Building Regulations for Electrical Installations in Dwellings

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Building Regulations
for
Electrical Installations
in Dwellings
Scheme 2393-10
Prepared by Trans-Euro Engineering Services Ltd
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2. City & Guilds 2393-10 Synopsis
Contents
Rationale for City & Guilds 2393-10 Course................................................................3
Administrative Arrangements ......................................................................................4
Safety Warning............................................................................................................4
Course Framework......................................................................................................4
Equal Opportunities.....................................................................................................4
Trans-Euro Staff ..........................................................................................................4
Assessments ...............................................................................................................5
Complaints and Appeals .............................................................................................5
Disclaimer....................................................................................................................5
Data Protection............................................................................................................5
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3. City & Guilds 2393-10 Synopsis
Rationale for City & Guilds 2393-10 Course
The City & Guilds 2393-10 course provides practising domestic electricians an understanding of how
electrical installations in dwellings must comply with all relevant Building Regulations.
It is suitable for those working in the building trades and others who require a working knowledge of
how electrical installations in dwellings can affect the building construction.
The candidate will be able to:
• Describe the Building Regulations in terms of scope, purpose and structure
• State the type of building work that is:
o Notifiable and
o Non-notifiable
• Identify relevant Approved Documents
• Describe how Building Regulations are enforced
• Identify the role of Building Control Services by the:
o Local Authority Building Control Services
o Approved Inspector’s Building Control Services
• Identify methods that electrical installations must comply with for the following Approved
Documents:
o A, Structure:
Notches and holes in floors and roof joists
o B, Fire Safety:
Fire alarm and fire detection systems
Recessed luminaires and other electrical equipment installed in ceilings and
maintenance of breaches of required fire barriers
Lighting of escape routes
o E, Resistance to the Passage of Sound:
Recessed luminaires and other electrical equipment installed in ceilings
containing sound absorbent material and maintenance of breaches of sound
absorbent material following installation of equipment
o F, Ventilation, including extraction rates and the interaction of mechanical extract
ventilation and combustion appliances
o L1, Conservation of Fuel and Power:
Internal lighting
External lighting
Suitable types of lamps
o M, Access to, and use of, buildings:
Mounting heights for electrical equipment
The 20-question multi-choice exam lasting 40 minutes is set and marked by City & Guilds, but run by
Trans-Euro Engineering Services Ltd in Towcester.
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Successful learners can progress to C&G 2382-10 17 edition Requirements for Electrical Installations
and C&G 2392-10, Fundamental Inspection, Testing and Initial Verification of Electrical Installations.
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4. City & Guilds 2393-10 Synopsis
Administrative Arrangements
The course and the exam are normally held at Trans-Euro’s premises at 186 Watling Street,
Towcester, but the location can be at client premises by prior arrangement.
Normal times of attendance are from 09:00 to 17:00, with lunch from 12:15 to 13:00.
Refreshment breaks are taken as necessary during the morning and afternoon.
Towcester is centrally placed and is conveniently accessible by road, rail and air. Accommodation
and parking are easily arranged. Full details are available from the Course Secretary.
Participants with special needs should advise the Course Secretary 21 days before the start of the
course. See “Equal Opportunities”, below.
Safety Warning
Note that the Trans-Euro emergency assembly area is the Magistrate’s Court car park, across the
main A5 Watling Street. This is a busy trunk road therefore extreme caution is required.
Course Framework
The course is divided into 2 sections:
• General requirements of the Building Regulations in relation to electrical installations in
dwellings
• Methods of compliance with the six parts of the Building Regulations most relevant to
electrical installations in dwellings
Opportunities will be provided during the course to answer practice exam questions.
Equal Opportunities
Trans-Euro supports equal opportunities in education, training and employment, and takes positive
action to achieve this.
We are committed to giving delegates who want to gain an award an equal opportunity of achieving it
irrespective of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, physical abilities, learning capabilities,
eyesight, hearing etc in line with current UK legislation and EU directives.
Delegates with impairment(s) should make their requirements known in advance of booking courses in
order to provide time for specialised staff external to the Centre to be made available to assist and for
additional exam time to be sought where appropriate, eg for dyslexic or deaf delegates.
The formal, detailed, Trans-Euro Equal Opportunities Policy statement is available on request, held by
the Course Secretary.
Trans-Euro Staff
The following Trans-Euro staff are involved with running the 2393-10 course:
• Course Tutor
• Course Assessor
• Invigilator
• Course Secretary
• Internal Verifier
• Quality Assurance Coordinator
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5. City & Guilds 2393-10 Synopsis
Assessments
The assessment questions in the exam will seek to examine the objectives listed under the syllabus
topic headings with the percentage weightings shown below:
Section Topic % Weighting No of
items
1 General requirements of the Building Regulations in relation to 33 8
electrical installations in dwellings.
2 Methods of compliance with the six parts of the Building 67 12
Regulations most relevant to electrical installations in dwellings.
Totals 100 20
Complaints and Appeals
Any complaint or appeal should be made in the first instance direct to the Trans-Euro employee
involved. It should be escalated to the assessor or internal verifier/quality assurance coordinator if
satisfaction is not obtained. City & Guilds will not accept complaints or appeals made directly to them
unless this process has been exhausted. The full company Appeals Policy is available on request from
the Centre Secretary.
To obtain independent, informal advice before escalating to C&G HQ, our City & Guilds External
Verifier contact details are:
• Tony Massey
• email: tony.massey@tesco.net
• phone: 01480 890 538
Disclaimer
Achieving the C&G 2393-10 qualification does not provide any guarantee of workmanship,
performance, quality or status of the candidate during future endeavours such as plying his/her trade,
applying for membership/enrolment of trade bodies/institutions, or for job seeking etc
Data Protection
Any personal information Trans-Euro holds will only be used in the context of the business we conduct
with the candidate. This information comprises the candidate’s name, date of birth, sex, employer and
contact details.
The formal, detailed, Trans-Euro Data Protection Policy statement is available on request, held by the
Company Secretary.
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