Basic training - electrical technician §23

An electrical technician under Section 23 directs an activity or an operation on electrical installations. It is the level for heads of electrical maintenance, foremen and people responsible for the work of other electrical technicians.

This level calls for electrical engineering education and longer professional practice than Section 22. The exact number of years is set by Decree No. 508/2009 Coll. according to the education attained. Write to us with the applicant's education and practice and we will tell him whether he meets the conditions for Section 23.

We go through the effects of electric current and first aid after an electric shock, protection against contact and against short circuit, systems and classes of premises, safe switching off, securing and verifying the de-energised state, the organisation of work and the division of responsibility at the workplace, issuing work permits, live working and work in the vicinity of live parts, documentation, inspections and the intervals for professional examinations and tests, and the procedure after an accident or a fault.

The course ends with a written test. After that we issue a certificate of competence to carry out activity on electrical installations according to the voltage and the class of the premises, under Section 16(1)(a) of Act No. 124/2006 Coll.

The certificate of competence has to be kept valid. Updating professional training is done every five years under Section 16(8) of Act No. 124/2006 Coll., and repeated familiarisation at least once every three years under Section 7(5). The refresher training for electrical technicians serves for that.