Overview

Our Licensed Electrician Theory (LET) Assessment tests your broad knowledge as an electrician. It is one of three assessments that all electrical workers must pass to be granted the Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) A Grade Electrical Licence.

The three assessments are:

Licensed Electrician Theory (LET) Assessment (this Assessment)
Safe Work Practice (SWP) Assessment
Licensed Electrician Practical (LEP) Assessment

About the LEA Licensed Electrician Theory Assessment

The LEA Licensed Electrician Theory Assessment is a 2 hour and 15 minute assessment (including reading time). It will test our broad knowledge as an Electrician including electrical safety, wiring rules and regulations, selection of cables, maximum demand, voltage drop, current overload and short-circuit current and MEN system of earthing.

Licensed Electrician's Assessment Tutorials

We offer tutorials for each assessment. They are:

LEA paper and face-to-face reviews

Participants who are unsuccessful in passing an assessment may apply to receive a paper based view.

A paper review has to be issued before a face-to-face can be organised.

Paper Review cost $55.00
Face-to-face cost $99.00

Please contact the LEA administration office on (03) 9269 8615.

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Transfers and Refunds

A refund or transfer is only possible if you apply at least 5 business days prior to the course commencing. A standard handling charge of 10% of the advertised course fee will be deducted from each refund. Requests for refunds or transfers made within five business days of the course start date will not be eligible.

Requirements

To be eligible to sit the LEA you need:

an eligibility letter from your Training Organisation that identifies:
- all relevant units of competency have been achieved
- profiling requirements have been met, OR
an Australian Trades Recognition Certificate, OR
a letter from Energy Safe Victoria, OR
a Supervised Worker’s Licence (L Licence) OR
a letter from Energy Safe Victoria (ESV), OR

When booking your LEA assessment resit, please ensure you have met the Energy Safe Victoria guidelines of waiting 2 weeks between your assessments.

Please Note: Your enrolment will not be completed until the following requirements are met:

One of the above eligibility requirements is provided.
The number of times you have sat your assessment.
Are you attending or have you attended a tutorial?

Please email these requirements to shortcourses@melbournepolytechnic.edu.au

On the day of your assessment, you MUST bring a copy of the eligibility letter and photo identification to show the assessor.

If you do not present a copy of the eligibility letter and photo identification to the assessor, you will NOT be permitted to sit the assessment and you will NOT be eligible for a refund

Materials

You must wear long sleeves, long pants and covered footwear as per section 9 of AS/NZS 4836:2011. If you do not wear the correct clothing, you will be denied entry.

You must bring:

AS/NZS 3000:2018 Wiring Rules
AS/NZS 3008.1.1:2017 Electrical Installations – Selection of Cables
Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019
AS/NZS 4836:2023 Safe working on or near low voltage electrical installations and equipment
AS/NZS 3012: 2019 Electrical Installations-Construction & Demolition Sites
The original printed copy of your eligibility letter, TRA certificate or L licence
photo identification
A recently tested Insulation Resistance Tester. The criteria for the testers is analogue, no indication for Pass or Fail, minimum of 250V/500V scale, minimum 2x continuity scales, true moving coil meter