Become a Qualified Electrician with Portable Testing Course

Portable Application Testing (PAT) is the process of testing and inspecting the electrical appliances and equipment to certify that they are in safe working order to keep you staff at the workplace. Usually, an unsafe piece of equipment can be recognized by seeing some kind of physical damage, but some faults are only be shown up by testing using specialized equipment.

PAT testing course include the study of numerous aspects of electrical and electronic appliances, their function, structure and safety measures. This is a 20 day course usually runs 4 weeks and is an excellent way to generate more revenue alongside the domestic work.

PAT testing course constitutes of following classes:

Domestic Installation Workshop

This is a 5 day electrical training for the new entrants to the industry.  You will receive specific training on testing equipment, with practice and guidance under close supervision. Learning the correct routines to use will give you a valuable grounding in best practice to become a domestic installer.

Course content covers:

• Introduction to electrical regulations
• Basic lighting circuits
• Earthing and bonding procedures
• Radial power circuits
• Zoning and selection of equipment
• Safe isolation procedures
• Selecting cable sizes and calculating load demands
• 2 way lighting circuits and intermediate circuits

Part P Building Regulations

This is also a 5 day class, but is theory bases and covers a wide range of installation topics. It is suitable for those who have practical installation skills wishing to undertake domestic electrical installation work

Course content covers:

• Identification of unsafe electrical situations
• Electrical safety legislation, regulation standards and terminology
• Earthing and bonding requirements
• Cable and component selection
• Checking the safe and correct operation of installed electrical components
• Installing or rerouting cables
• Installing domestic lighting circuits
• Basic understanding of 3 phase supplies
• Maintaining domestic electrical installations

Inspection and Testing Course

This theory and practical 5 day class is intended for domestic installers and inexperienced electricians. It is taught in a dual purpose classroom that allows you to put in to practice the skills and when you learn them. It is a difficult subject and this class provides you with certification in inspection and testing.

Candidates are expected to have an understanding and knowledge of electrical principles

This course content covers:

• Electrical inspection and testing
• Continuity of protective conductors
• Safe isolation equipment and procedures
• Insulation Resistance
• Earth Electoral resistance
• RCD testing
• Polarity
• Earth fault loop impedance
• Verification of volt drop

The above concept is based on both the theoretical classroom electrical training a practical workshop.

17the Edition Wiring Regulations

Every domestic installer or electrician must be up to date with the latest 17th edition wiring regulations. It is a classroom based 3 day course designed to bring up to speed up the latest amendments. You will learn key regulations that you will find in day to day installations.

There are 7 units which make up the 17the edition course which relates to:

• Object, scope and fundamental principles
• Description
• Assessment of general features
• Protection for safety
• Errection and selection of equipment
• Testing and inspection
• Special installations
• Appendices

The latest amendments in this class comprises of:

• Surge Protection
• Electromagnetic disturbances
• Operation and maintenance gangways
• Medical locations

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