Electrician Plus Qualification Pre-Requisites

What are Electrician Plus Qualifications?

The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP), in collaboration with awarding organisations, has developed the Electrician Plus qualifications to ensure high standards and competence in the electrotechnical industry. These qualifications are part of the Electrotechnical Assessment Specification (EAS).

Electricians plus qualifications include:

• City & Guilds 2921-34: Level 3 Award in the Requirements for the Design and Installation of Domestic and Small Commercial Electric Vehicle Charging Installations
• City & Guilds 2922-34: Level 3 Award in the Installation and Maintenance of Small Solar Photovoltaic Systems
• City & Guilds 2923-34: Level 3 Award in the Design, Installation and Commissioning of Small Electrical Energy Storage Systems
• BPEC Installation of Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Systems
• BPEC Installation of Electrical Energy Storage Systems

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for Electricians Plus qualifications, candidates must be qualified electricians who are current with the latest edition of the Wiring Regulations (no requirement for latest amendment, so 18th Edition achieved in 2018 is acceptable)

How to verify entry requirements are met

Candidates can:

1. Provide a valid ECS Gold Card issued by the JIB or SJIB for Installation Electrician, Maintenance Electrician, or Domestic Electrician (must be in date).
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2. Submit evidence of a core technical competence qualification listed in the tables, below.

Additionally, if the core qualification is over 5 years old, candidates must provide an 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification certificate.

UNDERPINNING CORE TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
To meet the minimum requirements for this course, you must show that you have obtained any of the qualifications listed in Table 1, 2, 3 or 4.

If your qualification was earned more than five years before your intended course start date, you will also need to provide evidence of your 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification, as listed in Table 5.

TABLE 1 – LEVEL 3 ELECTROTECHNICAL APPRENTICESHIP, OR EQUIVALENT

TABLE 2 – EXPERIENCED WORKER

TABLE 3 – LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE IN INSTALLING, TESTING AND ENSURING COMPLIANCE OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN DWELLINGS

TABLE 4 – OLDER QUALIFICATIONS

TABLE 5 – WIRING REGULATIONS

If any of your qualifications were achieved more than 5 years prior to your start date you will need to provide evidence of your 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification*.

*The Level 3 Installation / Maintenance Electrician apprenticeship qualifications (C&G 5357 / EAL 7345) and Level 3 NVQ diploma (C&G 2357 / EAL 1605) include the requirements for the Wiring Regulations (BS 7671). If separate qualification certificates have not been issued, the Awarding Organisation or training provider can provide evidence.