Electrician Mining Endorsed

To become an Electrician Mining Endorsed, you must complete the following requirements:

Experience Pathway

• Complete 1 years (2000 hours) of practical experience in a Mining Operation or substantially similar practical experience satisfactory to the Board; and
• Have adequate knowledge, training skills and experience that is satisfactory to the Board.

Registration class

Electrician (Endorsed Mining)

Minimum amount of work experience required

1 year (2000 hours) in a mining operation

Required work experience

1 year (2000 hours) work experience in a mining operation and includes:

• work done on bolted couplers and restrained couplers used or installed in a Mining Operation; and
• work done on installations, fittings, or appliances in explosive zones; and
• the connection, reconnection, or disconnection of bolted couplers and restrained couplers used or installed in a Mining Operation.

Must have adequate knowledge, training, skills, and experience satisfactory to the Board of:

• The control of earth potential rise.
• The use of relocatable mining electrical equipment.
• The performance of safety functions required for mining activities and mining electrical equipment; and
• Risk management.

You must provide the following documents in your application.

Certified proof of identity

• A certified copy of the front and back of your current New Zealand Driver’s Licence; or
• A certified copy of your Passport biographic page.

*Certified: Certification of your copied documents must be done by either a Justice of the Peace, a Public Notary, a Solicitor or NZ Court Registrar.

The official confirmation that the copies of your documents are identical to the original documents. The confirmation is issued by an authorised public authority or a Notary.

*Certified: The official confirmation that the copies of your documents are identical to the original documents. The confirmation is issued by an authorised public authority or a Notary.

Work history references from supervisor/employer(s)

You must provide detailed references of your work history.
Your references must:

• Detail the prescribed electrical work experience that you have completed covering 3 years (6000 hours) of work experience
  Prescribed electrical work – New Zealand Legislation;
• Include the start and end dates of employment for each company;
• Contain sufficient experience in the area you seek registration;
• Be on company letterhead;
• Be signed and dated by your employer; and
• Contain email contact details for your referee.

Passport quality photo

• A photo that meets the criteria for your ID card:
  • A face, head and shoulders shot, looking directly at the camera and less than 6 months old;
  • Plain, light coloured background;
  • No sunglasses, glasses with tinted lenses OR headwear that obscures your face;
  • 3:4 – width to height ratio, in full colour;
  • Between 50KB and 5MB in size (or printed image for paper applications); and
  • Saved in .jpg or .jpeg format.
• Check that your photo meets the requirements here:
  Online photo checker – New Zealand passports

Payment details

You can pay for your application by credit or debit card. All payments made outside the New Zealand banking system must be made by credit card.