Safety training
You must complete Safety Training within 3 months of being issued a Limited Certificate or Trainee Limited Certificate.
This training is designed to prepare you for the workplace to keep you safe.
The Safety Training course for electrical workers who do low voltage work covers the content included in the following unit standards:
- Safe Working practices = either 29465 or 30658 or alternatively 32605 AND 32607
- Testing for safety = either 15852 or 30657 or alternatively 32605 AND 32607
- First Aid and CPR = 6401 and 6402
The Safety Training course for electrical workers who do high voltage work covers the content included in the following unit standards:
- Safe Working practices & Testing = 28020 AND 18038 AND 10507
- First Aid and CPR = 6401 and 6402
Safety Training must be completed through a Board approved training provider. The completion of these unit standards does not need to be added to the electrical workers NZQA record of learning if the approved provider is not recognised as a private training establishment, accredited industry training organisation, or institute of technology who can award these unit standards to the electrical workers NZQA record of learning.
Next steps
Once you have completed Safety Training, you must complete a Competence Programme course at least every 2 years and must be current when you apply for your Registration and Practising Licence or renew your Practising Licence.