Course Overview

Explore health and safety issues relating to both the construction industry and electrical installation.  Examine the technology used in both fields.  Investigate the processes involved in building design.  Acquire the skills to undertake electrical installation for domestic, commercial and industrial projects.  Study the principles of electricity in-depth.

Pre-requisites

You must be over 16 to take this course.  You must also be educated to at least GCSE standard D-G or hold an NVQ at level 1, or a GNVQ Foundation Certificate.  Please note that parts of the course are mathematical in nature.

Qualification

BTEC Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Construction with Electrical Installation

Support and benefits

• Complimentary textbooks: ‘Construction Technology’ and ‘The Electrician’s Guide’ 
• Complimentary ‘Maths to Help You with Electronic Calculations’ course
• Gain a nationally recognised award 
• Access to a dedicated tutor and student advisors to guide you through your studies
• Access to the ICS online Student Community, allowing you to interact with other students and browse our resource library
  

Key topics

• Health, Safety and Welfare

Examine the employer’s and employee’s responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace. Learn how to reduce risks in the workplace.

• Construction Technology and Design

Explore the various stages of the design and planning processes, and examine factors that can affect these processes. Study both traditional and modern methods of construction. Investigate how water, drainage, gas and electricity are provided to buildings.

• Electrical Installation (1)

Explore and evaluate a range of wiring techniques. Discover the requirements for earthing electrical installations. Examine the different types of final circuit, as well as their applications. Investigate the regulations and legislation that relate to the provision of electricity in buildings. Consider the application of standards and legislation to special installations.

• Electrical Installation (2)

Discover a range of electrical design principles. Examine the IEE Wiring Regulations. Learn how standards and legislation apply to external installations. Explore how standards and legislation apply to the inspection and testing of electrical installations.

• Electrical Principles

Explore the various components used in electronic circuits and learn their characteristics. Examine the differences between analogue and digital signals, and consider how these differences relate to control principles. Learn how both transformers and rotating machines are constructed, and discover their operational characteristics. Explore circuit theorems, as well as single-phase and three-phase circuits.

Course Code

W25

Hours of study

18 months / 300 hours

Technical requirements

• Internet access is required
• Edexcel registration fees of £81.60 are additional to your course fees
  

Outline

You’ll complete two formative assessments and five compulsory assessments during your course. These assessments can be submitted to ICS online via the Student Community, or they can be posted to ICS. It is recommended that you submit your assessments online as you will receive your results more quickly this way – in fact, for multiple choice assessments, you receive your results instantly!

Assessment Breakdown

• Formative Assessment 1: 12 multiple choice questions
• Assessment 1: a scenario-based assignment
• Formative Assessment 2: 10 multiple choice questions
• Assessment 2: a scenario-based assignment
• Assessment 3: a scenario-based assignment
• Assessment 4: a scenario-based assignment
• Assessment 5: a scenario-based assignment

Notes

Each multiple choice question comes with four potential answers. Only one of these answers is correct; the other three are wrong. You must identify the correct answer.

Scenario-based assignments test that you can apply the knowledge you have learnt from the course to imaginary scenarios. Each assignment requires you to complete a number of questions or activities.