What is the difference between BEE's energy manager and energy auditor exams?
Both sit the same three written papers on energy management, thermal utilities and electrical utilities, 150 marks each. Auditors also sit a fourth, open book paper on performance assessment of equipment. Every paper needs at least 50 percent to pass.
The papers
- Paper I: General aspects of energy management and energy audit, 3 hours, 150 marks.
- Paper II: Energy efficiency in thermal utilities, 3 hours, 150 marks.
- Paper III: Energy efficiency in electrical utilities, 3 hours, 150 marks.
- Paper IV: Energy performance assessment for equipment and utility systems, open book, 2 hours, 100 marks.
Who sits what
- Energy manager: Papers I, II and III, with at least 50 percent in each.
- Energy auditor: all four papers, with at least 50 percent in each.
- Papers I to III are common to both.
Study material
BEE publishes guide books for each paper and a question bank by topic on its energy auditors and managers page.
Which one an employer needs
Designated consumers must appoint a certified energy manager. Mandatory energy audits must be done by an accredited energy auditor, which needs the auditor certificate plus experience and BEE accreditation.
What Senseible does here
Senseible organises bills and fuel invoices into monthly records that energy managers and auditors can use as the measured base for their analysis.
Sources: BEE, eligibility criteria for certified energy managers and auditors, BEE, energy auditors and energy managers page
Last reviewed 2026-10-23.