Electrician: Intro to Electrical Installations Course

Course Structure

Module 1: Domestic Electrical Wiring

• The UK generation, transmission and distribution system
• Domestic electrical installations
• The importance of earthing and bonding
• Bathrooms
• Protection
• Circuit design
• Inspection and Testing
• Security alarm and telephone systems

Module 2: Electrical Installation Work, Part 1

• Basic information and calculations
• Measuring current and voltages
• Resistance power and energy
• Electromagnetism
• Capacitors and capacitance
• Resistance, induction,and capacitance in installation work
• Three phase circuits
• Motors and generators
• Cells and batteries
• Illumination and ELV lighting
• Electricity, the environment and the community
• Health and Safety

Module 3: Electrical Installation Work, Part 2

• The electrical contracting industry
• Installation circuits and systems
• Earthing and bonding
• Protection issues
• Designing circuits
• Measurement and electrical work
• Basic electronic technology
• Electronics diagrams
• Certification

Programme contents are mapped to City & Guilds Electrical Technology Engineering

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