Earning Criteria

• This individual has achieved unit 301 Planning and overseeing electrical work activities. They are able to: Understand the requirements for liaising with others when organising and overseeing work activities, understand the requirements for organising and overseeing work programmes, understand the requirements for organising the provision and storage of resources required for work activities.
• This individual has achieved unit 302 Principles of electrical science. They are able to: Understand electrical supply systems, understand how electrical properties affect electrical circuits, systems and equipment understand the operating principles and applications of D.C. machines, A.C. motors and electrical components, understand the principles and applications of electrical lighting systems, understand the principles and applications of electrical heating.
• This individual has achieved unit 303 Electrical design and installation practices and procedures. They are able to: Understand the characteristics and applications of supply systems and consumer's equipment, understand earthing and protection, understand protection against overcurrent, understand electrical systems and circuits, understand the electrical design procedure.
• This individual has achieved unit 304 Principles of inspection, testing and commissioning electrical systems. They are able to: Understand the requirements safe isolation and inspection of electrical circuits, understand the requirements for safe testing and commissioning of electrical installations and testing before circuits are energised, understand the requirements for testing energised installations.
• understand the requirements for the completion of electrical installation certificates and associated documentation.
• This individual has achieved unit 305 Inspecting, testing and commissioning electrical systems. They are able to: Confirm safety of system and equipment prior to completion of inspection, testing and commissioning, carry out inspection of electrical installations prior to them being placed into service, test electrical installations prior to them being placed into service, commission electrical systems and equipment.
• This individual has achieved unit 306 Electrical system fault diagnosis and rectification. They are able to: Understand the health and safety requirements relevant to fault diagnosis, understand the importance of reporting and communication in fault diagnosis understand the nature and characteristics of electrical faults understand the fault diagnosis procedure, understand the procedures and techniques for correcting electrical faults, perform fault diagnosis.
• This individual has achieved unit 307 Requirements for electrical installations. They are able to: Know the fundamental principles and general assessments of BS 7671, know the protective measures given in BS 7671, know the requirements for selection and erection of BS 7671, know the requirements for inspection and testing in BS 7671, know the requirements for special locations and information within appendices of BS 7671.