Introductory to Domestic Electrics

Welcome to Able Skills domestic electrical training courses, providing you with the knowledge and practical skills required to understand domestic wiring and lead you to eventual Part P registration.

Able Skills has devised practical electrical training courses to cover the requirements of domestic installation and Part P.

At the end of these courses students will have a sufficient level of competence, so that once registered with a Part P Governing body, they will be able to work safely, efficiently and legally on domestic electrical installations having obtained the required electrical qualifications.

In order to reach your full potential and fully meet the requirements of the Part P scheme, practical abilities will be required to be updated and an understanding of terminology and basic electrical theory will be essential.

Whether you have a non electrical background or have limited electrical knowledge, we can provide the required training to bring you up to speed.

5 Day Domestic Electrical Introductory Course

We have devised this practical Electrical course for those of you wishing to learn electrics to become a Domestic Installer, but who have little prior knowledge or experience of domestic electrical installation and wiring of circuits.

During these 5 days of training, we will cover everything you need to know to move forward and complete electrical work in and around the home once you have registered for Part P.

Our dedicated Domestic Installer Training Centre has been built to cater for both practical and classroom theory. The training carried out in our workshop bays reflect what you will come across within a domestic dwelling and you will quickly understand what you are legally allowed to undertake within the scope of Part P.

The mixture of both practical and theory guarantees that you will leave our training centre with a full understanding of domestic wiring systems, terminology and more importantly you will be fully aware of the legal requirements when carrying out any domestic electrical installations.

Able Skills is open 7 days every week and we welcome visitors at all times. Please feel free to come along to view our facilities, have an informal chat with any one of our instructors and meet existing students.

We feel that this is an excellent introduction for anyone looking to invest in training and this option will help you decide if Able Skills is where you want to train.

All tools and materials are provided for the purposes of training and various makes of test equipment are available which may help you to decide which one works best for you.

We will also provide you with an induction folder which is packed with all the information you will require to move forward either in a career as a Domestic Installer or if you choose to do other courses with us at a later date, to a career as an Electrician.

Electrical topics that are covered include lighting circuits, radial circuits and ring final circuits.

This electrical course will provide a level of competence, which will allow work to be safely and efficiently carried out on Electrical equipment and systems and will be delivered with help from instructors who will encourage and help candidates step by step on your way to becoming a qualified Domestic Electrical Installer.

This course will cover:

•    Applicable Building Regulations
•    Electrical Safety legislation, regulations standards and terminology
•    Safe isolation procedures
•    Identification of unsafe electrical situations
•    Earthing and bonding requirements
•    Electrical test procedures
•    Cable and component selection
•    Installation and replacement of electrical components
•    Checking the correct and safe operation of installed electrical components
•    Recording of electrical test results and completion of certification
•    Installing and/or rerouting cables
•    Special Locations
•    New circuit requirements
•    Lighting installations
•    Maintenance
•    Supplies

This course is predominantly practical but is also underpinned with theory sessions throughout the week. Whether you are looking to become a qualified electrician or domestic installer, this course will help you on your way to understanding the requirements of electrical installations.

Protective footwear is mandatory for all workshop training.

Our instructors are very approachable and understand fully the complex nature of electrical installations having spent years working out on site and within the electrical industry. They have a vast knowledge of both domestic and commercial electrics as well as the teaching skills required to convey this information to their students.

We have been delivering these courses for a number of years now and we are confident that we have mastered all of the requirements to produce a comprehensive and successful electrical training course.

This is an in depth course and requires reading materials to support what you will learn and to reiterate everything taught to you. For this introductory course we recommend that you have a copy of the following:

IEE On-site Guide; BS 7671 : 2008 IEE Wiring Regulations 17th Edition by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (Spiral-bound - 1 Sep 2008) – ISBN: 978-0-86341-854-9

Electrician's Guide to the Building Regulations: Pt. P (Wiring Regulations): Pt. P (Wiring Regulations) by Paul Cook (Paperback - 15 Aug 2008) - ISBN: 978-0-86341-862-4   

Electrical installations are complex and can be dangerous which is why Part P has been devised. We highly recommend that you carefully consider undertaking this introductory to Electrics course before moving onto the EAL VRQ Level 2 (for Part P).

If you have been undertaking domestic electrical work and you are unsure as to whether or not you need to complete this introductory course prior to being assessed on the EAL VRQ level 2 course, please call us at Able Skills for guidance.

The natural progression following this course is to obtain a qualification to enable you to register onto a Part P scheme. Able Skills has devised various discounted packages to cover the requirements of Part P from the very basic requirements to more comprehensive training packages – All of which can be located on this Electrical site.

If you are a complete beginner, please visit complete training for Part P. These combined courses will provide you with everything you need to become a qualified Domestic Electrical Installer.

For those of you who require more detail on testing, please visit Part P Package with 2392. Again, this will provide you with the full requirements for complete Part P registration and that little bit more.

Alternative Options

As an alternative, we also provide training for those of you looking to become Electricians within the Commercial and Industrial sector. For this you would start with City & Guilds 2330 at level 2 and then add on additional training and qualifications when you are ready.

Able Skills can provide comprehensive guidance on the requirements of the Electrical industry and due to the staff and facilities we have at our disposal, we can also provide every training requirement that the industry demands.

We have various discounted packages available which are all set at different levels and timescales but which all provide progressive training, helping you to be industry ready. We are amongst the biggest electrical course training providers in the UK and regularly keep up to date with all the changes in regulations and legislation.

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