The qualified certifier requirement came into force on the 1st July 2012.
After this date it will not be possible to have certificates processed for connection by the ESB unless the certificate contains a valid qualified certifier number. This applies to both paper and electronic users.
Qualified certifier numbers have been issued by RECI to all those who attended the Verification & Certification course over the past number of years. The QC numbers issued at these courses were valid for 3 years from date of issue.
If a contractor has completed a Verification & Certification course with any other body, or private provider the details should be forwarded to RECI to enable us to issue you with an appropriate QC number.
At this point in time the next planned courses by RECI are in the Autumn. If circumstances change and there is a demand during the summer for this course, we would facilitate those wishing to do it.
In view of the fact that this has been highlighted for the last number of years we would envisage that there would be a smooth transition of this process.