Validation programme for professional qualification as an electrical technician

The electrical technician installs, wires, connects and operates residential and conventional (non-complex) tertiary or industrial electrical installations. The electrical technician looks for faults and makes repairs according to applicable regulations on electrical installations and performs checks on electrical installations.

The electrical technician:

• prepares a planning and divides the tasks of the technician and/or installer;
• produces a simple, conventional residential, tertiary and industrial electrical diagram;
• assembles and connects components for an electrical installation;
• commissions and performs checks on residential and conventional (non-complex) tertiary and classic (non-complex) industrial electrical installation;
• assists with non-conventional (complex) tertiary-sector and industrial electrical installations;
• diagnoses malfunctions in residential, tertiary and industrial electrical systems and repairs defective elements.

The validation standard for electrical technician (in Dutch)(PDF file opens in new window) provides detailed information about the validation programme.

If you want to demonstrate your experience as an electrical technician at a validation body, you will need to take a practical test, a written test and an interview.

The language of instruction for the tests is Dutch. You need at least a basic knowledge of Dutch to take the tests.

You will be tested on whether you can:

• read a connection diagram;
• install, assemble, wire and connect an electrical installation within a limited time frame;
• put an electrical installation into operation;
• can diagnose an electrical installation involving at least two of the following faults:
  • grounding fault;
  • connection fault;
  • overload fault;
  • schematic fault;
  • short circuit.