EVITP — the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program — is a training and certification program for licensed electricians who install EV charging infrastructure. It certifies individual electricians, not companies. No installer needs it for every job: whether it is required is decided project by project, mainly by the funding or tender documents behind the work. This guide is about reading those documents correctly.
Key Takeaways
- EVITP is a charger-specific certification for licensed electricians; it certifies individuals, not firms, and never replaces the licence.
- The requirement lives in each job’s funding or tender documents — confirm it there, project by project.
- Funded corridor work is where workforce conditions bite hardest; read the rule text and the program manual before bidding.
- Enrolment terms are EVITP’s own published material — confirm the current version before planning around them.
What the Credential Is — and Is Not
EVITP sits on top of the electrician licence; it never replaces it. The licence still comes from your state or local board, and the permit and inspection on each job still run under your area’s adopted code. What EVITP adds is charger-specific training and an exam, set by the program itself: who may enrol, what the course covers, how long it takes, what it costs and how renewal works are the program’s published terms, and the program’s to change. Confirm each against EVITP’s current materials before planning around them. Our guide to how to become an EV charger installer walks the whole route — apprenticeship, licence, then certification — and summarises the enrolment terms as published.
Who Needs It: Read the Job, Not the Rumour
The requirement never floats in the air. It lives in a document attached to the job, and each class of job keeps it in a different place:
| Your situation | Where the requirement lives | How you confirm it |
|---|---|---|
| Federally funded corridor work (NEVI) | The federal standards for funded stations and the funding program’s own manual | Read the workforce conditions in 23 CFR Part 680 and the program manual before you bid |
| A state or utility rebate project | The program’s current terms for installers | Ask the program administrator, in writing, whether a named credential is a condition |
| A private commercial tender | The tender and contract documents the client issues | Search the specification for named credentials before you price the job |
| Ordinary private work, no funding attached | No program document names a credential | Nothing to confirm — certification is a bid asset here, not a gate |
Federally funded work is where the check matters most. NEVI corridor stations carry standing conditions — DC ports of at least 150 kW, opening 24/7, average annual uptime above 97% — and the federal rule text sets qualified-technician requirements for the electricians on funded projects. The exact wording is in the rule itself, linked under Sources, and each funded project applies it through its own program documents. Treat any summary — including this one — as a pointer: the document you sign is the one that binds you.
What It Signals When You Bid
- Tender evidence. Where a specification names a credential, holding it turns compliance into a one-line answer with a certificate attached.
- Crew planning. Because the credential belongs to the individual, the names on your crew list matter. Plan which certified electricians are on site before you commit to a start date.
- A funded-work pipeline. Public money recurs: a credentialed crew can price the next funded project without a training delay inside the bid window.
Fitting Funded and Commercial Work With EVDANCE
Funded and tendered jobs also check the hardware file: reviewers look for equipment certified by an OSHA-recognized testing laboratory. The EV-ACT5006T 48A Level 2 wall charger (up to 48 A hard-wired or NEMA 14-50P, NACS, IP65/IP66, ETL/FCC/CE) and the EV-AC03201T dual-connector AC station (up to 43 kW shared, OCPP 1.6J, RFID, IP54) are the units installers most often put forward for workplace and public AC work. Ask for each model’s certification file before it enters a bid, through the distributor program or contact us. How product-side marks fit together is covered in our explainer on EV charger certifications.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is EVITP a licence?
No. It is a certification that sits on top of your electrician licence. The licence, the permit and the inspection still come from your jurisdiction, and EVITP changes none of them.
Does every commercial job require EVITP?
No. Only jobs whose funding or tender documents name it. Run the table above on each project: if no document names a credential, the certification is your choice, not a condition.
Can my company hold EVITP instead of individual electricians?
No. EVITP certifies individual electricians, not companies. It is asking about the named people who will do the work — which is why crew planning is the answer.
Related Reading
- How to Become an EV Charger Installer (and Get Certified)
- EV Charger Certifications Explained: CE, UKCA, UL, ETL, CB and What Buyers Should Ask For
- How to Start a Mobile EV Charging Business
- What Affects EV Charger Installation Cost? 8 Factors to Check
