The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) today launched its Certified Electrical Inspector (CEI) certification for electrical inspectors interested in enhancing their understanding of key electrical safety principles and skills.
Electrical inspection is crucial for enhancing community safety and ensuring compliance with NFPA 70, National Electrical Code. The new CEI certification aims to equip electrical industry professionals with the essential skills to conduct safe and effective inspections of electrical installations during construction, modification, and repair, and ensure compliance with relevant code requirements. The certification is available to electrical inspectors in the Americas, Middle East, and North Africa.
“NFPA is well-recognized for its certification programs in fire, electrical, and life safety areas,” said Dan Pickel, director of Certification and Accreditation at NFPA. “The CEI certification serves as a vital credential that showcases employees’ ability to identify and explain relevant electrical safety requirements, conduct electrical inspections, and effectively communicate with contractors, engineers, architects, and homeowners about electrical code requirements. Attaining this certificate can also enhance a worker’s credibility, marketability, and earning potential.”
A skilled global workforce is one of the eight key elements of the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem, a framework identifying the components that must work together to minimize risk and help prevent loss, injuries, and death from fire, electrical, and other hazards. Training and development initiatives, including certifications, are central to this objective of upskilling the workforce, promoting industry best practices, and prioritizing worker safety.
As the developer of the National Electrical Code and related resources, NFPA actively serves the electrical safety and enforcement community. It helps professionals stay current on vital news and information through related training programs, knowledge, research, and expertise.
The introduction of the CEI certification is another step in a larger NFPA effort to support the electrical inspector industry. This includes the introduction of its first two Electrical Inspection Section (EIS) Affiliate Chapters in North Carolina and Ohio, aimed at addressing current and emerging electrical challenges and advancing safety in communities.
For more information on the NFPA Certified Electrical Inspector certification, visit the program page.
