Building Regulations for Electrical Installations in Dwellings (2393)

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Last Updated: 22 Aug 2023

Work in building construction or as a domestic electrician? Familiarise yourself with important building requirements and compliance methods with the Certificate in Building Regulations for Electrical Installations in Dwellings.

The Certificate in the Building Regulations for Electrical Installations in Dwellings is for those working in the building trades and others who need to know how electrical installations in homes can affect the building construction.

You should be a qualified electrician or a qualified individual in an allied trade. You should also be practicing your trade in England and Wales, as there are different regulations governing Scotland and Northern Ireland.

We are issuing digital credential to learners who have completed this qualification. Please add your learners’ email address during registration. A digital credential cannot be issued without the learner’s email address.

Available to deliver in the following:

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

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

You'll be covering the general requirements of the Building Regulations in relation to domestic electrical installations. You'll also look at methods of compliance with the six parts of the Building Regulations most relevant to electrical installations in dwellings.

For this certificate you'll learn in a group environment with your training provider. You'll demonstrate what you've learned through an open-book, multiple-choice online assessment.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

This qualification will help you gain knowledge of building regulations, helping you advance in your practice as an electrician or in another building trade.

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

To deliver these qualifications you will need suitably qualified staff to carry out training and assessment.

To deliver this qualification you'll need to provide your learners with a suitable learning environment and the resources they need to complete the qualification. You will assess learners using online multiple-choice e-assessment.

You will need access to City & Guilds' e-assessment system in order to do the assessment.

All learners must be qualified electricians or qualified individuals in an allied trade (who work in England or Wales).

To find all the resource requirements, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.

All learners must be qualified electricians or qualified individuals in an allied trade (who work in England or Wales). You must make sure they can access all the resources they need to complete the qualification.

Level 3

This level is ideal if you are a qualified electrician or are working in the building trades. You're looking to gain a working knowledge of how electrical installations in homes can affect the building construction as well as how to comply with relevant regulations.

To earn this qualification, you'll complete one core unit:

Building regulations for electrical installations in dwellings.

Level 3 Certificate in the Building Regulations for Electrical Installations in Dwellings (2393-10)

Last Registration Date: 31 Aug 2027

Level 3 Certificate in the Building Regulations for Electrical Installations in Dwellings

Accreditation No: Data unavailable This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: VRQ This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: Data unavailable This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: Data unavailable The total time for the qualification
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Last Certification: 31/12/2024 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: TBC, please speak to your Account Manager for further information 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.

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Interested in delivering this qualification?

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2393 Level 3

Centre documents

2393-10 L3 Qualification handbook v1-3 pdf 226 KB 24 Jul 2018

Additional Documents

Electrotechnical permitted reference materials v2-4 pdf 219 KB 05 Apr 2024

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Building Regulations for Electrical Installations in Dwellings (2393)