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- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited.
This occupational qualification is for electricians working in the building and construction sector. It covers the installation of electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures, and the environment. Learners will develop skills in inspection, testing, commissioning, fault diagnosis, and applying health and safety legislation.
These are the units Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited. It does the teaching and the mapping. Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
Applying Health and Safety legislation and working practices _Installing and Maintaining Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment_ Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Apply relevant Health and Safety legislation in the workplace.
- Assess the work environment for hazards and identify remedial actions in accordance with Health and Safety legislation.
- Apply methods and procedures to ensure work on site is in accordance with Health and Safety legislation.
- Apply procedures to deal with and report health and safety issues in accordance with Health and Safety legislation.
Applying environmental legislation, working practices and the principles of environmental technology systems Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Apply environmental legislation, working practices and principles for electrotechnical services.
- Apply work methods and procedures to reduce material wastage and the impact of work activities on the work environment.
- Supply information on environmental technology systems in the work location.
Diagnosing and correcting electrical faults in electrical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Confirm safety of the system and equipment prior to diagnosing and correcting electrical faults in accordance with statutory and non statutory regulations
- Carry out procedures to identify faults on electrical systems and equipment
- Correct faults on electrical systems and equipment
ELECTROTECHNICAL OCCUPATIONAL COMPETENCE Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret specifications, drawings and diagrams.
- Undertake risk assessments.
- Carry out the safe isolation of electrical circuits and complete electrical installations.
- Plan and prepare to install, terminate and connect wiring systems.
- Complete the installation, termination and connection of wiring systems in accordance with industry requirements.
- Complete the visual inspection, initial verification and certification of an electrical installation.
- Complete the testing and certification of an electrical installation in accordance with industry requirements.
- Diagnose, and recommend how to rectify, electrical faults in an electrical installation in accordance with industry requirements.
Inspecting, testing, commissioning and certifying electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Confirm safety of the system and equipment prior to completion of inspection, testing and commissioning in accordance with statutory and non statutory regulations
- Inspect electrotechnical systems and equipment
- Test electrotechnical systems and equipment
- Commission electrotechnical systems and equipment
Overseeing and organising the work environment _Electrical Installation_ Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Provide relevant people with technical and functional information for work on electrical systems and equipment.
- Oversee Health and Safety during work on electrical systems and equipment.
- Co-ordinate liaison with other relevant persons during work activities.
- Organise and oversee work activities and operations.
- Organise a programme for working on electrical systems and equipment.
- Organise the resource requirements for work on electrical systems and equipment.
Planning, preparing and installing wiring systems and associated equipment in buildings, structures and the environment Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare the working environment for the installation of wiring systems, enclosures and associated equipment.
- Correctly interpret appropriate information for the installation of wiring systems, enclosures and associated equipment.
- Confirm that planned work is in accordance with the installation specification.
- Confirm the electrical supply is in accordance with the installation specification.
- Measure and mark-out the fixing and fitting locations for wiring systems, wiring-enclosures and equipment in accordance with current relevant statutory and non statutory regulations.
- Fit and fix wiring systems, wiring enclosures and associated equipment safely in accordance with the installation specification.
- Confirm any variations to the installation specification or planned programme of work.
Terminating and connecting conductors and cables in electrical systems Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Confirm the safety of the system prior to completion of any termination and connection in accordance with statutory and non-statutory regulations.
- Terminate and connect conductors in electrical wiring systems and equipment.
- Confirm that terminations and connections are safe and free from defects in accordance with statutory and non-statutory regulations.
Understanding Health and Safety legislation, practices and procedures _Installing and maintaining electrotechnical systems and equipment_ Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how relevant Health and Safety legislation applies in the workplace.
- Understand the procedures for dealing with health and safety in the work environment.
- Understand the procedures for establishing a safe working environment.
- Understand the requirements for identifying and dealing with hazards in the work environment.
Understanding environmental legislation, working practices and the principles of environmental technology systems Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the relevant environmental legislation pertaining to work activities within the electrotechnical sector.
- Understand the working practices that minimise environmental impact during electrotechnical work.
- Understand the fundamental principles of environmental technology systems used in electrotechnical applications.
- Understand how work methods and procedures can reduce material wastage in electrotechnical installations.
- Understand how work methods and procedures can reduce the environmental impact of electrotechnical installations.
- Understand the application of environmental technology systems in various electrotechnical contexts and locations.
Understanding health and safety legislation, practices and procedures (installing and maintaining electrotechnical systems and equipment) Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand health and safety legislation applicable to electrical systems installation.
Understanding principles, practices and legislation for the inspection, testing, commissioning and certification of electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles, regulatory requirements and procedures for completing the safe isolation of an electrical circuit in preparation for inspection, testing and commissioning.
- Understand the principles, regulatory requirements and procedures for completing the safe isolation of complete electrical installations in preparation for inspection, testing and commissioning.
- Understand the principles and regulatory requirements for inspecting electrical systems.
- Understand the principles and regulatory requirements for testing electrical systems.
- Understand the principles and regulatory requirements for commissioning electrical systems.
- Understand the principles and regulatory requirements for inspecting electrical equipment.
- Understand the principles and regulatory requirements for testing electrical equipment.
- Understand the principles and regulatory requirements for commissioning electrical equipment.
- Understand the principles and regulatory requirements for inspecting electrical components.
- Understand the principles and regulatory requirements for testing electrical components.
- Understand the principles and regulatory requirements for commissioning electrical components.
- Understand the regulatory requirements and procedures for completing the inspection of electrical installations.
- Understand the regulatory requirements and procedures for the safe testing of electrical installations.
- Understand the regulatory requirements and procedures for the safe commissioning of electrical installations.
- Understand the procedures and requirements for the completion of electrical installation certificates.
- Understand the procedures and requirements for the completion of related documentation.
Understanding the electrical principles associated with the design, building, installation and maintenance of electrical equipment and systems Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand mathematical principles which are appropriate to electrical installation, maintenance and design work.
- Understand standard units of measurement used in electrical installation, maintenance and design work.
- Understand basic mechanics and the relationship between force, work, energy and power.
- Understand the relationship between resistance, resistivity, voltage, current and power.
- Understand the fundamental principles which underpin the relationship between magnetism and electricity.
- Understand electrical supply and distribution systems.
- Understand how different electrical properties can affect electrical circuits, systems and equipment.
- Understand the operating principles and applications of DC machines and AC motors.
- Understand the operating principles of different electrical components.
- Understand the principles and applications of electrical lighting systems.
- Understand the principles and applications of electrical heating.
- Understand the types, applications and limitations of electronic components in electrotechnical systems and equipment.
Understanding the practices and procedures for overseeing and organising the work environment _Electrical Installation_ Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the types of technical information that is available for the installation of electrotechnical systems and equipment.
- Understand the types of functional information that is available for the installation of electrotechnical systems and equipment.
- Understand the procedures for supplying technical information to relevant people.
- Understand the procedures for supplying functional information to relevant people.
- Understand the requirements for overseeing health and safety in the work environment.
- Understand the requirements for liaising with others when organising work activities.
- Understand the requirements for liaising with others when overseeing work activities.
- Understand the requirements for organising work programmes.
- Understand the requirements for overseeing work programmes.
- Understand the requirements for organising the provision of resources that are required for work activities.
- Understand the requirements for organising the storage of resources that are required for work activities.
Understanding the practices and procedures for the preparation and installation of wiring systems and electrotechnical equipment in buildings, structures and the environment Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the procedures, practices and statutory and non statutory regulatory requirements for preparing work sites for the installation of wiring systems and associated equipment.
- Understand the procedures for checking the work location prior to the commencement of work activities.
- Understand the practices, procedures and regulatory requirements for completing the safe isolation of electrical circuits and complete electrical installations.
- Understand the types, applications and limitations of wiring systems and associated equipment.
- Understand the procedures for selecting and using, tools, equipment and fixings for the installation of wiring systems, associated equipment and enclosures.
- Understand the practices and procedures for installing wiring systems, associated equipment and enclosures.
- Know the regulatory requirements which apply to the installation of wiring systems, associated equipment and enclosures.
Understanding the principles of planning and selection for the installation of electrotechnical equipment and systems in buildings, structures and the environment Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the characteristics and applications of consumer supply systems.
- Understand the principles of internal and external earthing arrangements for electrical installations for buildings, structures and the environment.
- Understand the principles for selecting cables and circuit protection devices.
- Understand the principles and procedures for selecting wiring systems, equipment and enclosures.
Understanding the principles, practices and legislation for diagnosing and correcting electrical faults in electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of safe isolation of electrical circuits and complete electrical installations.
- Understand the regulatory requirements for safe isolation of electrical circuits and complete electrical installations.
- Understand the procedures for completing the safe isolation of electrical circuits and complete electrical installations.
- Understand how to complete the reporting of electrical fault diagnosis and correction work.
- Understand how to complete the recording of electrical fault diagnosis and correction work.
- Understand how to complete the preparatory work prior to electrical fault diagnosis.
- Understand how to complete the preparatory work prior to electrical fault correction work.
- Understand the procedures for diagnosing electrical faults in electrotechnical systems and equipment.
- Understand the techniques for diagnosing electrical faults in electrotechnical systems and equipment.
- Understand the procedures for correcting electrical faults in electrotechnical systems and equipment.
- Understand the techniques for correcting electrical faults in electrotechnical systems and equipment.
Understanding the principles, practices and legislation for the termination and connection of conductors, cables and cords in electrical systems Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles, regulatory requirements and procedures for completing the safe isolation of electrical circuits and complete electrical installations
- Understand the regulatory requirements and procedures for terminating and connecting conductors, cables and flexible cords in electrical wiring systems and equipment
- Understand the procedures and applications of different methods of terminating and connecting conductors, cables, and flexible cords in electrical wiring systems and equipment
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
- Standard
Configure electricity networks to asset owner’s requirements
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Connect electrical components (Integrated Systems Engineering)
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Connecting and testing electrical systems and equipment in leisure vehicles
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Design and Determine the Positioning, Fitting and Fixing of Electrical Wiring Systems, Wiring, Enclosures, Accessories & Equipment In Dwellings
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Diagnose and rectify faults in environmental technology systems
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ECIICESE02 Terminate cabling and wiring systems
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Endorse the Positioning, Fixing and Fitting of Electrical Wiring Systems, Wiring Enclosures, Equipment and Accessories In Dwellings
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Identify and rectify faults in electrical systems and equipment
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Identify systems, equipment and components
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Implement current legislation and regulation relevant to your role
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Implement work on electricity network assets
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Inspect and test electrical installations at petrol filling stations
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Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment
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Inspect environmental technology systems, equipment and components
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Install and connect electrical cables, conductors, wiring systems and equipment
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Install assemblies and enclosures for Solar PV and EESS systems
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Install electrical cabling and wiring systems
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Install enclosures for electrical cables, conductors and wiring systems
Showing 18 of 22 standards these units map to.
The credits, and who awards them
Level 3 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Applying Health and Safety legislation and working practices _Installing and Maintaining Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment_Applying environmental legislation, working practices and the principles of environmental technology systemsDiagnosing and correcting electrical faults in electrical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environmentELECTROTECHNICAL OCCUPATIONAL COMPETENCEInspecting, testing, commissioning and certifying electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environmentOverseeing and organising the work environment _Electrical Installation_Planning, preparing and installing wiring systems and associated equipment in buildings, structures and the environmentTerminating and connecting conductors and cables in electrical systems
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
The Navigator · your what-if tutor Illustration - Bring your own plan Create
For “Planning, preparing and installing wiring systems and associated equipment in buildings, structures and the environment” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
- Draft the real one Create
You do “Understanding Health and Safety legislation, practices and procedures _Installing and maintaining electrotechnical systems and equipment_” on a real document of your own. Zavmo works on the draft you have to send anyway, so the coursework and the job are the same piece of work.
- Map a live decision Analyse
“Applying Health and Safety legislation and working practices _Installing and Maintaining Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment_” runs on a decision you are facing now. Zavmo maps it with you and shows what the second-order effect looks like before you find out the slow way.
What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
- Configure electricity networks to asset owner’s requirements
- Connect electrical components (Integrated Systems Engineering)
- Connecting and testing electrical systems and equipment in leisure vehicles
- Design and Determine the Positioning, Fitting and Fixing of Electrical Wiring Systems, Wiring, Enclosures, Accessories & Equipment In Dwellings
- Diagnose and rectify faults in environmental technology systems
- ECIICESE02 Terminate cabling and wiring systems
- Endorse the Positioning, Fixing and Fitting of Electrical Wiring Systems, Wiring Enclosures, Equipment and Accessories In Dwellings
- Identify and rectify faults in electrical systems and equipment
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Applying Health and Safety legislation and working practices _Installing and Maintaining Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment_, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
This unit enables learners to apply Health and Safety legislation and safe working practices when installing and maintaining electrotechnical systems and equipment. Learners will identify hazards, assess risks, implement remedial actions, and ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for EAL Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment (Buildings, Structures and the Environment)
18 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited.
- Applying Health and Safety legislation and working practices _Installing and Maintaining Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment_
- Applying environmental legislation, working practices and the principles of environmental technology systems
- Diagnosing and correcting electrical faults in electrical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment
- ELECTROTECHNICAL OCCUPATIONAL COMPETENCE
- Inspecting, testing, commissioning and certifying electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment
- Overseeing and organising the work environment _Electrical Installation_
and 12 more in the full unit list below.
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