LCL Awards
Level 3
QN: 601/7876/0
Curriculum Active
LCL Awards Level 3 Certificate In Installing,Testing and Ensuring Compliance of Electrical Installations in Dwellings
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by LCL Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 224 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
LCL Awards
Syllabus Units
8 Units
Guided Hours
224 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
ELECTROTECHNICAL OCCUPATIONAL COMPETENCE - Approval of Electrical Installations in Dwellings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret specifications, drawings and diagrams
- Undertake risk assessments
- Carry out the safe isolation of electrical circuits and complete electrical installations
- Complete the visual inspection, initial verification and certification of an electrical installation
- Complete the testing and certification of an electrical installation in a dwelling in accordance with industry requirements, Diagnose, and recommend how to rectify, electrical faults in an electrical installation in accordance with industry requirements
2
Understand and apply environmental legislation, working practices and the principles of environmental technology systems associated with Electrical Installations in Dwellings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the environmental legislation, working practices and principles which are relevant to work activities
- Be able to apply environmental legislation, working practices and principles for electrical installations in dwellings
- Understand how work methods and procedures can reduce material wastage and impact on the environment
- Be able to apply work methods and procedures to reduce material wastage and the impact of work activities on the work environment
- Understand how and where environmental technology systems can be applied in relation to electrical installations in dwellings
- Understand the safety requirements of photovoltaic (pv) installations in dwellings
3
Understand and Apply Health and Safety legislation, practices and procedures 'Electrical Installations in Dwellings'
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how relevant Health and Safety legislation applies in the workplace
- Be able to apply relevant Health and Safety legislation in the workplace
- Understand the procedures for dealing with health and safety in the work environment
- Be able to assess the work environment for hazards and identify remedial actions in accordance with Health and Safety legislation
- Understand the procedures and practices for establishing a safe working environment
- Be able to apply methods and procedures to ensure work on site is in accordance with Health and Safety legislation
4
Understand and apply the practices and procedures for overseeing and organising the work environment when installing electrical installations in dwellings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the types of technical and functional information that is available for the installation of electrotechnical systems and equipment in dwellings
- Understand the procedures for supplying technical and functional information to relevant people, Provide relevant people with technical and functional information for work on electrical systems and equipment in dwellings
- Understand the requirements for overseeing health and safety in the work environment, Oversee Health and Safety during work on electrical installations in dwellings
- Understand the requirements for liaising with others when organising and overseeing work activities, Co-ordinate liaison with other relevant persons during work activities
- Understand the requirements for organising and overseeing work programmes for the installation
- Understand the requirements for organising the provision and storage of resources that are required for work activities
- Organise and oversee work activities and operations
5
Understand and apply the practices and procedures for the installation and connection of wiring systems and electrotechnical equipment in dwellings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the procedures for checking the work location prior to the commencement of work activities
- Be able to prepare the working environment for the installation of wiring systems, enclosures and associated equipment
- Know the regulatory requirements which apply to the installation of wiring systems, associated equipment and enclosures in dwellings
- Be able to correctly interpret appropriate information for the installation of wiring systems, enclosures and associated equipment in dwellings
- Understand the practices, procedures and regulatory requirements for completing the safe isolation of electrical circuits and complete electrical installations in dwellings
- Understand the practices and procedures for installing wiring systems, associated equipment, enclosures and accessories in dwellings
- Be able to install wiring systems, enclosures, associated equipment and accessories safely, in accordance with the installation specification
- Understand the procedures and applications of different methods of terminating and connecting conductors, cables, and flexible cords in electrical wiring systems and equipment in dwellings
- Be able to terminate and connect conductors, cables, and flexible cords in electrical wiring systems and equipment in dwellings
- Be able to confirm any variations to the installation specification or planned programme of work
6
Understand and apply the principles, practices and legislation for diagnosing and correcting electrical faults in electrical installations in dwellings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relationship between different electrical properties and a.c. electrical circuits and equipment.
- Understand the principles, regulatory requirements and procedures for completing the safe isolation of electrical circuits and complete electrical installations
- Be able to confirm safety of the system and equipment prior to diagnosing and correcting electrical faults in accordance with statutory and non-statutory regulations
- Understand how to complete the reporting and recording of electrical fault diagnosis and correction work on electrical installations dwellings
- Understand how to complete the preparatory work prior to fault diagnosis and correction work on electrical installations in dwellings
- Understand the procedures and techniques for diagnosing electrical faults on electrical installations in dwellings
- Be able to carry out procedures to identify faults on electrical installations in dwellings
- Understand the procedures and techniques for correcting faults in electrical installations in dwellings
- Be able to correct faults on electrical installations in dwellings
7
Understand and apply the principles, practices and legislation for the inspection, testing, commissioning, approving and certification of electrical installations in dwellings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the procedures and regulatory requirements and for completing the safe isolation of an electrical circuit and complete electrical installations in preparation for inspection, testing and commissioning, Confirm safety of the system and equipment prior to completion of inspection, testing and commissioning in accordance with statutory and non statutory regulations
- Understand the principles and regulatory requirements for inspecting, testing, commissioning and approving electrical installations dwellings
- Understand the regulatory requirements and procedures for completing the inspection of electrical installations in dwellings
- Be able to Inspect electrical installations in dwellings
- Understand the regulatory requirements and procedures for the safe testing and commissioning of electrical installations in dwellings
- Understand the procedures and requirements for the completion of electrical installation certificates and related documentation for electrical installations in dwellings
- Be able to test electrical installations in dwellings
- Be able to commission and approve electrical installations in dwellings in acaordance with statutory and non-statutory regulations
8
Understanding and applying the principles, practices and procedures for the planning, preparation and selection of wiring systems and electrotechnical equipment in dwellings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand electrical supply and distribution systems for consumer supply
- Understand the principles of internal and external earthing arrangements for electrical installations for buildings, structures and the environment
- Be able to confirm the electrical supply is in accordance with the installation specification
- Understand the principles for selecting cables, cable carriers, circuit protection devices, electrotechnical equipment and accessories for electrical installations in dwellings
- Be able to confirm that planned work is in accordance with the installation specification
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/7876/0
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- LCL Awards
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Oct 2015