Renew or reinstate your electrical work licence

Before you begin

After you link to your licence in the portal and before you begin the renewal process you need to ensure you have completed the following:

• your skills maintenance using the free skills maintenance online assessment within two years of your renewal. (Note: The use of a Digital ID is voluntary. Please contact Electrical Licensing on 1300 632 993 to make an alternative arrangement).
• CPR refresher training within twelve months of your renewal and
• for electrical linesperson licence holders pole-top or transmission tower rescue training (PTR) within twelve months of your renewal.

You are not required to provide copies of your CPR or PTR certificates or skills maintenance certificate when you renew but you may be required to provide it at a later date for auditing purposes.

Once you are ready to proceed, please renew your electrical licence.

Licences expired longer than twelve months

If your electrical work licence is expired longer than 12 months you need to apply for a new licence. For more information please go to Other licence application types.

Licence renewal instructions

To renew your licence as an authorised person, please ensure the following:

• Your myID App is linked to the email address currently associated with your licence or if you are not a licenced electrical worker the details we have for you on file.
• As a minimum, you’ll require a ‘standard strength’ when setting up the myID app. To achieve this, you will need to provide two forms of Australian identification (e.g. Driver’s licence, Medicare card, or Australian passport) to verify your identity.

Steps to link your licence

1. Log into the portal
   Go to the portal home page and click or tap Proceed at the bottom.
2. Verify your identity
   Follow the prompts, enter your email address, receive a verification code, and enter it into your myID app.

Note: It is recommended to use a computer, laptop or tablet for the renewal process and keep your mobile phone available to access the myID app. You will receive a four-digit verification code on the device you are using for the renewal process. Enter this code in the myID app on your mobile phone.

3. Consent to share information
   Continue following the prompts on your computer, laptop or tablet to provide consent and confirm your details. When asked, select “I am an existing work licence holder OR associated with an existing contractor licence.”
4. Enter Your licence number
   Enter your worker licence or your current or expired contractor licence number.
   If a match is found, click or tap Send email and you’ll receive an email to your registered address.
   • If no match is found: Ensure the email in your myID App matches the one on file for you. If the issue persists, please contact us on 1300 632 993.
5. Enter the authorisation code
   Check your email for the authorisation code and enter it into the field (a copy and paste option is available). Click or tap Link existing licence. Confirm your details and follow the prompts.
6. Update your contact details, if required
7. Complete the skills maintenance assessment
   Under My licences, click or tap on your work licence number to open the Licence details page. Then click or tap Launch skills maintenance, log in with myID and complete the assessment.
8. Renew/reinstate your licence
   Under My licences, click or tap the worker licence number to open the Licence details page. Click or tap the Renew/reinstate button at the top right. Follow the prompts to complete the renewal.

You will be required to pay an application fee. You can pay your application fee using your debit or credit card via BPoint.

Once completed, refresh the page and your licence should be successfully renewed.

If you encounter any issues or if your email address does not match the one on file for your licence, please contact us at 1300 632 993 for assistance.