Certification: Certified Electrical Safety Technician (CEST)

1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471

The NFPA Certified Electrical Safety Technician (CEST) is designed for HVAC technicians, solar and wind generator installer/maintainers, facilities management and maintenance personnel, and other skilled workers who are exposed to electrical hazards in the course of their job duties, CEST highlights an individual's knowledge of and ability to apply the information found in NFPA 70E.
More information about this certification

More than two years of education or training after high school required?
No
More than two years of work experience required?
No
Oral or Written Exam Required?
Yes
Renewal Required?
Every 3 Year(s)
Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)?
Yes
Renew through Re-Examination?
No
Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)?
No
Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)?
No

Third Party Exam Center

Te exam for this certifiction is administered by !St/Promentric.

Core

  1. The certification does not have a minimum education level or has an education level below a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree and the certification does not have a minimum requirement for work experience or requires two or less years of work experience.
  2. The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher, but has a work experience requirement of less than 2 years of work experience.
  3. The certification has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years but does not require a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree.