Smart Metering

What is the Smart Metering scheme?

Our Smart Metering scheme is intended for all individuals who carry out electricity and/or gas smart meter installations. The National Skills Academy for Power (NSAP) collaborated with its member employers and major industry stakeholders to develop ‘accreditation’ for smart meter installers. All major energy suppliers support NSAP’s Smart Metering scheme. If you require a CSCS card, click here.

Smart meter installers (whether existing meter installers or new entrants to the Smart Metering industry) undertake appropriate training, development and assessment mapped against the industry approved NSAP National Assessment Specification (NAS) – for both electricity and/or gas.

Delivery Models

* These optional categories take a minimum of 2 or 3 days to deliver. This assumes that providers spend 2 or 3 days wholly focussed upon the delivery of these units, and that all other requirements of the programme (i.e. Induction, Working Safely, Energy Efficiency, Customer Service, Smart Meter Communication Systems and Single Phase) are all covered explicitly outside the requirements of these categories

Assessment

There is a written and practical assessment for this scheme.

Registration

Individuals who have taken and passed an NSAP approved Smart metering training and assessment with a NSAP Approved Provider will be registered on EUSR for 3 years. 

EUSR Registration is available for the following Smart Metering categories: 

• Smart Metering (Electricity) Single Phase 
• Smart Metering (Electricity) Multi-rate 
• Smart Metering (Electricity) Single Phase off Multi-phase 
• Smart Metering (Electricity) Multi-phase 
• Smart Metering (Gas) Low Pressure 
• Smart Metering (Gas) Medium Pressure 

Evidence Requirements – all Electricity Categories

Copies of one of the following certificates:

• Level 2 Diploma in Smart Metering – Power (RQF)
• NSAP Approved Training Programme certificate issued by NSAP approved provider (for appropriate registration category)

and

• Copy of employer’s company CoMCoP Certificate
• Copy of individual’s company authorisation

Evidence Requirements – all Gas Categories

Copies of one of the following certificates:

• Level 2 Diploma in Smart Metering – Gas (RQF)
• NSAP Approved Training Programme certificate issued by NSAP approved provider (for appropriate registration category)

and

• Copy of Gas Safe card (front and back with valid meters category)

Evidence Requirements – Dual Fuel (Electricity & Gas)

Copies of one of the following certificates:

• Level 2 Diploma in Smart Metering – Dual Fuel (RQF)
• Dual Fuel Smart Meter Installer (Electricity & Gas) Apprenticeship (Level 2)
• NSAP Approved Training Programme certificate issued by approved training provider (Electricity and Gas)

and

• Copy of employer’s company CoMCoP Certificate
• Copy of individual’s company CoMCoP authorisation
• Copy of Gas Safe card (front and back)

Renewing a Smart Metering EUSR registration

When a Smart Metering EUSR registration has expired, an individual must renew their registration by successfully completing the relevant National Assessment Specifications (NAS) through an NSAP-approved Smart Metering provider, and by submitting the following evidence requirements upon re-registration:

• Either a copy of the certificate awarded by NSAP Approved Provider for successfully completing the NAS at renewal (for appropriate registration category) OR a fully completed and signed copy of the NAS document(s) (for appropriate registration category)
• Copy of Gas Safe card (front and back) – Gas and Dual Fuel (Electricity/Gas)
• Copy of employer’s company CoMCoP Certificate – Electricity and/or Gas
• Copy of individual’s individual company authorisation – Electricity and/or Gas

NSAP Approved Provider

Only an NSAP Approved Provider can deliver NSAP approved training and assessment. If you are already an NSAP Approved Provider and would like to deliver this scheme, please contact us using the below form or visit our Scheme Approval guide.

Alternatively, if you’d like to become approved to deliver this scheme, please email: [email protected]