Approved Electrician

The Approved Electrician main roles are:

• To be competent to carry out all electrical works required, including inspection and testing.
• To demonstrate team leader skills within their own team.
• To work to site health and safety requirements.
• To have relevant site experience.
• To be able to communicate at all levels.

Requirements:

• City and Guilds 2368 Electrical Installation Level 3
• NVQ Electrical Installation Level 3
• City and Guilds 2391 Inspection, Testing and Certification Level 3
• City and Guilds 2381 Requirements for Electrical Installations Level 3 BS7671 2001
• City and Guilds 2382 Requirements for Electrical Installations Level 3 BS7671 2008
• ECS Health and Safety Test
• AM1 (Achievement Measurement 1)
• AM2 (Achievement Measurement 2)

Notes:

• Must have been a registered apprentice or undergone some equivalent method of training and have had practical training in electrical installation work.
• Must have obtained an NVQ Level 3 in electrical installation work (or approved equivalent)
• Must have had Five years experience as an Electrician subsequent to the satisfactory completion of training
• Must have demonstrated competence and obtained a suitable qualification (the City & Guilds 2391 is a suitable qualification) in the inspection, testing and commissioning of installations
• Approved Electricians must possess particular practical, productive and electrical engineering skills with adequate technical supervisory knowledge so as to be able to work on their own proficiently and carry out electrical installation work without immediate supervision in the most efficient and economical manner; be able to set out jobs from drawings and specifications and requisition the necessary installation materials; be able to accept responsibility for the proper completion of jobs and, if required, supervise other operatives.
• They must also have a thorough working knowledge of the National Working Rules for the Electrical Contracting Industry, of the current IEE Regulations for Electrical Installations, of the Electricity Supply Regulations 1988, issued by the Electricity Commissioners so far as they deal with Consumers' Installations (ie Regulations 22-29 inclusive and 31), of any Regulations dealing with Consumers' Installations which, may be issued, relevant British Standards and Codes of Practice, and of the Construction Industry Safety Regulations.