Basic Domestic Electrical Appreciation

The Basic Domestic electrical Appreciation course has been designed for individiuals with very little or no previous electrical experience, candidates will leave this course confident to continue onto the Part P Electrical / EAL Level 2 Domestic Electrical Installer Certificate course and/or City & Guilds 2382 17th Edition course.

Course objectives:

To provide:

• An awareness and understanding of electrical circuits and equpment
• An appreciation of the Electricity at Work Act and the inherent dangers assiciated with electrics
• The practical skills associated with electrical installations
• The practices of inspection and testing of electrical installation
• Underpinning knowledge based on the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations

The Basic Domestic Electrical Appreciation 5-day practical course includes a range of topics such as:

• Basic electricity theory
• Isolation and Safe Working practices
• Proving and Correct Use of Testing Devices
• AC Motors
• Standard wiring and Schematic Drawings
• Istallation and wiring simple circuits
• Lighting and power supplies
• Inspectiona dn testig domestic sigle phase board cicuitry

This course has been developed to give new entrants to the electrical industry a firm understanding of the basics prior to attending qualification based training courses.

This programme is desgned to help raise awareness, understanding and skills also when working on equipment where there is a requirement to disconnect / reconnect electrical supply, and to test electrical equipment and controls.

Training

Candidates attend a 5-day Basic Domestic Electrical Appreciation course. Throughout the course they will cover the above categories with a mix of theory and practical training. At the end of the Basic Domestic Electrical Appreciation course a assessment will be carried out to ascertain their appreciation and understanding of the subjects. Should any candidate not reach an acceptable standard, then retrining on specfific issues will be carried out until attainment of the standard is achieved.