Electrical Training Course Syllabus Modules
| AM/PM | Week 1 - Theory & Practical Workshop Training |
| Monday | |
| AM Classroom | Introduction to the Electrical Course. Safety for Electricians. Introduction to cable types & equipment standards. Protective Devices. Basic Lighting Circuits. Basic Power Circuits: Radials and Rings. Example of 2-way lighting circuit. |
| PM Workshop | Introduction to different cable types and how to strip and terminates cables. Termination of twin & earth cable into different types of junction boxes. |
| Tuesday | |
| AM Classroom | Radial circuits, Ring Final circuits & Spurs. Circuit Protective Devices. Circuit Breakers. Residual Current Devices. |
| PM Workshop | Installation of different types of electrical circuits including 1-way radial lighting circuits and ring final circuits for socket outlets. |
| Wednesday | |
| AM Classroom | Protection for Safety. Electrical Formula - Power, Voltage, Current and Resistance. |
| PM Workshop | Installation of different types of electrical circuits including 2-way & intermediate radial lighting circuits and ring final circuits for socket outlets. Radial power circuits and spurs. |
| Thursday | |
| AM Classroom | Introduction to consumer units. The changes made in the 18th edition wiring regulations that have affected CCU design. Different parts that make up a consumer unit. |
| PM Workshop | Installation of consumer units including circuit breakers, busbars and cables. |
| Friday | |
| AM Classroom | Safe Isolation Procedure. Demonstration of different stages of the safe isolation procedure. |
| PM Workshop | Installation of consumer units including circuit breakers, busbars and cables. Practice of safe isolation procedure. SWA demonstration & write up. |
| AM/PM | Week 2 - Practical Workshop Training |
| Monday | |
| AM Workshop | Installation of Domestic Electrical Installation in Workshop Bays. Consumer units. Ring Final Circuits. 2-way and intermediate lighting circuits. |
| PM Workshop | Outside lighting. Smoke detectors. Radial circuits, including cookers, showers and immersion heaters. |
| Tuesday | |
| AM Workshop | Installation of Domestic Electrical Installation in Workshop Bays. Consumer units. Ring Final Circuits. 2-way and intermediate lighting circuits. |
| PM Workshop | Outside lighting. Smoke detectors. Radial circuits, including cookers, showers and immersion heaters. |
| Wednesday | |
| AM Workshop | Installation of Domestic Electrical Installation in Workshop Bays. Consumer units. Ring Final Circuits. 2-way and intermediate lighting circuits. |
| PM Workshop | Outside lighting. Smoke detectors. Radial circuits, including cookers, showers and immersion heaters. |
| Thursday | |
| AM Workshop | Introduction to inspection & testing in workshop bays:
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| PM Workshop | Continuation of inspection & testing in workshop bays. |
| Friday | |
| AM Workshop | DEI Packs write up prep |
| PM Workshop | DEI Packs |
| AM/PM | Week 3 - DEI Assessment |
| Monday | |
| AM Classroom | DEI Presentation – Part 1 1. Legislation & Standards 2. Definitions 3. Design Specification DEI Paper 1 – Open book, 32 MC Questions. |
| PM Paperwork | DEI Paperwork |
| Tuesday | |
| AM Classroom | DEI Presentation – Part 2 4. Special locations DEI Paper 2 – Open book, 32 MC Questions. |
| PM Paperwork | DEI Paperwork |
| Wednesday | |
| AM Classroom | DEI Practical Assessments. Inspection & Testing, Fault Finding. Identification of electrical components and protective devices. |
| PM Paperwork | DEI Assignment Tasks in Logic Workbooks. Earthing Arrangements. Cable calculations and voltage drop. |
| Thursday | |
| AM Classroom | DEI Presentation – Parts 3 & 4 5. Mains Position 6. Earthing & Bonding 7. Inspection & Testing 8. Lighting DEI Paper 3 – Open book, 25 MC Questions. DEI Paper 4 – Open book, 32 MC Questions. |
| PM Paperwork | DEI Paperwork |
| Friday | |
| AM Classroom | DEI Assignment Tasks in Logic Workbooks. Extension scenario |
| PM Paperwork | DEI Paperwork & Resits |
| AM/PM | Week 4 - 18th Edition Wiring Regulations |
| Monday | |
| AM Classroom | Introduction to BS7671: 2018. Structure and Parts of the Wiring Regulations. Understanding of Parts 1 & 2 End of module questions. |
| PM Classroom | Understanding of Part 3 End of module questions. |
| Tuesday | |
| AM Classroom | Understanding of Part 4 End of module questions. |
| PM Classroom | Understanding of Parts 4 & 5 End of module questions. |
| Wednesday | |
| AM Classroom | Understanding of Part 5 End of module questions. |
| PM Classroom | Understanding of Part 6 End of module questions. |
| Thursday | |
| AM Classroom | Understanding of Part 7 End of module questions. |
| PM Classroom | Understanding of Part 7 & Appendices End of module questions. |
| Friday | |
| AM Assessment | 18th Edition Online Assessment. |
| 18th Edition/DEI Online Assessment resits. |
| AM/PM | Week 5 - NVQ Level 3 Theory & Practical Training/Assessment |
| Monday | |
| AM Classroom | Introduction to the Electrical Course (NVQ 3 Diploma Units). Understand Health & Safety and applications to the Electrical Industry. Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 their place in law and duties of employers and employees under the act. |
| PM Workshop | Statutory regulations also applicable to working on site. First Aid and accident and emergency reporting and procedures. |
| Tuesday | |
| AM Classroom | Health & Safety continued, PPE used in the electrical industry. Electric shock (effects actions) |
| PM Workshop | Risk assessment method statements. Revision session on items covered (peer marked) |
| Wednesday | |
| AM Outside | Ladder safety. Transport ladder to site, check ladder, check site, make area safe, erect ladder. |
| PM Outside | Complete risk assessment. Scaffold, Check components, secure build site, erect scaffold, (each candidate with peer assistance) |
| Thursday | |
| AM Classroom | Understand the requirements for identifying and dealing with hazards in the work environment. |
| PM Classroom | Revision on multi choice questions Questions 1-52 EAL blue book page 81 |
| Friday | |
| AM Classroom/Assessment | Mark homework questions as a class Mock 3001 exam |
| PM Assessment | Any extra revision as required 3001 exam proper |
| AM/PM | Week 6 - NVQ Level 3 Theory & Practical Training/Assessment |
| Monday | |
| AM Classroom | Understand the regulatory requirements and procedures for installing environmental and renewable energy systems. |
| PM Classroom | Outcome 1 - outcome 2. Power points, class discussion, end of unit questions. |
| Tuesday | |
| AM Classroom | Renewable energy systems outcome 3 Wind, Hydro, micro hydro, heat pumps, CHP, grey water recycle, rainwater harvesting. Power points, class discussion, end of unit questions. |
| PM | Mock 3002 and revision if required. 3002 M/C questions in book for homework. |
| Wednesday | |
| AM Classroom | Go through homework questions 3002 exam proper |
| PM | Methods and procedures appropriate to the installation environment to ensure the safe and effective termination and connection of conductors and cables in electrical wiring systems and equipment. Cover the termination and connection of: Single and multicore thermosetting/thermoplastic insulated cables including flexible cables, PVC/PVC flat profile cable, MICC, SWA cables (XLPE, PVC), Braided flexible cables, Data cables, Fibre optic cable, Fire performance cable. |
| Thursday | |
| AM Classroom | The advantages, limitations and applications of the following connection methods: Screw, crimped, soldered, non-screw compression, insulation displacement. The procedures for verifying that terminations and connections are electrically and mechanically sound. The consequences of terminations not being electrically and mechanically sound in terms of, high resistance joints, corrosion and erosion. Short practical exercise in termination of cat 5 and crimp connections. |
| PM Workshop | End of session questions answer and discuss as a class Mock if time allows |
| Friday | |
| AM Classroom | Mock if not done Revision Session: NETK3/05 Understand Terminations and Connections of Conductors. |
| PM Assessment | Assessment:NETK3/05 - 20 Question MC Exam closed book. |
| AM/PM | Week 7 - NVQ Level 3 Theory & Practical Training/Assessment |
| Monday | |
| AM Workshop | Steel conduit, measure, fabricate 90⁰ bend using different reference points, cut, thread and install. Measure, cut, drill for components 50x50mm Steel trunking and install as per model bay |
| PM Workshop | Fabricate PVC conduit incorporating a bubble set to given dimensions and install Fabricate steel cable tray to be spaced off the wall, gland and terminate a SWA cable between two fixed points and secure to tray |
| Tuesday | |
| AM/PM Workshop | Finish off any containment tasks. Install 6x wiring circuits to EAL spec using different types of wiring systems (7.5hr timed assessment) for the rest of the day |
| Wednesday | |
| AM Workshop | Finish off practical wiring excercise Testing demonstrations then student to test verify and record readings List all components used dismantle rigs and dispose of waste in appropriate receptacles |
| PM Assessment | Protective bonding assessment install in correct manner to Gas and Water pipes |
| Thursday | |
| AM/PM Assessment | Practical demonstration of MICC cable terminate, test for integrity, test for core continuity. |
| Friday | |
| AM/PM Assessment | Safe isolation and equipment safety assessments. List all components used in bonding assessment. Answer questions for bonding assessment. Complete drawing for bonding assessment. List all components used in mineral insulated cable (pyro) assessment. Complete drawing for 2 way lighting circuit. Restore workshop to normal state. |
| AM/PM | Week 8 - NVQ Level 3 Theory & Practical Training/Assessment |
| Monday | |
| AM Classroom | Explain the fundamental principles which underpin the relationship between magnetism and electricity such as in generation. Explain the differences of heating effects of ac and dc voltages and currents. Average and RMS values, sine waves. |
| PM Classroom | Generation and distribution of electricity supply systems, earthing and bonding, adiabatic equation, calculation of Zs using regs data sizing of cpc. Isolation and switching and consequences of not isolating |
| Tuesday | |
| AM Classroom | Job Club Protection against overcurrent Rcds selection and discrimination of, bullrush diagrams |
| PM Classroom | App A OSG max demand and diversity inc assessor set questions and scenarios. App B OSG max permissible earth fault loop impedance and differing values as per protective device and disconnection times |
| Wednesday | |
| AM Classroom | App C OSG use of cables for particular installation and external influences. App D OSG Methods of support for cable conductors and wiring systems App E OSG cable capacity of conduit and trunking and assessor devised questions and scenarios |
| PM Classroom | App F OSG current carrying capacities and voltage drop for copper conductors incorporating all correction factors (temp, groups, insulation, fusing factors, buried in ground etc) differing current carrying capacity affected by install method |
| Thursday | |
| AM Classroom | Introduction to on-site performance units and Ecordia.
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| PM Classroom | App H OSG standard circuit arrangements (classifications of) App I OSG resistance of copper and aluminium conductors App L OSG IP ratings |
| Friday | |
| AM/PM Classroom | Talk on ESQCR regs, Talk on USP power supplies |