Course Overview

Examine important health and safety requirements relating to electrical installation.  Explore electrical installation for domestic, commercial and industrial projects, and acquire the skills to undertake such installations.  Learn the principles of electricity, including study of the different units of measurement, the source of electricity, methods of production, and much more.

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 Electrical Installation

Support and benefits

• Complimentary ‘Maths to Help You with Electronic Calculations’ course
• Complimentary CITB interactive CD-ROM: ‘Health and Safety Test’
• 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.

• 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

W23

Hours of study

18 months / 240 hours

Technical requirements

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

Outline

You’ll complete one formative assessment and four 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
• Assessment 2: a scenario-based assignment
• Assessment 3: a scenario-based assignment
• Assessment 4: 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.