Inspection, Testing & Management of Electrical Equipment (Complete Portable Appliance Testing) PAT Testing Course

This course combines both the inspection and testing aspect of PAT Testing (City & Guilds 2377-12 Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment Certificate) and the management of PAT Testing (City & Guilds 2377-11 Management of electrical equipment maintenance). These certificates are regarded as the combined ‘must have’ qualifications as they allow you to test appliances and schedule when this needs to be carried out, plus it also covers how you generally administer asset registers. You will also be able to carry out both visual inspections and carry out testing on other instruments.

The need to gain both these qualifications is due to The Electricity at Work Regulations Act, 1989 that states that “as may be necessary to prevent danger, all systems shall be maintained so as to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, such danger”. Essentially, this three day course is the complete package that covers everything you need to know about PAT Testing, how to manage an asset register and how this is carried out. It will also cover current legislation including the exacting standards required legally.

This course can be broken down into two parts, however, we would strongly recommend that both qualifications are gained as you will be able to cover the complete scope of work available for PAT testing. This is because these qualifications combined, give you the ability to manage the PAT testing of appliances for an organisation as well as being able to simply carry out the PAT testing which can be both lucrative and allows you to expand your business and scope of work.

Portable Appliance Testing (PAT testing) has, for some time now, been considered to be an integral part of the requirements for any commercial organisation and is designed to ensure the correct management for the protection of users from the dangers of electrical appliances. There are no pre entry requirements to attend this course. You do not need to have any prior knowledge of electrical theory and principles or the understanding of electrical terminologies.

It is also suitable for anyone who is involved in electrical installations, whether they are involved in the domestic, industrial or commercial electrical installation industry. This course is designed for anyone including practicing Electrical Installers, Building Maintenance Personnel, Fire Alarm Installers and anyone else who has the desire to learn the hands-on, practical skills to be able to work carry out PAT Testing. All candidates will undertake two exams, the first consisting of 45 multiple choice questions and the second consisting of 30. The exams are “Open Book” and are carried out at one of our assessment centres using the computer based City & Guilds GOLA system, with all candidates being given their results directly at the end of the examination.

The benefits of attending this course with Access Training are numerous and include the fact that after the course every candidate will be able to carry out PAT Testing in a professional manner and provide their clients with advice on PAT Testing and develop their business interests.

Access Training’s courses ensure that candidates are trained to the high standards required by the building services and Electrical Industries. They help to support and provide a skilled and flexible workforce that gives our students the best preparation for their future career. We offer choice, customer focus and technical expertise in all areas of the construction industry and this course forms part of our specialist range of Electrical qualifications. (City & Guilds 2377-12 Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment)

• Electrical safety
• Regulations role and responsibilities
• Insulation and earthing
• Classification of appliances
• Preliminary Inspection, test precautions
• Using a Portable Appliance Tester
• Essential tests
• Optional tests
• Labelling
• Reporting and recording results
• Implementing a test programme
• Practical assessment
• The current law and the scope of primary legislation
• Types, use and testing of electrical equipment.
• Categories, frequency and practicalities of PAT testing
• Procedures, documentation and user responsibilities
• Appropriate test instruments and how they are used.
• Maintaining asset registers

(City & Guilds 2377-11 Management of electrical equipment maintenance)

• Responsibilities of the duty holder
• Labelling of assets and bar coding
• Maintaining the asset register
• Reporting and recording results
• Implementing an electrical test programme
• Practical Assessment of delegates

Guided Learning: 3 days After this course some students also undertake the EAL Part P Domestic Installers qualification and go further with their training. If this is the case than we recommend that completing both as complete package ensuring that the student has practical experience as well as theoretical knowledge of electrical work. This provides students who successfully complete both courses with a good grounding and the ability to carry our domestic installations safely and within the regulations.

Our electrical courses provide a clear progression route, helping learners to achieve the career goals they aspire to. Successful candidates can progress to higher level work during their career and can for example move on to work in the Building Services Industry in roles such as Project Management. This helps those who wish to, to progress from skilled occupations into technical, supervisory or managerial posts. The Level 3 Inspection & Testing also provides candidates with a route to becoming certified to carry out work testing existing electrical installations and gain even more lucrative work in the sector.

• City & Guilds 2382-10: Certificate in 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations BS 7671:2008 (Level 3)
• City & Guilds 2392-10: Certificate in Fundamental Inspection, Testing and Initial Verification (Level 2)
• City & Guilds 2391-10: Certificate in Inspection, Testing and Certification of Electrical Installations (Level 3)
• City & Guilds 2391-20: Certificate in Design, Erection and Verification of Electrical Installations (Level 3)

Access Training is committed to the highest standards of customer focus and technical expertise, with a host of benefits including:

• Specialist, professionally qualified teaching staff with a wealth of industry experience.
• Enhanced Online Assessments, allowing students to sit exams with flexibility to fit around their speed of learning.
• 24hr online support for all student questions and queries when studying away from the training centre.

The main areas include:

• South Wales
  (Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Bridgend)
• South of England
  (Bristol, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon, Oxford, Reading, Slough, London)
• The Midlands
  (Birmingham, Hereford, Worcester, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester)
• The South West
  (Devon, Cornwall, Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton)

Information regarding our electrical courses is available from our Course Advice Team. Please call for advice or leave your details and we’ll contact you!