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Level 1 Award (City & Guilds) - LAR Code: 60103243
Level 1 Certificate (City & Guilds) - LAR Code: 60105288
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*All prices are based on the 25/26 academic year. Subsequent years are subject to an annual increase.
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Course overview
Please note that applications for this course are currently closed.
The Electrical Level 1 Award & Level 1 Certificate in Construction Skills (Electrical Pathway) have now been combined into a 1 year evening course.
This electrical course is ideal for those who want to pursue a career as an electrician.
Electrician’s fit, test and repair electrical installations found in homes and businesses. This could include, fitting consumer units and circuit breakers, connecting wires to sockets, switches and light fittings and installing fire alarms.
This course provides the foundation for the Level 2 Diploma which is completed in year 2.
Entry requirements
This course is ideal for those looking to move into the electrical industry.
There are no specific entry requirements however candidates will need to complete and pass a basic skills assessment.
You will need a good understanding of maths.
What skills & qualities do I need?
A good understanding of maths, calculations and physics, a careful, methodical and accurate approach to your work, the ability to follow written information and instructions.
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Course content
The Electrical Level 1 Award (Construction Skills) course is designed as a basic insight into working in the electrical industry, it will give you the basic hand skills necessary to carry out small electrical tasks.
At the end of the course you will have learnt basic electrical processes and operations, including:
- Health and safety within the industry
- Hand tools operations
- Connecting flex to common apparatus
- Cutting, bending, joining and threading conduit
- Installing one way lighting circuits
On successful completion of the Level 1 Award you will then progress towards completing the Level 1 Certificate in Electrical. The Level 1 certificate will give you a basic understanding of working safely and competently within an electrical environment. During the course you will have the opportunity to use a variety of tools, learn different techniques and theory and lay a solid foundation for the next step in becoming an electrician.
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Next steps after this course
If you successfully pass this course you can move onto the Electrical Level 2 Diploma.