Requirements
Applications for the CAPDEE must be submitted through the CFIA’s online service platforms or emailed to: formacion.profesional@cfia.cr
Below are the requirements for obtaining the CAPDEE Professional Refresher Certification in Building Electrical Design for the first time:
- Have been a member of the CFIA for 5 or more years
- To be licensed to practice
- Stay up to date with your obligations to the CFIA
- Pass the modules or exams, depending on the certification track you have chosen
- Have proven experience, as specified in subsection (d) of Article 19 of the CFIA’s Special Regulations on Professional Refresher Certification in Electrical Building Design. Engineers who, prior to the entry into force of the aforementioned Regulations, have participated as operating or maintenance engineers, performing construction or inspection functions for electrical installations without being responsible for them, must submit to COMCAP for review reliable documents related to the project that verify their participation and the functions performed. All information required by COMCAP must be truthful and reliable. The inclusion of false information will result in professionals committing the offenses established in Articles 9 and 31 of the Code of Professional Ethics, without prejudice to any applicable criminal penalties.
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Form – Continuing Education Program
Application for Professional Refresher Certification in Electrical Building Design – First-time Application – Online Format (
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Continuing Education
Form – CAPDEE Knowledge Assessment Exam Format
Application for Professional Refresher Certification in Electrical Building Design – First-time Application: Knowledge Assessment Exam Option
Copy of updated resume.
Certificates of Completion for the Modules or the Knowledge Assessment Exam.
Have experience in direct participation in at least three projects involving transformers or other alternative power sources with a capacity of 100 kVA or more, where the power source supplies a system designed for up to 1,000 volts. In at least one of these three projects, the professional must have prepared the electrical system design.
Alternatively, the electrical projects must have transformers or other alternative power sources with a capacity between 50 kVA and 100 kVA, provided that the total load is at least 500 kVA and that the power source supplies a system designed for up to 1,000 volts. Projects equal to or greater than 100 kVA will be counted as 100 kVA and may be included to reach the 500 kVA total. For at least five of these projects, the professional must have prepared the electrical installation design.
In the case of electrical renovation and/or expansion projects, only those in which the professional verifies that the renovated and/or expanded portion complies with the installed capacities described above will be accepted. Additionally, the applicant must provide the calculation report, power flow analysis, short-circuit study, protection coordination, arc flash study, and single-line grounding diagram, which justifies why a new power source was not installed and which specifies the previous load and the load that was installed.
Experience will be recognized only for projects registered with the CFIA that include a record of the applicant’s professional liability. (This article was amended by the General Board of Directors via Resolution No. 23 of Session 11-24/25-G.O. on febrero 11 febrero . Published in La Gaceta No. 46 of marzo 10 marzo ).
Remember that:
- All information and requirements must be submitted in full; applications that do not comply with this requirement will not be accepted.
- All documentation must be in Spanish; otherwise, an officially certified translation must be provided.
- Submitting the application and the required supporting documents does not guarantee that the applicant will receive the Professional Refresher Certification in Building Electrical Design.
For more information, please contact the Department of Vocational Training
formacion.profesional@cfia.cr
Phone
2103–2263