Applying for an endorsed registration class – streamlined process

You may need to hold an endorsed registration class if you carry out prescribed electrical work (PEW) in any of the following endorsed areas:

• 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.

To become registered in an endorsed area, you must already hold the base registration class, Using the streamlined application process, you can apply for more than one endorsed registration class for a single registration fee.

Overseas-trained applicants should apply for registration using the overseas trained application process. Australians applying under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (TTMRA), should apply using the TTMRA application process.

Check if you need to hold an endorsed registration class

Check if you need to hold an endorsed registration class

Before you apply

Check the registration requirements for the endorsed registration class(es) you wish to apply for. You need to make sure that you meet the registration requirements and have appropriate evidence to support your application.

You do not need to hold a Limited Certificate while completing practical experience in a Mining Operation, Medical Cardiac Protected Area or Hazardous Area. You may choose to hold a Limited Certificate because, as a Trainee, you may be supervised to do a wider range of PEW.

More information about supervision:
Supervision Companion Guide [PDF, 1 MB]

How to apply

1. Log in to the electrical workers (EW) online portal. Log in to the EW portal(external link).
2. Select "Apply for an endorsed registration class" from the menu.
3. Choose the endorsed registration class(es) relevant to your current registration.
4. Upload supporting evidence.
5. Pay the registration fee, $304.35 + GST, and submit your application. Only one fee is required, even if you are applying for more than one endorsed registration class.
6. The licensing team will review your application and contact you with the outcome.

Note: You must have an active approved registration class before applying unless your application is being made under the TTMRA.

Supporting evidence required

Provide one or more of the following:

• A reference from an employer or licensed electrical worker who supervised you outlining the PEW you’ve completed in the endorsed area. The reference letter must:
  • detail the PEW experience you have completed covering any practical experience hours required, including hours completed in prior work experience or as an apprentice
  • include the start and end dates of employment for each company
  • include the number of hours, days, weeks or months of work experience you have completed
  • be on company letterhead
  • be signed and dated by your supervisor, or if you hold a Limited Certificate, your Board-approved supervisor
  • contain email contact details for your supervisor, if applicable.
• If you are self-employed, a statutory declaration outlining the PEW you have carried out in the endorsed area plus evidence of being self-employed from either Inland Revenue or the Companies Register. Download a Statutory Declaration form.
• Three or more entries from the Energy Safety high-risk database showing PEW you carried out in the endorsed area.
• Evidence you completed any Board-approved qualification or micro-credential for the endorsed registration class.

Note: Energy Safety high risk database entries alone are not adequate evidence that you meet registration requirements.

Statutory Declaration form [PDF 56KB](external link)  — New Zealand Government

If you do not meet all the registration requirements

The Electrical Workers Registration Board may consider granting an exemption to certain registration requirements if you meet some, but not all, of the requirements and are able to provide evidence that you have the satisfactory skills, knowledge and training for registration in the desired endorsed registration class.

For example, if you gained significant experience in an endorsed area as a Trainee, an exemption may be granted that reduces the amount of time you must have held the associated base registration class and/or the practical experience hours you are required to complete.