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Training providers wishing to book an AM2 assessment should contact their chosen NET assessment centre in the first instance.

To book an AM2S assessment, training providers need to contract with NET directly.

Once the contract is in place, this will allow you to submit candidate evidence for gateway checks and book an assessment at your chosen centre, once the candidate has been authorised for assessment.

To set up a contract with NET please contact us.

If the candidate does not already hold an AM2 certificate, training providers wishing to book a full AM2E assessment should contact their chosen NET assessment centre in the first instance.

If the candidate already holds an AM2 certificate, they will need to apply directly to NET to complete an AM2E Supplementary Unit – more information.

Gateway requirements from 01 Sept 2022

Current requirements – for applications up to 31 August 2022: 
All gateway applications for AM2, including apprentices on an apprenticeship framework, must include evidence of enrolment on or achievement of a relevant Level 3 technical and/or competence-based qualification (for example, C&G 2357, EAL 1605, JIB Mature Candidate Assessment).

This evidence should take the form of a screenshot showing the candidate’s details and enrolment number from Walled Garden for City & Guilds, or the Learner History document from EAL. Alternatively, a certificate or certificate of unit credit from the accepted qualifications from the Awarding Organisation will be accepted.

Download a full list of acceptable certificates.

Evidence of alternative or historical qualifications will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

Candidates without the relevant technical qualifications who are working as practising electricians should be referred to the Experienced Worker Assessment which provides a route for recognising their knowledge and experience.

The following items must be submitted as part of the gateway check before booking an AM2S assessment:

1. The mandatory AM2S Candidate Checklist
2. The technical qualifications: City & Guilds 601/6299-5 or EAL 601/7345/2
3. Maths & English Level 2

Where the candidate does not already hold an AM2 certificate, the following items must be submitted as part of the gateway check before booking a full AM2E assessment:

1. The mandatory AM2E Full Checklist
2. The Experienced Worker Qualification certificate from either City & Guilds (2346) or EAL (603/5982/1)*

If the candidate already holds an AM2 certificate the mandatory evidence must be provided directly to NET via the AM2E Unit Application page:

1. The AM2E Supplementary Unit Checklist
2. The Experienced Worker Qualification certificate from either City & Guilds (2346) or EAL (603/5982/1)*
3. AM2 Certificate

* When uploading an EAL certificate we require both parts (2 pages) of the document to be supplied.

Assessment Fee

The recommended price for the AM2 assessment until 31 March 2023 is £765.

Re-sits from April 2021

Please read our information on Section A re-sits from 01 April 2021 for background information if necessary.

Assessment Fee

The recommended price for the AM2S and AM2E assessments until 31 March 2023 is £820.

Re-sits from April 2021

Please read our information on Section A re-sits from 01 April 2021 for background information if necessary.

The recommended fees for the AM2E Supplementary Units until 31 March 2023 are:

AM2E U1 – Containment and Safe Isolation Unit – £280

AM2E U2 – Testing and Safe Isolation Unit – £280

The recommended re-sit fee will be £240 per unit.

Please also read our article Section A re-sits from 01 April 2021.

The number of re-sits that can be taken by an apprentice/candidate will be at the discretion of their employer.

NET would require an apprentice/candidate action plan to be submitted after 3 re-sits, outlining any training to be carried out.

NET may restrict re-sit approval if verifiable training has not been completed and may contact the Training Provider, employer or candidate for confirmation. NET has the right to block candidates if suitable training has not taken place or there have been an excessive number of re-sits.

Please also read our article Section A re-sits from 01 April 2021.

The number of re-sits that can be taken by an apprentice will be at the discretion of their employer, unless the assessment plan limits this to one.

The ESFA recommends a limit of two re-sits, however more than two re-sits can be taken if needed, unless otherwise specified in the assessment plan. An action plan would need to be submitted after 2 re-sits.

If more than one section needs to be re-sat, this would need to be a re-take following further training.

Gateway requirements from 01 Sept 2022

Current requirements – for applications up to 31 August 2022:
All candidates, including apprentices on an apprenticeship framework, must provide evidence of enrolment on or achievement of a relevant Level 3 technical and/or competence-based qualification (for example, C&G 2357, EAL 1605, JIB Mature Candidate Assessment).

Download the full list of accepted certificates.

This evidence needs to take the form of a screenshot showing the candidate’s details and enrolment number from Walled Garden for City & Guilds, or the Learner History document from EAL. Alternatively, a certificate of unit credit from the qualification enrolled on from the Awarding Body will be accepted.

Evidence of alternative or historical qualifications will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

Candidates without the relevant technical qualifications who are working as practising electricians should be referred to the Experienced Worker Assessment which provides a route for recognising their knowledge and experience.

The apprentice must provide formal evidence of an achievement of an acceptable equivalent qualification. This should be in the form of an official qualification certificate from the awarding organisation, or (if the apprentice does not have a qualification certificate and cannot source a replacement from the awarding organisation), a formal notification and/or statement of results, issued by the awarding organisation or a screenshot of their Personal Learner Record which must contain apprentice details, unique learner number, qualification achieved, awarding organisation date achieved and grade awarded.

Please note: where PLRs are submitted in PDF format in place of certificates the relevant qualification is initialled with an asterisk or coloured highlighter. Please only submit the ‘learner achievement’ which is required as the mandatory evidence and not the learner events for candidate privacy and data protection.

Once the candidate been successful in their AM2 assessment, NET will issue the Assessment of Occupational Competence certificate.

Please note NET does issue the apprenticeship completion certificate for the apprenticeship framework.

Please see our Certification page for more information

Please note that NET applies for the apprenticeship certificate, and not individual training providers or centres. The certification service is carried out by ESFA.

• Step 1: NET completes the apprenticeship certification request once the candidate has successfully achieved the AM2S.
• Step 2: NET will submit the request weekly
• Step 3: Validation checks are carried out on the requests submitted
• Step 4: The outcome of the verification is reported back to NET
• Step 5: Successful requests are processed and sent to print
• Step 6: The printer will send the certificate to the apprentice’s employer by recorded delivery.