Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited · RQF Level 3
EAL Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Electrical Installation
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits49
- Guided learning459 hours
- Units in this qualification10
Awarded by Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
The qualification builds on the Level 2 Diploma, providing learners with more advanced knowledge and the related practical skills they will need to pursue a career in this occupational area. Find out more.
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.
Diagnosing and correcting electrical faults in electrotechnical systems and equipmentReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Apply diagnostic techniques to identify electrical faults in electrotechnical systems and equipment
- Analyse the nature and cause of identified electrical faults
- Plan and implement appropriate corrective actions for electrical faults
- Use appropriate tools and equipment to correct electrical faults safely and effectively
- Test and verify the effectiveness of corrective actions
- Document the diagnostic and corrective processes undertaken
Electrical Installation Craft SkillsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate electrical installation craft skills in accordance with industry standards
- Apply safe working practices when undertaking electrical installations
- Use appropriate tools and equipment for electrical installation tasks
- Perform electrical installation techniques to meet specified requirements
- Interpret and follow electrical installation drawings and specifications
Electrical Installation planning, preparing and designingReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Plan electrical installation projects effectively
- Prepare resources and materials for electrical installations
- Design electrical installations to meet specific requirements
- Apply relevant regulations and standards to electrical installation planning and design
- Produce detailed electrical installation plans and designs
Electrical Science and PrinciplesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Explain fundamental electrical concepts, including voltage, current, resistance, and power.
- Apply Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Laws to analyse electrical circuits.
- Identify and describe the function of common electrical components, such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors.
- Analyse series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits.
- Understand the principles of electromagnetism and its applications in electrical devices.
- Use electrical measuring instruments to measure voltage, current, resistance, and power.
- Describe the principles of alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) circuits.
- Explain the operation of transformers and their role in electrical power distribution.
- Understand the principles of electrical safety and safe working practices.
Inspecting, testing and commissioning of electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environmentReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Plan the inspection, testing, and commissioning of electrotechnical systems and equipment.
- Apply relevant regulations and standards for electrical installations in buildings, structures, and the environment.
- Conduct visual inspections of electrotechnical systems and equipment to identify defects and non-compliances.
- Perform electrical tests to verify the safety and performance of electrical installations.
- Interpret test results and identify any necessary corrective actions.
- Commission electrotechnical systems and equipment according to manufacturer's specifications and industry best practices.
- Document the inspection, testing, and commissioning process accurately and comprehensively.
- Identify and mitigate potential hazards associated with electrical installations.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders throughout the inspection, testing, and commissioning process.
Requirements of BS 7671 and its application to electrical installationsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the requirements of BS 7671 for electrical installations
- Apply BS 7671 to the design of electrical installations
- Apply BS 7671 to the installation of electrical systems
- Apply BS 7671 to the inspection and testing of electrical installations
- Interpret and apply amendments to BS 7671
Understand the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS 7671:2018Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the scope, object, and fundamental principles of BS 7671.
- Define the terms and definitions used within BS 7671.
- Assess the general characteristics of electrical installations according to BS 7671.
- Explain the requirements for protection for safety for electrical installations as specified in BS 7671.
- Apply the requirements for selection and erection of equipment for electrical installations according to BS 7671.
- Describe the requirements of inspection and testing of electrical installations as outlined in BS 7671.
- Identify the requirements of special installations or locations as identified in BS 7671.
- Interpret the information contained within the appendices of BS 7671.
Understand the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS 7671:2018 (2022)Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS 7671:2018 (2022)
Understanding environmental legislation, working practices and the principles of enviornmental technology systemsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Summarise key environmental legislation relevant to engineering activities.
- Describe safe and sustainable working practices to minimise environmental impact.
- Explain the principles of environmental technology systems, such as renewable energy and waste management.
- Identify the environmental impacts of different engineering processes and materials.
- Apply methods for reducing waste, conserving energy, and minimising pollution.
- Understand the importance of environmental monitoring and reporting.
- Describe the role of environmental management systems in promoting sustainability.
Understanding the Practices and Procedures for Overseeing and Organising the Work Environment - Electrical InstallationReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the practices for overseeing electrical installation work
- Understand the procedures for organising the electrical installation work environment
- Apply health and safety regulations in the electrical installation work environment
- Manage resources effectively in the electrical installation work environment
- Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders in the electrical installation work environment
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
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Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 3 credits are regulated. 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’ve earned and what’s next.
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
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Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
- Determine requirements for environmental technologies in building services engineering
- ECIICESE03 Inspect, test and commission electrical installations
- Inspect and test electrical installations at petrol filling stations
- Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment
Where this can lead
Lead Environmental Specialist
Your career here isn't just a ladder; it's a climbing wall with many routes. We're committed to helping you find the path that best suits your ambitions and strengths, whether that's leading people, becoming an unparalleled technical expert, or shaping the future of environmental compliance at the highest levels of the business.
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Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Learners will develop skills to diagnose and correct electrical faults in electrotechnical systems. This unit covers applying diagnostic techniques, analysing fault causes, planning corrective actions, using appropriate tools, and verifying fault resolution.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for EAL Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Electrical Installation
10 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited.
- Diagnosing and correcting electrical faults in electrotechnical systems and equipment
- Electrical Installation Craft Skills
- Electrical Installation planning, preparing and designing
- Electrical Science and Principles
- Inspecting, testing and commissioning of electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment
- Requirements of BS 7671 and its application to electrical installations
and 4 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- 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.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- 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.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
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The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
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.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.