National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting
RCD circuit breaker, with NICEIC logo on the BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations
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| Abbreviation | NICEIC |
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| Formation | 1956 |
| Legal status | Voluntary body |
| Purpose | Electrical installation training regulatory organisation |
| Headquarters | Warwick House, Houghton Hall Park |
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Region served
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UK |
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Membership
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Electricians |
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Chief Executive Officer
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Emma Clancy |
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Parent organization
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Certsure |
| Website | NICEIC |
The National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting (NICEIC) is one of several organisations which regulates the training and work of electrical enterprises in the UK. The NICEIC is one of several providers given Government approval to offer Competent Person Schemes to oversee electrical work within the electrical industry. It is a privately owned body (the owner being the Electrical Safety Council, a registered charity) and not a government organisation, as often incorrectly assumed.
From 1923, an earlier organisation, the National Register of Electrical Installation Contractors, kept a register of approved electricians. It was incorporated on 10 August 1956, and since 1 October 2005, it has been registered as The Electrical Safety Council.
Electrical contractors register with the organisation to become approved contractors, meeting the NICEIC's specification of training. If work undertaken by the approved contractor is not up-to-standard, the NICEIC will correct it if necessary. Work is checked by fifty four local Area Engineers. Many local authorities only give work to NICEIC-approved electricians.
Most electrical items in domestic wiring are controlled from the consumer unit with its residual-current device (RCD), which since 2001 has to be installed. Homes are wired in a ring circuit.
To be an approved contractor, the electrician must:
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