Design, Erection and Verification (2396)

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Last Updated: 10 Oct 2022

This qualification helps to develop the essential, up-to-date knowledge and techniques needed to professionally design and install or inspect and test electrical systems.

This award is ideal for qualified electricians wishing to expand or update their professional knowledge and skills. Level 4 is ideal if you are an experienced electrician, working with minimal or no supervision. You are looking to develop or update your electrical installation and verification knowledge and techniques.

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Available to deliver in the following:

England
Wales – please check QiW website for available funding
Northern Ireland

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

This qualification will suit you if you are an experienced electrician, working with minimal or no supervision. You are looking to develop or update your electrical installation and verification knowledge and techniques.

This qualification comprises one mandatory unit:

Design, construction management and initial verification of electrical installations.

Assessment will be through an assignment and a written exam.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

These qualifications will help you to progress in your career as an electrician. In addition, we also have a number of Higher Level qualifications offered through ILM.

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

To deliver these qualifications you will need qualified assessors and suitable facilities. The requirements for these can be found in the qualification handbook.

Centres currently offering the 2391 qualification will be given automatic approval, all other centres will be need to fill out a full (QAP) qualification approval form

Level 4

Design, erection & verification (2396-01)

Last Registration Date: 31 Dec 2026

Level 4 Award in the Design and Verification of Electrical Installations

Accreditation No: 600/3722/2 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Credit based qualification This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: 10 Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 30 - 30 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 100 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/12/2029 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £85.80 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Here you can find all documents related to this suite of qualifications.

By clicking on the section headings below, you can access a variety of documents such as the qualification handbooks and assessment materials, Statements of Purpose, and recognition letters from industry and employers.

Some documents may be password protected. Passwords can be retrieved by logging in to Walled Garden and visiting the Administration section of the relevant qualification catalogue page.

Interested in delivering this qualification?

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2396 Level 4

Assessment Materials

2018-19

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2022-23

2023-24

Centre documents

2396-L4 Award DV Electrical Installations Qualification handbook-v1-1 pdf 323 KB 24 Jul 2018

Additional documents

Examiner reports

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Design, Erection and Verification (2396)