Welcome to FICA
FINAL INTEGRATED COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT (FICA)
FICA is a practical assessment taken over 12 hours in total during which time you will undertake a series of timed tasks in specially equipped booths containing typical electrical installation wiring systems. The exercises include installation, inspection and testing and fault-finding. Your work must comply with the current IEE Wiring Regulations and be carried out in line with Health & Safety best practice.
Information and resources
In this section you will find:
- Who should sit the assessment
- Where can I take a FICA assessment?
- FICA Assessment centre list
- About/during the assessment
- On the day
- Candidate resources – downloadable information
- After the assessment
Candidate General Information
Who should sit the assessment?
Apprentices approaching the end of their training for the SJIB Apprentice Training scheme and others in Scotland wishing to accredit practical experience must take the Final Integrated Competence Assessment (FICA).
- England/Wales/NI (AM2) candidates click here
Where can I take the FICA assessment and how do I book?
- The FICA can only be taken at one of the licensed NET Assessment centres listed on this site
- An assessment place should be booked directly with your preferred FICA Assessment Centre
About/during the assessment
FICA is a practical assessment taken over 12 hours in total during which time you will undertake a series of timed tasks in specially equipped booths containing typical electrical installation wiring systems. The exercises include installation, inspection and testing and fault-finding. Your work must comply with the current IEE Wiring Regulations and be carried out in line with Health & Safety best practice.
- You will be permitted to refer to the current edition of the lEE Wiring Regulations (BS 7671), lEE Guidance Note No.3 Inspection and Testing and the lEE On Site Guide (OSG) during the assessments
- All candidates will work on a standard assessment unit, using drawings, block and circuit diagrams and written instructions
- All tools and equipment required for the assessment will be provided by the assessment centre – candidates are not permitted to bring or use their own equipment
Candidate requirements
On the day of your assessment, please:
- bring photographic identification to the centre - this will be checked prior to the start of the assessment
- present yourself at the assessment centre dressed in suitable working clothing and wearing sound footwear
- do not bring any of your own equipment or tools (you will not be permitted to use any material you bring)
