NIV 15: Courses, training, further education, schools and offers at a glance

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NIV 15 course: For safe installations

Electrical installations may not be carried out by just anyone, as the risk of damage or accidents is too great. Qualified persons who have the necessary knowledge to carry out installation work professionally must therefore have the appropriate training and be familiar with the Low Voltage Installation Ordinance (NIV; SR 734.27). This sets out all the important points for low-voltage electrical installations, including Article 15, which is also referred to as NIV 15.

NIV 15 is the connection permit that specifies which persons are authorized to carry out electrical installation work. This permit is issued if a company employs company electricians who have a federal certificate of competence as electricians and at least three years of professional experience or have equivalent training and further training with at least five years of experience or have passed the company electrician examination. A company can only apply for the NIV 15 connection permit if it has such a well-trained employee. The permit authorizes the person in question to connect and replace permanently installed electrical products.

However, a company does not always have employees who meet the requirements needed to apply for NIV 15. In such a case, the Inspectorate can issue a connection permit if the person who is to be used for the installation work passes an examination carried out by the Inspectorate. But what is tested? What do you need to know? And where can you find out what is important? In an exam preparation course for the NIV 15 low-voltage connection permit, which also ends with a certificate if passed, you will be taught the basics and the specialist knowledge required to pass the NIV 15 exam. The exam is primarily aimed at service technicians, maintenance specialists and operating mechanics. Find out here on Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch about the schools and providers where you can attend such a certificate course without obligation.

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A total of eight examinations must be taken for the NIV 15 follow-up permit, either practical, or practical/oral, or oral and written for each part of the examination. Each examination lasts between 15 and 30 minutes, all examinations together take three hours.

The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation decides on the admission of persons with non-Swiss educational qualifications to the NIV 15 examination. Interested parties must contact the State Secretariat directly in order to obtain a level confirmation or certificate of equivalence, which must be submitted to the ESTI (Swiss Federal Inspectorate for Heavy Current Installations) before registering for the examination.

A preparatory course for the NIV 15 connection permit includes acquiring knowledge and skills relating to the basics of electronics, standards and regulations on high- and low-voltage current ordinances, low-voltage installation ordinances, electricity laws, low-voltage electrical product ordinances, low-voltage installation standards (NIN), installation materials and equipment, safety devices and connection types, measurement technology, handling electricity including personal safety, occupational safety, maintenance and fire protection. For comprehensive information on the detailed content of continuing education, further training, please contact the relevant training institution directly using our contact form.

The examination for the connection permit in accordance with Art. NIV 15 at the ESTI requires a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (AFPE) as a service technician for heating, plumbing, refrigeration, ventilation and air conditioning, or a Federal VET Diploma in a technical trade, or a Federal Professional Examination as a janitor, installation specialist or Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) as a janitor. In addition, at least three years of relevant professional experience and at least 42 lessons in electrical engineering with a qualified instructor must be demonstrated.

After attending all the mandatory lessons, you will receive a course certificate which will enable you to take the examination of the Federal Inspectorate for Heavy Current Installations (ESTI). If you pass the exam, you will receive the "Connection permit in accordance with Art. 15 of the Ordinance on Low-Voltage Electrical Installations (NIV)", which authorizes you to connect and replace permanently connected electrical products, but not to work on the supply lines.

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