Level 3 Award in the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS7671 (18th Edition)
- Qualification
- Level 3
- Duration
- 3 Days
- Location
- Online course, Training centre
- Group size
- 8 spaces
Course overview
Gain your City & Guilds 2382-26 Level 3 Award in the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS 7671: (18th Edition). Covering the latest Wiring Regulations, this qualification is essential for practising electricians.
Course objectives
- Understand the general principles and definitions used within BS 7671
- Develop the ability to assess the general characteristics of electrical installations
- Build understanding of the requirements for protection for safety
- Understand protection against overcurrent and voltage disturbances
- Develop knowledge of isolation and switching requirements
- Build competence in the selection and erection of equipment for electrical installations
- Ensure learners understand the requirements of inspection and testing of electrical installations
- Develop understanding of the requirements for special installations and locations
- Prepare learners for the multiple-choice online examination
Course content
- General principles of BS 7671
- Definitions used within BS 7671
- Assessing the general characteristics of electrical installations
- Requirements of protection for safety
- Protection against overcurrent
- Protection against voltage disturbances and electromagnetic disturbances
- Isolation and switching
- Selection and erection of equipment for electrical installations
- Requirements of inspection and testing of electrical installations
- Requirements of special installations and locations
- Multiple-choice online examination preparation
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at practising electricians with relevant experience, as well as allied professionals such as surveyors, consultants, and other trades who need to update and enhance their understanding of the IET Wiring Regulations. There are no formal entry requirements, though learners are expected to have a working knowledge of electrical installation practice. It’s essential for those working toward Qualified Supervisor status or registration with a competent person scheme such as NICEIC or NAPIT, and forms a foundation qualification for further study, including inspection, testing, and periodic inspection courses.
Awarding Body
City and Guilds
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