Course Overview

Box clever with ICS
Television plays a major role in our lives today in fact it's hard to imagine a world without it. So what would happen if you were faced with a TV or video that needed to be repaired, would you know how to fix either of them?

By taking the ICS TV and Video Servicing course with ICS you would! In fact, you can learn all about repairing and maintaining two of the nation's favourite household items. You'll cover all subjects from circuits, to tubes, to broadcasting systems, and you could even use your new skills to enter the profession as a Trainee TV & Video Service Engineer.

Key Topics
Cathode Ray Tubes & Associated Circuits
Basic Television Principles
An Introduction to Video Recorders
TV Broadcasting Systems
Opto-Electronics & Report-Writing 

Pre-requisites
Before you take this course, you should have a good knowledge of basic electronics. If you don't, you should consider taking one of the following ICS courses first: Introduction to Electronics and Electricity (REN54), City & Guilds Basic Electronic Engineering (REE61) and Electronic Engineering (REN02).

Study Time
150 hours approx. For example: 6 hours per week to complete in 3 months, or 3 hours per week to complete in 9 months. Study as little or as much as you wish. 

Support
As an ICS student you will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have.  Plus our team of Student Advisors are only a phone call away for all the practical advice you may need - so we really are with you 100%

Exam Details
This course includes a number of assessments that you complete as part of your coursework and then forward to your tutor. Once your tutor has marked and graded your work, they'll send it back to you with their comments, if any.

Qualification
ICS Diploma in TV and Video Servicing

What our students say
I try to do some study every day, but you can work for half an hour here and half an hour there, as it suits you. Its not like going back to college, because you can keep working while you're studying. Once I've got the qualification under my belt. It'll give me more choices in what I want to do." Craig Young, Dundee

Key Jobs
Trainee TV and Video Service Engineer

The ICS TV & Video Servicing course is the most flexible and cost-effective way of gaining the qualifications you need to succeed in a variety of technical careers.

Free With Course
You will receive two free textbooks,  "The Television & Video Engineer's Pocket Book" and "Servicing TV, Satallite & Video Equipment". You will also receive a Digital Multimetre for measuring voltage levels.

Further Reading
There is no specific recommended reading for this course, but you may wish to read widely around your subject to enhance your knowledge as you progress.