✨ Electrical Workers Registration Requirements
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 45 — 27 APRIL 2017
Registration Class
Requirements/Standards for Registration
Electrician (Endorsed Mining)
Those seeking registration as an Electrician (Endorsed Mining) must have:
a. passed a Board-approved Electrician written examination;
b. passed a Board-approved Electrician regulatory written examination;
c. passed a Board-approved Electrician practical examination or practical assessment;
d. completed four years practical training and experience, of which not less than one year of practical experience is in a Mining Operation or substantially similar operation, that is satisfactory to the Board; and
e. have adequate knowledge, training, skills, and experience satisfactory to the Board of:
i. the control of earth potential rise;
ii. the use of relocatable mining electrical equipment;
iii. the performance of safety functions required for mining activities and mining electrical equipment; and
iv. risk management;
or, in place of (a)–(e) inclusive:
f. completed a Board-approved Electrician competency-based training programme; and
g. have adequate knowledge, training, skills, and experience satisfactory to the Board of:
i. the control of earth potential rise; and
ii. the use of relocatable mining electrical equipment;
iii. the performance of safety functions required for mining activities and mining electrical equipment; and
iv. risk management.
Electrical Engineer
Those seeking registration as an Electrical Engineer must fulfil all of the requirements of one of the following options:
Option 1:
a. is either a Qualified Engineer or a Chartered Professional Engineer with the same or substantially similar practical experience as a Qualified Engineer under the Electricity Act 1992 as defined prior to 1 April 2010; or
Option 2:
a. holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) qualification or a National Diploma in Engineering (Electrotechnology) (Level 6), or New Zealand Certificate in Engineering (Electrical); or
b. an equivalent qualification as determined by either the Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand or the New Zealand Qualifications Authority;
and, in addition to Option 1(a) or Option 2(a) or (b):
c. passed a Board-approved Electrician regulatory written examination;
d. passed a Board-approved Electrician practical examination or three stages of practical assessments; and
e. completed not less than one year of practical experience in carrying out PEW that is satisfactory to the Board.
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