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ESVConnect – COES
UPDATE: Online Services will be offline from 19 July as we transition services to ESVConnectBased on successful performance testing we have scheduled the transition of COES and licensing services to ESVConnect to commence this weekend.
ESVConnect will be available from Monday 22 July From 22 July COES purchase and lodgement processes will be completed in ESVConnect, along with all licensing and registration and the registration of cathodic protection systems (CPS). Paper COES will remain for the foreseeable future and may be lodged via the IVR system.
On 22 July, Online Services users will be able to access ESVConnect – upgrade their accounts to ESVConnect or create a new account if they did not have one before.
Please do not create an account in ESVConnect prior to 22 July. Online Services will be unavailable during the transition
Do you have work to be certified during the offline period?
The IVR system will be fully operational during and after the transition period, for the lodgement of COES. Call 1300 360 366 and follow the prompts. |
A new system – new capability
LEWs and RECs can purchase Prescribed and/or Non-Prescribed certificates, manage electrical installation certifications and review and download completed certificates.
Licensed electrical inspectors and inspection companies (ICs) can manage electrical inspections, including allocate inspection requests to LEI’s on their workers list.
In ESVConnect users can amend certificate details before final certification and generation of the COES, accordingly, ESV will no longer amend completed and certified certificates.
User videos
- Introducing ESVConnect – This video describes the functionality of ESVConnect and how it will improve interaction with COES and Licensing services.
- Logging in for the first time
- Purchase Certificates
- Complete Certificate of Compliance
- Complete Certificate of Inspection
- Distribute Certificates
- Roadshow – presentation delivered to the electrical industry from May 2019
In-built help
ESVConnect has inbuilt help functions to assist you with the new processes.
- Take a tour – click through help screens demonstrating the main functions of the system.
- ‘Help’ text – on each screen to assist users via step-by-step guidance.
FAQs
Electrical installation compliance
In describing the installation work completed, on the Certificate of Compliance, electrical workers are making a legal statement and a safety proposition to their client. The statement describes compliance with the Electricity Safety Act 1998 and the Electricity Safety (Installations) Regulations 2009.
Non-prescribed work
In the case of non-prescribed installation work, the legal statement and safety proposition is made by the licensed electrical worker certifying the work, and the Certificate of Compliance is registered with ESV as a Certificate of Electrical Safety. Auditing of this work identifies if the work complies or not.
Prescribed work
For prescribed installation work, an independent electrical inspector conducts tests, and reviews the electrical installation work for technical compliance. The inspector also assesses whether the installation is safe for connection to electricity supply. The outcome is documented as the Certificate of Inspection, and can be compliant or non-compliant.
The Certificate of Compliance and Certificate of Inspection together, are registered by ESV as a Certificate of Electrical Safety, which forms the record of electrical installation work completed at an address.
Need more support?
For advice and information about COES or using ESVConnect for COES, contact our COES team in the following ways:
- Fill in our contact form
- ‘Ask A Question’ in ESVConnect
- Email to coes@energysafe.vic.gov.au
- Phone 03 9203 9700 – select option 3.