Key facts at a glance
Why take this course?
Upon completing this course, successful candidates will receive a City & Guilds 2330 Level 3 Certificate in Electrotechnical Technology. This award is designed to contribute towards the knowledge and understanding necessary for Electrotechnical NVQs.
City & Guilds have extended the date for registration until July 2012. As such this qualification is still part of a valid route to becoming a fully qualified electrician.
You may also want to consider taking the City & Guilds 2357 NVQ .
Entry Requirements:
This is a stand alone qualification and you don't necessarily need to have other electrical qualifications. As a result this electrical course is suitable for many and varied people who wish for career progression within the electrotechnical industries.
You do however, need to have the relevant electrical experience.
This experience can come from your previous or current job - i.e. as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer or similar. You might have the City & Guilds 2330 Level 2 or 2360 Part 1
Or
You are following Modern Electrical Apprenticeship programmes.
City & Guilds 2330 Course Content:
The aim of this electrical course is to provide and help develop regulation knowledge, practical skills and science required to electrical installation work. This course will cover installation, (buildings & structures,) relevant theory and practical based training. The course will also provide an understanding of the Health & Safety requirements governing electrical installation processes, and knowledge of the organisation and structure of the electrical industry within which these activities are carried out.
The course culminates in a multiple choice on-line exam and two practical assessments.
Text books required:
On Site Guide ISBN 978 1 849189 287 3
2330 Technical Certificate & 2356 NVQ:Level 3 (Electrical Installations) ISBN: 978 0 435449 37 7 Heinemann Educational Publishers Requirements for electrical Installations (17th edition regs) ISBN 978 0863418 44 0
Recommended Book
Electrical Installation Calculations Volume 2 (Electrical Installation Calculations) ISBN: 978 185617 664 4
We do sell the books in the centre and you can also find them in your local library. It is advisable that these books are purchased as they will be used in you day to day job once you have completed the course.
What's next?:
After completing this qualification we recommend:
City & Guilds 2382-20 17th Edition Update Course
Part P City & Guilds 2393 TS4U-931D
City & Guilds 2391-10 Inspection & Testing Courses
