Electrical Workers Licensing Group
The Electrical Workers Licensing Group provides registration and complaint assessment services to the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB), responsible for the ongoing competency of about 38,000 registered electrical and electronic workers.
It transferred to the Department of Building and Housing from the Ministry of Economic Development on 1 September, 2006, as part of the Government’s suite of reforms designed to provide improved and integrated services to the building sector and the public.
The Electrical Workers Register is an electronic register which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Access the Electrical Workers Register 
to use any of the online services listed below:
Electrical worker services include:
- Searching for electrical workers details
- Making a practicing licence application
- Renewing a practising licence
- Updating contact details
- Updating safety training details
Bookshop services include online ordering of the following:
Access the Electrical Workers Registration Board at www.ewrb.govt.nz