Key facts at a glance
Full Course Title: City & Guilds Level 2 & 3 Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures)
The route to becoming a Commercial Electrician
Key facts at a glance, who are 2365 Courses for?
The City & Guilds 2365 is for anyone aged 16 (adults) and above regardless of previous experience or knowledge, who wishes to become an electrician and work in the commercial sectors listed below. It is the most comprehensive electrician course available on the market and will train you from the ground up even if you have no electrical experience. You will be then be able to progress and complete the NVQ and AM2 at a later stage once you have found employment.
Why take the 2365 Course?
Put simply, to get a job with a contractor as a rookie electrician. It differentiates from the apprenticeship qualification 2357 in that to be an apprentice you need a job first, difficult if you don’t have any skills or quals.
An apprenticeship course 2357 is typically made up of skills and knowledge learning/training and then NVQ units otherwise known as ‘on site’ training, whereby you have to have a job and your employer trains you on the job for a couple of years.
Problem is with that is that you need a job to take an apprenticeship, and electrical employers don’t like taking on people who have had no training and therefore have no useful skills. This 2365 course gives you knowledge and skills and the quals units just the same as the 2357 except for this 2365 you don’t need to have a job before you start.
The good news is that when you've completed the 2365, you are now employable because you have skills and the qualifications, so you are useful and the employer can take you on to complete the additional ‘On site’ units and complete your NVQ.
We believe it's the more common sense route to become a fully qualified electrician, especially if you're an adult. In fact many students will find work before they have even completed the course.
These courses will allow you to work in the industry and continue to further qualifications in the future.
By way of example, it will enable you to work in the following sectors:
Commercial - such as Supermarkets, Offices, Warehouses, Schools, Shops, Restaurants, Hospitals.
Industrial – such as research/development parks heavy manufacturing buildings, factories.
Domestic –such as Houses, Flats, Bungalows, renewable, Solar PV
Agricultural – Farms
Maintenance services, local authorities
Media – Electricians required for the day to day running operations in television, radio.
Sporting Venues – Theatres, concert halls, stadium Events.
The list is actually endless which makes an electrical career a very good choice in terms of variety, monetary reward and opportunity. This course covers a wide range of training methods; you will learn invaluable hands on installation skills in our purpose built workshops as well as the theory and science behind electrics in our air conditioned classrooms.
The C&G 2365 is the very latest (and therefore the most up to date qualification available) to become a commercial electrician. We have a successful record in delivering the City & Guilds 2330 and 2357. In fact we have a 100% pass rate on both of these qualifications.
2365 Course Duration & Scheduling:
The 2365 Course consists of 16 weeks of theory and practical training. Practical Assessments and Online multiple choice exams are also completed during this time. The course is delivered in 2 weekly blocks each month, lasting approximately 30 weeks. For specific course dates please call 01293 529777.
City & Guilds 2365 Course Content:
This course covers a range of training methods and you will learn both hands on installation skills in our purpose built workshops as well as the theory and science behind electrics. This is the most comprehensive electrician course available and there is a large amount of practical training on specialist skills including but not limited to:
Commercial and Domestic installation
3 phase systems
Armoured cable
Pipe Bending Techniques
Steel Conduit
Trunking
This course package covers both the level 2 and level 3 qualifications. Course content is as follows:
Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installations
Electrical Installations Technology – Mainly theory Based – Credit Value 12
Principles of Electrical Science - Mainly theory Based – Credit Value 10
Installation of Wiring Systems and enclosures – Practical & Theory Training – Credit Value 21
Health and Safety in Building Services Engineering - Practical & Theory Training – Credit Value 3
Understand how to communicate with others within Building Services Engineering - Practical & Theory Training – Credit Value 3
Level 3 Diploma in Electrical Installations
Health and Safety in Building Services Engineering - Practical & Theory Training – Credit Value 3
Principles of Electrical Science - Mainly theory Based - Credit Value 12
Electrical Installations :Inspection, Testing and Commissioning - Practical & Theory Training – Credit Value 3
Electrical Installations: Fault Diagnosis and Rectification - Practical & Theory Training – Credit Value 9
Understand the fundamental principles and requirements of environmental technology systems - Mainly theory Based - Credit Value 2
Electrical Systems design - Practical & Theory Training – Credit Value 12
Career awareness in building services engineering - Mainly theory Based - Credit Value 2
As a specialist electrical training centre we have the state of the art training areas specifically for the modules you will be studying. If your course module requires hands on learning you will be in a workshop, if it requires classroom based learning you will be taught in dedicated classrooms with the latest interactive smart boards. We also have specialist classrooms with both workshop and classroom space for subjects like Inspection and Testing.
Want to know more? Call us now on 01293529777.
Exams
Throughout the course you will be assessed by a range of methods including online exams, practical assessments and written assignments.
2365 Level 2 Exams & Assessments
201 Health and Safety in Building Services Engineering – Online test – 40 items – 75 Minutes plus one practical assignment
202 Principles of Electrical Science - Online test – 45 items – 80 Minutes
203 Electrical Installations Technology – Online test – 40 items – 90 Minutes
204 Installation of Wiring Systems and enclosures – Practical assignment and supplementary questions
210 Understand how to communicate with others within Building Services Engineering - Online test – 40 items – 75 Minutes
2365 Level 3 Exams & Assessments
301 Understand the fundamental principles and requirements of environmental technology systems – Online test - 40 items in 60 minutes
302 Principles of Electrical Science - Practical assignment and written paper
303 Electrical installations: fault diagnosis and rectification - Assignment and Practical task
304 Electrical Installations: Inspection, Testing and Commissioning - Assignment and Practical tasks
305 Electrical Systems Design - Assignment and Written paper
308 Career awareness in building services engineering - One theory Assignment
Payment Options - Interest Free Installments
Due to the length of this course we are able to offer interest free flexible payment plans for those who may struggle to pay the full course fees in one go. If you are interested in booking this course please contact a course advisor on 01293 529777 who will be able to discuss the various options with you.
Text books required:
You will be advised on a range of books that can be purchased on starting the course. The following books will required:
2357 or 2365 Courses?
The 2365 Course contains 16 weeks of practical and theory training at Level 2 and 3. You get your full certificate at the conclusion of the qualification training elements.
The 2357 contains 16 weeks of practical and theory training at Level 3 plus the NVQ and AM2 assessment, you get units of credit certificates but don’t get the full certificate until conclusion of the AM2 which is likely to take a significantly longer time.
You do not need to be employed by an electrical contractor to do 2357 or 2365 courses, however it would be advisable to undertake the 2365 course in preference to the 2357 if you’re not employed by an electrical employer, as the 2357 is perhaps more challenging to people who do not have the support of an electrical employer.
Frankly the two qualifications are equally relevant and get you to the same place at conclusion and both give you equally good career path choices, for example, you are able to add on the NVQ and AM2 at the conclusion of your 2365.
To summarise, we would say take the 2365 course if you’re generally new to electrics, it’s essentially delivered in more easily manageable steps to achieve the same result. We would say take the 2357 if you’re employed by an electrical contractor who can support you through an NVQ, if not then take the 2365.
It covers the full range of electro technical training, classroom theory and practical hands on workshop training with all the exams and assessments to become a competent electrician.
You would then progress onto the AM2 and then your NVQ3 (as per the 2357) if you so choose and when you are ready.
