EXPERIENCED WORKER ASSESSMENT

The EWA is an assessment process against the industry standard – it is not a short cut to qualified status. To be eligible for the assessment you should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a practising electrician working across the range of activity set out in the Skills Scan.

The 5 years cannot include time you have spent in training, either full- or part-time, for example college-based technical certificates. It means 5 years working solely as an electrician and not in training.

As a requirement for the qualification, it is mandatory for the candidates to hold a Level 3 Inspect and Testing Qualification and the current BS7671 regulations certification. These qualifications are not included in the costings, but courses can be arranged through your Training Officer at one of our Training Centres.

Your experience will be verified before you can be accepted onto the EWA.

Performance Units – evidence

For the Performance Units, all aspects of assessment and evidence for completion of onsite units must come after registration on the qualification. So you must be working in the industry currently in order to meet this requirement. Work completed prior to registration is not admissible as evidence, even if it is authenticated.