The NICEIC Help Hub – Tradespeople

For almost 70 years, NICEIC has been the UK’s largest certification body for electrical businesses, with over 40,000 currently certified with us. Our brand is trusted by consumers and specifiers alike and widely associated with the highest levels of competence, quality and safety.  

So much so, in fact, that many large construction tenders will only consider NICEIC-certified businesses for electrical work, as will many public sector bodies such as local councils and housing associations. 

In addition to the credibility of being with the industry’s most recognised bodies, being certified by us comes with a whole host of other benefits designed to make your job easier, help you upskill, and save you money. 

Find out more about the benefits of NICEIC certification 

We work hard to ensure that certification on one of our schemes is as affordable as possible for businesses of all sizes. Our payment plans allow you to split payment of your annual certification fee across the year, reducing the financial burden on your business. 

And your annual fee doesn’t just cover your assessment – far from it. We’re constantly adding to the list of benefits we offer our certified businesses, delivering excellent value for your money. 

When you’re certified with NICEIC, you get: 

• Exclusive access to industry-leading technical resources, including the NICEIC technical helpline, regular technical webinars and Q&As, Connections magazine, and more. 

• Discounts on materials, tools, workwear, and training 

• Support to access new customers and grow your business 

• Representation in the electrical industry through NICEIC’s role on industry committees, steering groups and working groups. 

Find out more about the benefits of NICEIC certification 

To join the Rented Sector Scheme, you will need to first become certified on the Approved Contractor Scheme to include Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs) within your scope of work. You would then be able to carry out EICRs in all types of premises.

No. You’ll need to pay your annual fee for your current scheme while going through the application process for the new scheme. Once you are fully certified on the new scheme, the months remaining on your previous certification will be refunded/credited.
If you have any questions about your application, please contact our Applications team on 0333 015 6626 or email applications@niceic.com.

We will be sad to see you go, but we understand that people’s circumstances change. To cancel your business's certification, please contact our Administration team on 0333 015 6625 or email electricaladmin@niceic.com.

Being an NICEIC-certified business is not just about the credibility of being with the industry’s most recognised body. We offer access to best-in-class technical support, high-quality CPD resources, exclusive discounts and so much more. Find out more about the benefits of certification.

You can request a change of company details via the NICEIC Customer Portal. Go to the Account Management section and scroll down to Company Details. If you don’t have access, please contact our Customer Services team on 0333 015 6625 (selecting options 5 and 3), and we’ll be happy to give you a hand.

Your Online Certification user may not be linked to the Customer Portal. Please contact our Customer Services team on 0333 015 6625 (selecting options 5 and 3), and we’ll see what we can do to help.

You may be able to access the NICEIC Shop using your Online Certification username and password. You might also be able to get in using your email address. If you can’t get in, please contact our Customer Services team on 0333 015 6625 (selecting options 5 and 3) and we’ll be happy to help.

Invoices and payments can be accessed via the NICEIC Customer Portal, which provides a convenient way to manage your account with NICEIC. If you don’t have access, please arrange for your Principal Duty Holder to contact us.

Setting up a direct debit is a great option to reduce admin for your business. You can also make a payment via our payment line on 0333 016 6631.
Please contact Customer Services on 0333 015 6625 (selecting options 5 and 3) if you need any more help.

We have a wide range of CPD resources available to our certified businesses that you can pass on to your engineers to support their learning and development.

For example, your engineers can book onto one of our The Wire webinars using your company’s NICEIC certification number and their own email address. You can also pass on your copy of Connections to employees so they can read our detailed technical articles, or forward on The Circuit e-newsletter so they can learn about upcoming regulatory updates and important information relating to your certification. You could also book your engineers onto one of NICEIC’s many training courses and qualifications for more formal recognition of their skills.

To find out about the full range of exclusive CPD resources we provide for our certified businesses, visit our CPD hub.

All live episodes of The Wire will be available to watch on-demand within 14 days.

Once you have watched a webinar, you will receive an email with your CPD certificate. Alternatively, there is a link in the top right corner of the page when you’re watching a webinar called ‘CPD Certification’, where you can find all your CPD certificates.

There are so many learning and development activities that can count as CPD – watching an episode of The Wire, reading the electrotechnical articles in NICEIC’s Connections magazines, receiving training from other colleagues and completing self-development learning in the electrical industry.

To find out more about the exclusive CPD resources NICEIC provides for its certified businesses, visit our CPD hub.