Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Qualifications
Subregulation 1
An electrician’s licence may be issued to any person who —
satisfies the Authority that he —
possesses a National Institute of Technical Education Certificate which curriculum is relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1), or such other qualification as may be acceptable to the Authority; and
has not less than 2 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1); (aa)satisfies the Authority that he has not less than 10 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1); (ab)satisfies the Authority that he —
has not less than 5 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1); and
has successfully completed a course of instruction specified on the approved courses webpage that is relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1); or
had been registered as an electrical contractor by the Public Utilities Board before 1st January 1975.
Subregulation 2
An electrical technician’s licence may be issued to any person who —
satisfies the Authority that he —
possesses a diploma majoring in electrical power engineering relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2), or such other qualification as may be acceptable to the Authority; and
has not less than 2 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2);
satisfies the Authority that he —
possesses a diploma majoring in electrical power engineering relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2), or such other qualification as may be acceptable to the Authority;
has not less than one year practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2); and
has successfully completed a course of instruction specified on the approved courses webpage that is relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2); or
satisfies the Authority that he —
possesses an electrician’s licence;
has not less than 5 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(1), beginning on the date the electrician’s licence was issued to him; and
has successfully completed a course of instruction specified on the approved courses webpage that is relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform under regulation 5(2).
Subregulation 3
An electrical engineer’s licence may be issued to any person who satisfies the Authority that he —
is a registered professional engineer in electrical engineering under the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253); and
has not less than 2 years post-graduate experience in Singapore in electrical power engineering relevant to the electrical work which an electrical engineer is authorised to perform under regulation 5(3).