Check if you need to hold an endorsed registration class
There is a new registration framework for registered and licensed Electrical Workers. New requirements are being phased in, including endorsed classes.
Use the flow chart below to help you work out if you need to hold an endorsed registration class to carry out prescribed electrical work (PEW) and when you need it by.
The endorsed registration classes you can apply for may differ depending on your base registration class.
The endorsed areas are:
- Mining Operations
- Medical Cardiac Protected Areas
- Hazardous Areas
- Mains Parallel Generation Systems
- Supervision of more than 2 people at one time. Note: Electrical Inspectors can supervise any number of people without this endorsed registration class.
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Step 1: Do you need to hold an endorsed registration class?
Do you carry out PEW, or intend to carry out PEW, in an endorsed area?
- yes
- you must hold an endorsed registration class to carry out PEW in that endorsed area. Go to step 2.
- no
- you do not need an endorsed registration class.
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Step 2: When do you need to hold the endorsed registration class?
What is your base registration class?
- Group A (Electrical Inspector, Electrical Engineer, Distribution Line Mechanic, Transmission Line Mechanic, Traction Line Mechanic, Cable Jointer, Substation Maintainer):
- You must hold the endorsed registration class(es) before you first apply to renew your licence on or after 1 September 2024.
- Until then, you can continue to work as usual under the 2019 Registration Notice, without holding an endorsed registration class.
Electricity (Prescribed Classes of Registration for Electrical Workers) Notice 2019 – New Zealand Gazette
- Group B (Electrician, Electrical Appliance Serviceperson, Electrical Service Technician, Electrical Installer):
- You must hold the endorsed registration class(es) before you first apply to renew your licence on or after 1 September 2026.
- Until then, you can continue to work as usual under the 2019 Registration Notice, without holding an endorsed registration class.
Electricity (Prescribed Classes of Registration for Electrical Workers) Notice 2019 – New Zealand Gazette
If an endorsed registration class isn’t available for your base registration class, you must not carry out PEW in that endorsed area when the new requirements apply to you.
What to do next
If you already hold the endorsed registration class(es) you require, or do not carry out PEW in an endorsed area, you do not need to take any action.
If you carry out PEW in an endorsed area and do not hold the relevant endorsed registration class, you must apply for it when needed, or you must not carry out PEW in this area.
You can apply for endorsed registration classes using the streamlined process:
Apply now(external link)
Practising licence renewal basics
- You must renew your licence every 2 years.
- You can apply to renew your licence up to 3 months before your licence renewal date. It is not possible to apply earlier.
- You’ll get a renewal reminder email from us before your licence expires.
- If you don’t renew before your licence renewal date, your licence will expire.