Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited · RQF Level 3
EAL Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Building Energy Management Systems (QCF)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits58
- Guided learning854 hours
- Units in this qualification11
Awarded by Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited · on the Ofqual register
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
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, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
BUILDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OCCUPATIONAL COMPETENCEReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret specifications, drawings and diagrams.
- Undertake risk assessments, work methods and procedures.
- Carry out the safe isolation of electrical circuits and entire building energy management system installations.
- Plan and prepare to install, terminate and connect electrical circuits of Building Energy Management Systems.
- Complete the installation, termination and connection of building energy management systems in accordance with industry standards and requirements.
- Complete the visual inspection, initial verification and certification of an entire Building Energy Management Systems
Diagnose and correct electrical faults in Building Energy Management Systems and components in buildings and structuresReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Confirm safety of the Building Energy Management electrical System and associated equipment prior to diagnosing and correcting electrical faults in accordance with statutory and non-statutory regulations
- Carry out procedures to identify faults on Building Energy Management electrical systems and equipment
- Correct faults on Building Energy Management electrical systems and equipment
Inspect, test and commission Building Energy Management Systems and equipment in buildings, and structuresReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Confirm safety of the Building Energy Management Systems electrical wiring and associated equipment prior to completion of inspection, testing and commissioning in accordance with statutory and non-statutory regulations
- Inspect Building Energy Management Systems electrical wiring and associated equipment
- Test Building Energy Management Systems electrical wiring and associated equipment
- Commission Building Energy Management Systems electrical wiring and associated equipment
Installing electrical services of Building Energy Management SystemsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Confirm safety of the Building Energy Management System prior to the completion of any termination and connection in accordance with statutory and non-Statutory regulations.
- Terminate and connect conductors, cables and flexible cords in the Building Energy Management System electrical wiring and its associated equipment
- Confirm that all electrical terminations and connections are safe and free from defects in accordance with statutory and non-statutory regulations
Plan and prepare for the installation of Building Energy Management SystemsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare the working environment for the installation of electrical wiring systems, enclosures and equipment associated with Building Energy Management Systems
- Correctly interpret appropriate information for the installation of electrical wiring systems, enclosures and equipment associated with Building Energy Management Systems
- Confirm that planned work is in accordance with the Building Energy Management Systems electrical installation specification
- Confirm the electrical supply is in accordance with the Building Energy Management Systems electrical installation specification
- Measure and
Prepare for and construct control panels for building energy management systemsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare the working environment for the installation of wiring and associated equipment in Building Energy Management Systems Panels.
- Correctly interpret appropriate information for the installation of wiring and associated equipment in Building Energy Management Systems Panels.
- 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 and associated equipment in Building Energy Management Systems Panels in accordance with
Understanding the practices & procedures for the construction of Building Energy Management System control panelsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the functional requirements of electrical panels used in Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS)
- Understand the functional requirements of electrical instrumentation used in Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) Panels.
- Understand the requirements for the inspection of panels used in Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS).
- Specify the relevant statutory and non-statutory legislation associated with BEMS electrical panels.
- Identify the purpose and application of drawings, manufacturer’s instructions and reference material used in the specifications of BEMS panel manufact
Understanding the practices and procedures for the installation of Building Energy Management SystemsReal 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 electrical installations associated with Building Energy Management Systems
- Understand the regulatory requirements and procedures for terminating and connecting conductors, cables and flexible cords in electrical wiring systems and equipment associated with Building Energy Management Systems
- Understand the procedures and applications of different methods of terminating and connecting conductors, cables, and flexible cords in electrical wiring systems and equipment as
Understanding the practices and procedures for the planning and preparation for the installation of building energy management systemsReal 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 Building Energy Management Systems electrical wiring and associated equipment
- Understand the procedures for checking the work location prior to the commencement of Building Energy Management Systems electrical work activities.
- Understand the practices, procedures and regulatory requirements for completing the safe isolation of electrical circuits and complete electrical installations as applicable to Building Energy Management Systems.
- Understand the
Understanding the principles, practices & procedures used to diagnose & correct electrical faults in Building Energy Management Systems, equipment and components installed in buildings and structuresReal 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 of Building Energy Management Systems.
- Understand how to complete the preparatory work prior to electrical fault diagnosis and correction work in Building Energy Management Systems
- Understand the procedures and techniques for diagnosing electrical faults in electrical circuits and Building Energy Management Systems.
- Understand the procedures and techniques for correcting electrical faults in electrical circuits and Building Energy M
Understanding the principles, practices and procedures for the inspection, testing and commissioning of Building Energy Management Systems and equipment in buildings and structuresReal 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 and complete electrical installations in preparation for inspection, testing and commissioning
- Understand the principles and regulatory requirements for inspecting, testing and commissioning electrical systems, equipment and components
- Understand the regulatory requirements and procedures for completing the inspection of electrical installations
- Understand the regulatory requirements and procedures for the safe testing and commissioning of electrical installations
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One-to-one, on your own real work
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Applied to your work in any of these jobs
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Built for EAL Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Building Energy Management Systems (QCF)
11 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited.
- BUILDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OCCUPATIONAL COMPETENCE
- Diagnose and correct electrical faults in Building Energy Management Systems and components in buildings and structures
- Inspect, test and commission Building Energy Management Systems and equipment in buildings, and structures
- Installing electrical services of Building Energy Management Systems
- Plan and prepare for the installation of Building Energy Management Systems
- Prepare for and construct control panels for building energy management systems
and 5 more in the full unit list below.
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No two people run this the same way
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- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
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- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
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- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
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That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
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