New Zealand Certificate in Electricity Supply (Introductory) with strand in Electrical Works (Level 2)

Course details

New Zealand Certificate in Electricity Supply (Introductory) with strand in Electrical Works (Level 2)
NZQF Level 2

About the course

This qualification meets the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) safety tuition requirements for a trainee Limited Certificate, which is required for all higher-level qualifications in the distribution and transmission sectors.

Understand how health and safety is applied to the Electricity Supply Industry. Demonstrate foundation understanding of the principles of generation, transmission, and distribution in the Electricity Supply Industry. Understand how the Electricity Act, regulations and industry rules and guides govern industry practices. Competently apply knowledge to tasks within the Electricity Supply Industry with appropriate supervision.

Entry requirements

This is an entry level qualification. It is suitable for all entrants to the industry, whether they are working in a trade and technical role, or in an administrative capacity within the generation, distribution, transmission, Telecommunications or retail sectors of the Electricity Supply Industry.

About the provider

Connexis arranges, delivers, supports, and assesses work-based learning for the infrastructure industries of Civil, Energy, Telecommunications, and Water. That means we help up skill the infrastructure workforce. We set programmes, evaluate assessments, and support employers and learners to obtain nationally-recognised micro-credentials and qualifications through apprenticeships and traineeships.

We are passionate about creating a sustainable infrastructure workforce for Aotearoa, which responds to the needs of industry, both now and in the future. This includes improving access to training and encouraging diversity to reach underrepresented groups such as women, Māori, and Pasifika.

We are the infrastructure business division of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. Te Pūkenga is the new Crown entity established to unite Institutes of Technology, Polytechnics (ITPs) and Industry Training Organisations around the country into a unified national network as part of the Government’s Reform of Vocational Education.  It is creating a network of on-job, online and on-campus learning to give learners more flexibility in what, where and how they learn.

Video