BTEC level 3 Advanced Certificate
in Electrical Installation and Design

Student Profile
This course is suitable for anyone wishing to enter the building trade or already employed and would like to gain a recognised qualification.

Course Overview
• Health, Safety and Welfare in Construction and the Built Environment (60 hours)

• Electrical Principles in Building Services Engineering (60 hours)

• Electrical Installation Standards and Components in Building Services Engineering (60 hours)

Health, Safety and Welfare in Construction and the Built Environment.
Health, safety and welfare are of paramount importance to any organisation operating within the construction industry. The Health and Safety Executive’s annual league table of fatal injuries shows the construction sector consistently tops the table.
The UK and European Union have created a legal framework for prosecuting employers and employees who disregard health, safety and welfare legislation.
To reduce the significant accident record in construction, employers must formulate workplace safety policies. These must address the hazards, risks, policies, the organisational and control arrangements required to promote health, safety and welfare, and be communicated to all parties.
The unit will provide learners with knowledge and understanding of the legal framework relating to employer and employee responsibilities.
An understanding of the principal causes of typical accidents and the associated costs of these will be developed, and learners will explore the methods used to identify workplace hazards in construction, together with the strategies used to control them including the use of risk assessments and monitoring and review procedures. Learners will become familiar with the roles and responsibilities of personnel and with the procedures required following the occurrence of accidents.

Electrical Principles in Building Services Engineering
The use of electricity is an essential part of life in the modern world. Electricity provides us with the means to energise many devices, systems and processes that are part of our technological environment. Electricity, in combination with these technologies, is used to transfer energy, to provide mechanisms for control and to transmit information in a variety of forms.
Basic electrical theories need to be understood and considered by all those involved in the design or installation of plant, equipment, machinery, control systems or the electrical circuitry that is required to power both mechanical and electrical services within buildings.
In this unit learners will gain essential underpinning knowledge through study of the form and function of electrical devices, and by investigating the various ways to transfer, modify, transform, and control electrical energy.
Learners will be able to distinguish between the requirement for single and threephase circuits, and will develop a basic understanding of fundamentals such as the difference between analogue and digital signals, and the relevance of these to control systems.

Electrical Installation Standards and Components in Building Services Engineering
Electricity is dangerous. In fact it is quite lethal. From early times people lived in fear and awe of lightning. It was seen as a terrifying force and something that the most powerful of Gods could wield when they were displeased.
Nowadays, we understand electricity and how it works. We have tamed it and made it a tool that has allowed our world, for the most part, to become comfortable and civilised.
Television, communications, the internet, lighting, control technologies and so many other things would be impossible without electricity.
Yet it is still dangerous.
It can cause fires. It can cause death by electrocution. The presence of water can make it more dangerous. At high voltages it can leap several feet through the air and kill anyone unfortunate enough to be near.
This course is about installation standards and components. So why all of the above?
Well, essentially, installation standards are primarily about keeping electricity safe and preventing harm.
You will see, as you work through this course, that the installation industry has to comply with a vast number of regulations and standards. Anyone wishing to be come competent in this industry must become very familiar with the complete range of dos and don’ts.
In fact the industry now has a defined title for anyone practising in this field – competent person.
In this course we will cover the range of regulations and practices. It will set you on the path to becoming a competent person

Pre-requisites
Students must be aged 16 or over and be educated to GCSE level g or above or hold equivalent qualifications.
You must have access to the Internet to complete the course.

Support
You will have access to your own personal tutor via email.

Study Details
The course can be studied at your own pace but you must complete the course within 12 months from the date of purchase.
The course is around 180 study hours and there are no deadlines to meet so you can study in your own time.

Assessment
You will have to send in a series of assignments which your tutor will mark and return a feedback sheet to you with your results.

Qualification
BTEC level 3 Advanced Certificate in Electrical Installation and Design

Edexcel registration fees are not included in the cost of the course and you send your registration fee in within 28 days of enrolling on the course. Currently £80.00.

FAQs

Q. Is this a national recognised qualification?
A. Yes, BTEC qualifications are well respected and Edexcel is a leading awarding body in the UK.

Q. Why do you not include the Edexcel registration fee in with the course?
A. Some students do not wish to obtain the qualification, in addition registration fees do vary from time to time. The are currently £80.00 which must be paid in full within 4 weeks of enrolling.

Q. What if I wish to cancel the course?
A. You have 7 days after the day you receive the course to return for a full refund. After the 7 days you would have to pay in full for the course as all the tutor fees will have been paid.

Q.  Is there an exam at the end of the course?
A. No, there is no final exam it is all assignment based.

Q. Is there any further reading I need to do?
A. No, although many student find it beneficial to do extra research on the Internet.

Q. Can my employer pay for the course?
A. Yes, we can raise a purchase order just telephone or email our office.