Upskilling route for Domestic Electricians in development

Domestic Electricians who have qualified via the Domestic Electrician apprenticeship or Experienced Worker Assessment will soon have a new training route to broaden their skillset and become recognised as an Installation/Maintenance Electrician. 

The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP) is currently working with awarding organisations and NET on a process that will involve Domestic Electricians completing a series of bridging units covering knowledge and practical assessments, involving robust workplace experience to develop occupational competence across the full scope of installation and maintenance activity, before undertaking a NET end assessment of competence. 

It will not be a shortcut to becoming an industry-recognised Installation/Maintenance Electrician, either in time, scope of work or quality, and it will be fully mapped to ensure parity of standards and content. TESP will oversee the process to ensure eligibility checks, and rigour at all stages. 

Access to this upskilling route will only be available to those who have qualified to the industry standard through the Domestic Electrician apprenticeship in England, or the Domestic Electrician Experienced Worker Assessment.

Ruth Devine MBE, TESP Chair, said:

“Domestic Electricians are now rightly recognised as industry professionals in their own right with a dedicated occupational standard, apprenticeship programme and aligned experienced worker assessment route.

“This bridging process will provide a progression pathway for those with the opportunity to undertake a broader scope of work, following a robust, tailored upskilling route benchmarked against the same standard as the Installation and Maintenance Electrician apprenticeship.”

There will be industry consultation on this new bridging process during the last quarter of 2025, with delivery planned from early 2026.