How to check an electrician is registered

1 November 2026 · Amptex Projects

Anyone can call themselves an electrician. Before someone works on your board or signs a certificate for your house, it's worth a few minutes to check.

What registration means

In South Africa, an electrical Certificate of Compliance can only be issued by a registered person. Electrical contractors register with the Department of Employment and Labour. Many are also listed by the Electrical Conformance Board of South Africa (ECB), a voluntary industry body, so a contractor who isn't on the ECB's list may still be registered with the Department.

How to check

1. Ask for the contractor's registration number, and the name of the registered person who will sign the certificate.
2. Search for the contractor by name in the ECB's Find a Qualified Electrician directory. A listing shows the ECB number and the Department of Labour registration number.
3. If nothing comes up, contact the Department of Employment and Labour with the registration number.

What to ask before work starts

• Will you issue a COC for this work, if it needs one?
• Are the people doing the work your own staff or subcontractors?
• What guarantee do you give on workmanship?
• How do you charge, and is there a call-out fee?

Amptex's registration

Amptex Projects is listed with the ECB under number 22303, and Wouter Pienaar is our registered person. See our ECB listing. Our work is done by our own employed electricians and carries a 6-month workmanship guarantee. There's no call-out fee: you pay first-hour labour.

See what our electricians do or call 011 791 6121.

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