Governance of the EAS

The EAS is developed and maintained by a cross-industry Management Committee that has been established for more than 20 years to assure competence standards in the electrotechnical sector. The Management Committee comprises representatives from:

• Competent Person Scheme providers

• Trade associations

• Government bodies (including devolved administrations)

• Education and industry stakeholders

The EAS has been developed with contributions from leading organisations representing the electrotechnical industry and consumer safety interests, including:

• British Security Industry Association (BSIA)

• Blue Flame Certification Limited

• BPEC

• Building Safety Regulator

• Certsure LLP (trading as NICEIC)

• Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)

• City & Guilds

• CORGI (trading as CORGI Technical Services and AESM)

• Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA)

• Electrical Contractors’ Association of Scotland (SELECT)

• Electrical Safety First (ESF)

• Electrical Safety Roundtable

• Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited (EAL)

• Fire Industry Association (FIA)

• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

• Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry (JIB)

• Logic Certification Ltd (LCL Awards)

• Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)

• National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT)

• NAPIT Registration Ltd

• OFTEC Ltd

• Society of Public Architecture, Construction, Engineering and Surveying (SPACES)

• The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP)

• United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)

• Welsh Government