Supervision of Prescribed Electrical Work

Special introductory pricing of $1200+GST (Retail price is $1500+GST)

This NZ‑specific course builds the capability of electrical supervisors to lawfully exercise control and direction so that PEW is completed competently, safely during the work, and in compliance on completion. Grounded in the Electricity Act 1992, Electricity Safety Regulations 2010, HSWA 2015, and AS/NZS 4836, it clarifies who may supervise, the limits for trainees and supervised persons, and what supervisors must verify and certify.

Across four modules, you’ll work through legal duties; risk management (including TEST–PROVE–TEST and working within 3m of exposed live parts); and the EWRB policy landscape for supervision, remedial training, interim suspensions/disqualifications, and fit‑and‑proper requirements. Practical scenarios and templates cover isolation and permitting, arc‑flash awareness, toolbox briefings, and documentation, while the included Supervision Logbook evidences at least 40 hours across direct, indirect, and remote modes.

The programme supports evidence preparation toward the EWRB Supervision Endorsement (e.g., verification practice and logbook records); note that any endorsement or licensing outcome is determined at the discretion of the Electrical Workers Registration Board.

• Who can enrol: Registered or provisionally licensed electrical workers, lead hands, forepersons, site managers, and employers nominating supervisors.

• Recommended: Current EWRB practising licence; recent safety training/first aid; access to a workplace to complete the supervision logbook.

• Helpful to bring: Recent jobs/scenarios where you supervise or intend to supervise PEW.

• Alignment to NZ law & standards: Electricity Act 1992, Electricity Safety Regulations 2010, HSWA 2015, and AS/NZS 4836 safe working practices. The course shows you how to locate, interpret, and apply these requirements in real jobs.

• EWRB focus: Clarifies who may supervise, what can be done under supervision, and what the supervisor must verify and certify (including PEW limits, Regs 100–101 obligations, and trainee logbook evidence).

• Supervision Endorsement and Electrical Registration class support: Designed to help registered workers meet the knowledge and practice expectations for supervising more than two trainees (per EWRB supervision endorsement). This course supports evidence gathering but does not itself grant or guarantee the endorsement.

• In person and online: Combination of online synchronous delivery, onsite face to face delivery.

• Blended: Workshop + guided workplace tasks + assessor feedback on your logbook evidence.

• Workplace coaching: Optional on‑the‑job observations to accelerate your Supervision Endorsement readiness.

• 4 learning modules (interactive workshop + workplace application).

• Workplace logbook pathway to evidence across direct/indirect/remote supervision modes.
  

• Scenarios and templates (risk forms, toolbox briefings, verification checklists) ready to use on site.
  

Flexible intakes and custom cohorts available for cohorts wanting private bespoke delivery options.

• Module 1 — Foundations of Electrical Supervision (NZ context)

• Module 2 — Legal Duties & Safe Practice

• Module 3 — EWRB Policies that Matter for Supervisors

• Module 4 — Good Supervision in Practice

• Electrical supervisors, team leaders, forepersons, and their 2ICs now supervising PEW.

• Electricians seeking EWRB Supervision Endorsement.
  

• Employers who must demonstrate effective supervision, testing, and certification of trainees or limited‑certificate holders.
  

• Inspectors and engineers responsible for verification and compliance decisions across multiple sites.

• Applied supervision logbook. Learners complete direct, indirect, or remote supervision, recorded across three or more supervisory roles using the course logbook template.

• Knowledge checks by module. Short scenario‑based questions on legislation, EWRB policies, PEW limits, and risk management.

• Practical verification task. Plan, brief, and verify a trainee’s PEW using AS/NZS 4836 safe systems of work and your organisation’s procedures; present evidence of inspection, testing, and certification steps required of a supervisor.

Outcome: Demonstrate supervision that provides “control and direction sufficient to ensure competence, safety during the work, and compliance on completion” (Electricity Act definition of supervision).