Course Duration
6.5 Days – Monday to Thursday 8:30 to 16:30 week 1 & Monday & Tuesday 8:30 to 16:30 week 2.
Course Location
Training and Assessments are carried out at our Training Centre at:
(NGEO) Unit 36, Hethel Innovation Ltd, Hethel Engineering Centre, Chapman Way, Hethel, NR14 8FB.
The additional ½ day attendance will be required for the combined practical assessments.
Worth Knowing
A 2391 qualification is currently required in order to gain your JIB grading as an approved electrician.
There are individual Level 3 awards: (2391-50) Initial Verification and (2391-51) Periodic Inspection qualifications available but you can save time and money with our combined 2391-52 course.
The course has been introduced to streamline and simplify the qualifications required to carry out advanced inspection and testing.
As a holder of this qualification, you will demonstrate to your customers that you are a competent installer or tester, and are up to date with national requirements for the industry, which gives you the right to sign off the electrical certificates required by the BS 7671 and also by the Part P of the Building Regulations.
Inspection and testing has always have been the hardest qualification to obtain so it is not surprising that the requirements are strict and must be met by anyone who wishes to undergo the examination process. It is not mandatory but it is usually required by the course provider that delegates should already hold the current C&G 2382-18 – BS 7671 IET Wiring Regulations 18th Edition qualification.
Candidates are expected to have a working knowledge and understanding of electrical principles and wiring systems. They must also be conversant with current electrical installation practice. Generally speaking the inspection and testing qualifications are for electricians who have completed an apprenticeship, hold a current
C&G 2382-18 – BS 7671 IET Wiring Regulations 18th Edition qualification, and have been working for a number of years gaining the experience needed to complete either of the 2391 Inspection and Testing qualifications.
Course Content
The course and qualification is based on the current “IET Guidance Note 3 – Inspecting & Testing” (GN3)
to verify compliance with the current “Requirements for Electrical Installations –
IET Wiring Regulations 18th Edition – BS 7671”
The content follows C & G 2391-52 syllabus and mainly covers the requirements for:
- Health and Safety and associated legislation, codes of practice and regulations.
- Safe isolation of electrical circuits and installations
- Requirements of initial verification and periodic inspection and testing
- The safe testing and commissioning of electrical installations including the use of test equipment.
- Inspection requirements of initial verification and periodic inspection including classification codes.
- Initial verification testing methods.
- Periodic testing requirements and associated fault diagnosis.
- Interpretation and verification of test results
- Completion of electrical installation certificates and electrical installation condition reports, inspection schedules and schedule of test results.
The Course would also include:
- Principles and use of overcurrent protective devices and RCD’s
- Protection methods provided by supply systems.
- Earthing systems, protective conductors, types and use.
- Fault, short circuit and overload protection principles.
- Cable types and factors that affect test results, and typical cable faults.
- Cable selection principles.
- International protection index and application.
- ADS and Earth Fault Loop Impedance requirements and verification methods.
- Various practical exercises to practice and confirm electrical inspection and testing principles.
Who should attend?
The course is aimed at practicing electricians who have not carried out initial verification or periodic inspection, testing and fault diagnosis since qualifying who require an update and enhancement of knowledge, skills; as well as progression route to other City & Guilds qualifications. This qualification is also suitable for those with limited experience of initial verification and periodic inspection and testing and fault diagnosis and for those entering the industry from allied trades.
Entry Requirements
You must be up to date with industry requirements. Ideally you should be working in the electrical industry and involved with the inspection and testing process. This course is designed for those who already know the fundamentals of inspection and testing but need to progress their skills.
Delegates must have the potential to achieve and are expected to have a working knowledge and understanding of electrical principles, wiring systems and be conversant with current electrical installation practice. It is not mandatory but it is recommended that delegates have achieved a City & Guilds 2382 qualification covering “Requirements for Electrical Installations – IET Wiring Regulations 18th Edition – BS 7671”, or have a working knowledge of the requirements. An additional preparation course or home study may be taken prior to commencement to gain essential underpinning knowledge. Candidates must be over 18 years old.
The course gives you the confidence to competently carry out Initial Verification and Periodic Inspection and Testing. It also gives you the certification needed to become JIB Approved as well as making membership with one of the Industry Certification Schemes an easier process. This course also gives you the knowledge and understanding needed to compile professionally detailed reports on the condition of electrical installations.
Assessments & Exams
There will be a 2 hour multiple-choice online open book exam, a written assignment, an associated visual assessment and a half day combined Practical Assessment.
Note, the combined practical assessments will need to be carried out on an additional day as agreed with the centre and will last approximately 4 hours
Course Dates
Please contact us for dates: office@norwich-training.co.uk or call our office on the telephone number below.
Certificates
Upon successful assessment results, a City and Guilds 2391-52 Certificate will be issued.
Costs £890.00 + VAT Including course material. (Not Books)
Course Requirements
Delegates are advised to have their own copy of “IET Guidance Note 3 – Inspection & Testing”, On-Site Guide &
IET Wiring Regulations 18th Edition – BS 7671” for additional notes, course use, revision, Exams and future reference.
Delegates should also have their own scientific calculator for the course and assessment use.
Safety shoes are required for any workshop activities. Suitable test instruments will be available; delegates are welcome to bring their own if they conform to the requirements of the current 18th Edition.