There are 3 classes of electrical worker licences, namely Electrician Licence, Electrical Technician Licence and Electrical Engineer Licence.

For Electrician Licence, applicants must:

• Hold a National Institute of Technical Education Certificate. Its course of study must be relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform or such other qualifications as may be acceptable to the Authority, and has at least two years of practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform;

• Have at least 10 years of practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform; or

• Have not less than 5 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform; and has successfully completed a course of instruction specified on the approved technical courses as listed on ELISE website that is relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform.

For Electrical Technician Licence, applicants must:

• Hold a diploma majoring in electrical power engineering relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform or such other qualifications as may be acceptable to the Authority; and has at least two years of practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform;

• Possess a diploma majoring in electrical power engineering relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform, or such other qualification as may be acceptable to the Authority; and has not less than one year practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform; and has successfully completed a course of instruction specified on the approved courses webpage that is relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform; or

• Possess an electrician's licence; and has not less than 5 years practical experience in Singapore relevant to the electrical work which an electrician is authorised to perform, beginning on the date the electrician's licence was issued to him; and has successfully completed a course of instruction specified on the approved courses webpage that is relevant to the electrical work which an electrical technician is authorised to perform.

For Electrical Engineer Licence, applicants must:

• Be a registered professional engineer in electrical engineering under the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253); and

• Have at least two years of post-graduate experience in Singapore in electrical power engineering relevant to the electrical work which an electrical engineer is authorised to perform.