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Under the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006, the Board is responsible for administering the registration of plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers.

What is registration?

In New Zealand sanitary plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying work is restricted and can only be carried out by tradespeople who are authorised to do so.
The Board is responsible for setting the minimum standards for registration and ensuring those persons carrying out regulated work are competent to do so.
Plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers are required by law to be registered with the Board.

The transition pathway for Certified Plumbers to become Certified Drainlayers

Through the Recognition New Zealand, Recommendation for Registration process, people based in New Zealand who are registered and licensed as a Certifying Plumber and have 4 years full-time experience in drainlaying work, can now undertake a process through the Skills Organisation.

If you need more help or have questions about the registration process please contact the registration team on 0800 743 262 (+64 4 494 2970 from overseas) email registration@pgdb.co.nz

Registration on its own does not provide authorisation for you to work in the trades

About the NZ Practising Licence

Once you are registered, you need to apply for a practising licence which gives you the authorisation to carry out work in your chosen trade/s.

Your personal details on the public register

About the public register

All registered tradespeople are responsible for maintaining their correct personal details on the Board’s public register.

It is your duty under section 76 of the Act to notify the Board within 3 months if you have a change of address, email or phone number.

Trade log-in

To log in all you need is your licence number and password.

Enter your username (the 5 digit number on your licence card) and password. Click ‘Go’. If you can’t remember your password, click ‘Forgot My Password’ and follow those steps. If you need further help let us know on 0800 743 262 or email licensing@pgdb.co.nz

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Address

Level 8, 70 The Terrace, P O Box 10655, Wellington 6143

Email

registrations@pgdb.co.nz

Call Us

0800 743 262

Certifying	The Certifying class is the highest qualification available. A Certifier has demonstrated they possess the advanced competencies required to test and certify their own work and the work of anyone they supervise is done competently. They are also the only people that can verify work for official purposes (e.g. producer statements).
Tradesman	The Tradesman class is for those who have demonstrated they possess the fundamental competencies required to work in their trade. A Tradesman is qualified but must be supervised by a Certifying person who is ultimately responsible for ensuring the work is done competently.
Journeyman	The Journeyman class is for those plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers who have not passed the Board’s relevant licensing exam but have completed their qualification. There are a number of people working in the industry who have completed a trade qualification but, for a variety of reasons, haven’t passed their theory exam. Rather than having these people work under exemptions under supervision, the Journeyman class recognises that these people have some formal training and allows them to register and licence as a Journeyman in their trade.