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Design, Installation and Commissioning of Electrical Energy Storage Systems

Course Code: EE55, EESS
  • Level: 3
  • Qualification: Certificate
  • Awarding body: EMTA Awards Ltd (EAL)
  • Duration: Three days
  • Course type: Part-time, Short course
  • Time of day: Daytime
  • When you'll study: Wednesday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

What's it all about?

This unit will provide you with some of the key knowledge and understanding and related practical skills involved with design, installation and commissioning of electrical energy storage systems (EESS) in a domestic dwelling context.

Course information

The course covers the following:

  • understand the statutory legislation applicable to EESS
  • understand the principles of batteries and EESS 
  • understand how to specify and design an EESS
  • understand the requirements for installation, inspection and testing, and handover of an EESS
  • install, commission, and handover an EESS installation. 

You must be aged 18 and over.
It would be expected that you will have a basic knowledge and understanding of electrical science and principles and experience of electrical installation work, either within the electrical contracting industry or an allied trade. 

The qualification is assessed by the use of an onscreen multiple choice exam, and an EAL set, and centre marked assessment. Both assessments must be passed for the qualification to be awarded.

On successful completion you may wish to progress to another electrical course at the College, such as Photovoltaic Systems2391 or Electric Vehicle Charging.

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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