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EWRB CPD: the competence programme for electrical workers
In New Zealand, registered electrical workers complete a competence programme every two years to renew their practising licence. It's made up of e-learning modules on the Electrical Workers Registration Board's CPD portal and a course with a training provider.
The requirement at a glance
Who has to complete it
Registered electrical workers renewing a practising licence
How often
Every two years
E-learning
Modules on the Board's CPD portal
Course
With a training provider of your choice, relevant to your class of registration
What the course covers
A first aid and CPR refresher, an update on current electrical issues, a ten-question open-book written assessment and a practical testing exercise
If you're an electrical worker
Your competence programme is run through the Board and its training providers. The Board's website has the e-learning modules and a page for finding a provider.
Where Howio fits
Howio is independent of the Electrical Workers Registration Board, and courses on Howio aren't part of the competence programme.
If you run an electrical business
The competence programme comes round every two years. Howio is for the training in between: how your business does testing, isolation and installs, shown the same way to everyone, with a record of who's completed it.
If you run courses for electrical workers
Howio gives training providers and associations a way to deliver learning on a phone, run assessments and keep completion records. We can show you how a national trade regulator does this for its own CPD.
Questions about EWRB CPD
- What training do I need to keep my EWRB practising licence?
- In New Zealand, registered electrical workers complete a competence programme every two years. It's made up of e-learning modules on the Board's CPD portal and a course with a training provider.
- How often do I need to complete the competence programme?
- Every two years.
- Who can deliver the competence programme course?
- You choose a training provider that runs a course relevant to your class of registration. The Board's website has a page for finding one.
- Is Howio an EWRB training provider?
- No. Howio is training software, and it's independent of the Board.
- Can my business use Howio for its own electrical training?
- Yes. Electrical businesses use it for inductions, their own way of doing common jobs, and safety refreshers.
See how Howio works for electrical training
Start a free trial and build your first course from a manual you already have, or book a demo and we'll show you how it would work for your business or your courses.