Competency refresher for Electrical Appliance Service Persons, Electrical Service Technicians & Associated Trades People (No Endorsements)
To hold an EWRB practising licence, you need to attend an approved course in Electrical Safety and receive approved training in CPR and Basic First Aid. This course does both! You’ll learn the latest best practice in the areas covered. Equally important, you’ll refresh your existing knowledge, ensuring the skills required, if and when they are required, come to you quickly and naturally.
Description
Course Description
This short course covers the specific requirements as listed by the Electrical Workers Registration Board. Wintec is registered provider with the EWRB for this competency course. Once completed, Wintec will formally notify the Board of your result.
The topics covered are in three parts:
- Theory Assessment
- Practical Assessment
- First Aid and CPR
Theory Assessment Topics
- Supervision
- Earthing requirements as listed in AS/NZS 3000
- The installation, operation and testing of residual current devices (RCCB, RCBO, SRCD and PRCD)
- Prospective short circuit currents,
- Testing and certification as listed in AS/NZS 3000, AS/NZS 3760 and the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010
- Inspection of electrical fittings installed by others
- An update on changes to regulations and/or standards
Practical Assessment Topics
Provide a practical (hands on) exercise that all participants can independently demonstrate and have their competency assessed in testing fittings and appliances /equipment to confirm electrically safety.
Outcomes
Competency Programme update from EWRB:
In September 2024 the EWRB held another in a series of Competency Programme Providers webinars. These are primarily aimed to support providers in the delivery of the Boards programme and allow opportunities to offer comments and feedback.
While many areas of the programme were working well following the introduction of the “smoothed” licensing model and new competency programme, one of the reoccurring themes raised by the providers was around the practical testing element of the programme. Examples included electrical workers presenting to programmes without suitable access to testing equipment or not knowing how to use the testing equipment, being unfamiliar with standard practical testing practices, or not understanding what test results indicate.
The Competency programme consists of a programme of electrical instruction/update on electrical theory and a practical assessment, in addition to the CPR and first aid component. The Board recommends all attendees come well prepared to undertake the practical testing assessment for their class of registration to ensure a successful competency assessment result.
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Duration: 8 hours
Venue: Wintec Rotokauri campus, Hamilton
Sub-title
Just the ticket for gaining or renewing your EWRB practicing license.
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Prerequisites
Online Learning Modules
Before you attend the course, you are required to complete two short online learning modules. These modules will provide an overview of the Electrical Workers Competence Programme, and review the key points you’ll need to know to complete the written assessment and practical exercises.
You can access the EWRB Online Learning Modules here
Please also bring the following items with you to the course:
- e-learning certificate (you’ll get this once you’ve completed the online modules)
- EWRB practicing licence card (for identification purposes)
- Safety glasses