Competency refresher for Electricians, Inspectors, Electrical Engineers & Electrical Installers
To hold an EWRB practising license, you need to attend an approved course in Electrical Safety and receive approved training in CPR and Basic First Aid. This programme does both!
Description
Course Description
This programme covers the specific requirements as listed by the Electrical Workers Registration Board. (EWRB) Wintec is registered provider with the EWRB for this competency course. Once completed, Wintec will formally notify the EWRB of your result.
The topics covered are
- Theory Assessment
- Practical Assessment
- First Aid and CPR
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Outcomes
Competency Programme update from EWRB:
In November last year the Board 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 course 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.
Wintec offers a training programme to prepare for this assessment:
Electrical Installation Review Training for Competency Assessment
Come along to this 3-hour training which revises all aspects of installation testing before you come to the Registration Renewal Competency Assessment. This training programme is provided to qualified electrical workers to refresh their knowledge of testing to ensure electrical work is safe and complies with legislative and regulatory requirements. (MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER FOR THIS PREPARATION COURSE - CLICK HERE)
Register now for this course
Please bring your own working testing equipment.
Venue: Wintec Rotokauri campus, Hamilton
Sub-title
Just the ticket for gaining or renewing your EWRB practising licence.
Topics
Topics
Electrical safety
Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 and subsequent amendments including:
- Testing for (Personal) Safety
- Supervising trainees carrying out prescribed electrical work
- Requirement for issue of Trainee Limited Certificate as an authority to carry out PEW
- MEN system, MEN Switchboard, Function of MEN link, Earthing arrangements and requirements
- RCDs installed as personal protective devices
- RCD types and characteristics: RCCB, RCBO, SRCD, PRCD
- Prospective short circuit current
- Earth fault loop impedance and EFL paths
- Testing for safety (installation requirements)
- Certification
- Inspection requirements
- Inspection (Inspectors only)
- Issues highlighted by the Board in ELECTRON articles
Basic Life Support & Basic First Aid
- Scene Assessment
- Casualty Assessment
- CPR (NZRC Level 2)
- Basic First Aid
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