Published:
11 March 2014
Category:
News
Since 1 July 2012 only certificates signed by the Holder of a valid Qualified Certifier Number (QC No) are processed for transmission to ESB. To obtain a QC No, Registered Electrical Contractors (RECs) must, since 1 July 2013, successfully complete an accredited Verification & Certification (V&C) course and be suitably qualified i.e. be in the possession of a trade certificate or any other suitable electrical award equivalent to level 6 or higher on the National Frame of Qualifications.
Current providers of the accredited V&C course are Fás, Metac and iSkill and contact details of each training provider can be found on the RECI website www.reci.ie. RECI is currently making preparations to offer an accredited V&C course in the first quarter
of 2014.
On receipt of a training provider report confirming that a REC has successfully completed a V&C course and providing RECI has evidence of suitable qualification, a QC No will be issued to the REC without delay. However, in order to guarantee the validity of the QC No, a copy of the final certificate issued by City & Guilds must be sent to RECI as soon as received by the REC.