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Portable Appliance Testing

Course Code: PG20
  • Level: 3
  • Qualification: Certificate, City and Guilds
  • Awarding body: City & Guilds (C&G)
  • Duration: Three days
  • Course type: Short course
  • Time of day: Daytime
  • When you'll study: Monday to Wednesday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
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What's it all about?

Are you undertaking and recording the inspection and testing of electrical equipment in your job or business? This City & Guilds 2377 qualification in In-service Testing and Inspection at City College Plymouth will provide you or your staff with the knowledge and skills to inspect and test portable electrical appliances and assist your company to achieve compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.

Course information

This course will provide you with the knowledge and practical skills to be able to meet your statutory requirements.The course covers:

  • understanding the legal requirements for the maintenance of portable and transportable equipment
  • knowing how electrical equipment is classified and constructed
  • determining the frequencies of inspection and testing
  • carrying out formal inspection and testing of electrical equipment and complete meaningful records.

This qualification is approved for candidates aged 18 or above. There are no specific entry requirements for this course. 

It is essential that course delegates bring with them a copy of the Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment (5th Edition), ISBN 978-1-84-919-626-0. You are strongly advised to read the Code of Practice prior to attending the course.

The course includes a practical exercise. You will also be required to sit a City & Guilds multiple-choice one hour online examination on a separate date. This examination is open-book and you will be required to extract information from the Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment (5th Edition). Candidates are strongly advised to read the Code of Practice at least two weeks prior to attending the course

Upon successful completion you may wish to progress to another electrical course at the College, such as Photovoltaic Systems, Battery Storage or Electric Vehicle Charging.

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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