coursework and examination or Electrician Theory coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrician Regulations coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the E practical assessments -Stages 2 & 3, and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved supervisor to show your experience of 2 years’ installation of 1 electrical system ie lifts or HVAC while holding an Electrical Installer-Trainee Limited Certificate.

• Complete and pass the Electrician Regulations coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrician Theory coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the E practical assessments -Stages 2 & 3, and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved supervisor to show your experience of 3 years of electrician work including 2000 hours of installation wiring work while holding an Electrician-Trainee Limited Certificate.

OR;

• Complete a New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Engineering Theory and Practice (Trade) level 4.

• Complete and pass the Electrician Regulations coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Electrician practical assessments -Stages 2 & 3, and
• Complete a Bachelor of Electrical Engineer qualification or NZ Diploma Level 6, and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved supervisor to show your experience of 1 year of electrician work including 1500 hours of installation wiring work while holding an Electrical Engineer or Electrician-Trainee Limited Certificate.

• Complete and pass the Electrician Theory coursework and examination, and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved supervisor to show your experience of 2 ½ years of electrician work including 2000 hours of installation wiring work while holding an Electrician-Trainee Limited Certificate.

OR;

• Complete a New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Engineering Theory and Practice (Trade) level 4.

• Complete a Bachelor of Electrical Engineer qualification or NZ Diploma Level 6, and
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your Board approved supervisor to show your experience of 1 year of electrician work including 1500 hours of installation wiring work while holding an Electrical Engineer or Electrician-Trainee Limited Certificate.

• Supply a reference signed and dated by your supervisor/employer who is a registered/licenced electrical worker to show your experience of 3 years of electrician work including 2000 hours of installation wiring work.
• Complete and pass the Electrician Theory coursework and examination(you may be exempt from the course only if your Electrical Engineer degree is NZQA level 7 or higher– ask the EWRB for an exemption).

Removing limitation

• Supply a reference signed and dated by your supervisor/employer who is a registered/licenced electrical worker only showing work outside limitation while under supervision – Trainee Limited Certificate not required.

• Complete a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering qualification or NZ Diploma Level 6 or NZ Certificate Level 6.

• Supply a reference signed and dated by your supervisor/employer who is a registered/licenced electrical worker showing your experience of 1 year in Mining Operation
• Complete qualifications showing training in mine safety (as Gazetted^††) or include these in your references:)

†† As Gazetted you must show training and skills in the following:

1. the control of earth potential rise;
2. the use of relocatable mining electrical equipment;
3. the performance of safety functions required for mining activities and mining electrical equipment; and
4. risk management

For the mining endorsement a Mining Operation is defined as not including:

1. exploring for minerals
2. an alluvial mining operation
3. a mining operation wholly or under the seabed on the seaward side of the mean high water mark’
4. a quarrying operation

• Being registered as an Electrician for a minimum of 3 years, and
• Complete and pass the Inspector coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Inspector practical assessment, and
• Supply references signed and dated by your supervisor/employer who is a registered/licenced electrical worker that show 3 years of work experience as an electrician. Your reference must include details of the prescribed electrical work you have completed covering at least 3 years including high risk work. If you have been self-employed, you can use a Statutory Declaration form to state your work experience. Please also include evidence of being self-employed e.g. evidence on the Companies Register.  The Statutory Declaration must be certified by an authorised person: a Justice of the Peace, a Public Notary, a solicitor or NZ court registrar.
  Statutory Declaration form [DOCX, 26KB]
• Supply evidence of 3 examples of high risk work that you have completed e.g. COC’s that have been entered on the Worksafe High Risk Data Base or the corresponding ROI’s.
  Worksafe High Risk Data Base

• Being registered as an Electrician for a minimum of 3 years, and Complete and pass the Inspector coursework and examination, and
• Complete and pass the Inspector practical assessment, and
• Supply references signed and dated by your supervisor/employer who is a registered/licenced electrical worker that show 3 years of work experience as an electrician. Your reference must include details of the prescribed electrical work you have completed covering at least 3 years including high risk work.
• Supply a reference signed and dated by your supervisor/employer who is a registered/licenced electrical worker showing your experience of 3 years in Mining Operation including details of the prescribed electrical work you have completed.Complete qualifications showing training in mine safety (as Gazetted^††) or include these in your references:

†† As Gazetted you must show training and skills in the following:

5. the control of earth potential rise;
6. the use of relocatable mining electrical equipment;
7. the performance of safety functions required for mining activities and mining electrical equipment; and
8. risk management

For the mining endorsement a Mining Operation is defined as not including:

5. exploring for minerals
6. an alluvial mining operation
7. a mining operation wholly or under the seabed on the seaward side of the mean high water mark’
8. a quarrying operation

• Supply a reference signed and dated by your supervisor/employer who is a registered/licenced electrical worker showing your experience of 1 year in Mining Operation including the details of prescribed electrical work you have completed. Complete qualifications showing training in mine safety (as Gazetted^††) or include these in your references:

†† As Gazetted you must show training and skills in the following:

9. the control of earth potential rise;
10. the use of relocatable mining electrical equipment;
11. the performance of safety functions required for mining activities and mining electrical equipment; and
12. risk management

For the mining endorsement a Mining Operation is defined as not including:

9. exploring for minerals
10. an alluvial mining operation
11. a mining operation wholly or under the seabed on the seaward side of the mean high water mark’
12. a quarrying operation

• Must meet full registration requirements: Training, qualifications and requirements

• Must meet full registration requirements: Training, qualifications and requirements

• Must meet full registration requirements: Training, qualifications and requirements

• Must meet full registration requirements: Training, qualifications and requirements

• Must meet full registration requirements: Training, qualifications and requirements

• Must meet full registration requirements: Training, qualifications and requirements

• Must meet full registration requirements: Training, qualifications and requirements

• Must meet full registration requirements: Training, qualifications and requirements

• Must meet full registration requirements: Training, qualifications and requirements

• Must meet full registration requirements: Training, qualifications and requirements