Student Queries - Electrical work

If any past students have a query over the technical aspect of a job they are doing or planning to do, please comment here and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

2391-20 Design Course coming to an end......

We had an enquiry today from a past student asking how long he had to complete his 2391-20 project...the answer is not long!  Along with the 2391-10, final registrations for the 2391-20 are 31 July 2012, with the final written exam being December 2012.  Therefore all 2391-20 projects need to be completed by the end of December 2012.

The 2391-20 has been replaced by the 2396-01 which is a Level 4 Qualification.  The project length has increased from 22-44 hours and a higher level of maths is required to be successful in the written paper.  This is all part of the drive to increase standards in the electrical industry.

Full details of the new 2396-01 course can be found on our website.

http://www.proactivetechnicaltraining.co.uk/course_id45.php

Photo of the month!

How not to do it - Photo of the Month

No wonder he had tripping problems!

Surge Protective Devices

You may have noticed the prominence given to surge protection in the latest version of the wiring regs.

This is alerting you to consider providing surge protection on most of the new jobs that you do.  The point being that without electricity, buildings are sent straight back to the stone age. It only takes one big surge to permanently damage fixed wiring insulation requiring it to be replaced – an expensive and time consuming task.

It can only be a matter of time for the Insurance companies to realise they can avoid paying out on voltage surge damage claims by requiring SPDs to be fitted.

Loads of SPD info. in the regs.

Chris Huhne's carbon plan is a boost for the electricity industry

According to a report in The Sunday Times newspaper at the weekend, the Energy Secretary Chris Huhne is planning to replace all petrol and diesel cars with electric vehicles by 2050.  This scheme is designed to slowly replace Britain's use of fossil fuels such as petrol and gas with electricity generated by low-carbon technologies such as wind power.  He also plans that electricity should become the main form of power for private homes and for industry.

As well as the benefits noted by the Sunday Times; cutting greenhouse gas emissions and reducing urban pollution, it also seems that scheme is a boost to the electricity industry and that there has never been a better time to train to be an electrician.

RAISE YOUR GAME - One Day Electrical Workshop

PTT are holding a one-day Electrical Workshop on Friday 6 January for just £30 + VAT!
Topics to be covered are: Surge Protective Devices, New Forms - Condition Reports, IT Systems/Earthing, Lighting and 2394/2395/2396 - Introduced.

Just 30 places are available - to book yours telephone 01442-828754.

Changes announced to the 2391 qualification....

City & Guilds have announced that new registrations for the 2391 will close on 31st December 2011 and exams will cease during the summer of 2012*.
This means if you have already achieved a ‘pass’ in either the practical assessment or the written exam but still need to obtain the other element, time is running out for you to complete the 2391 qualification. 2391 written examination dates are on our website, please contact us if you need to arrange a practical exam.
Forthcoming PTT 2391 Course dates:
Monday 19th September 2011 – Special Price Course
Monday 17th October 2011
Saturday 8 October 2011 – Weekend course
Monday 14th November 2011 – Special Price Course
Monday 28th November 2011
*final examination date for 2391 written paper is still to be confirmed


Introducing 2394, 2395 and 2396 .....

During Autumn 2011, the existing set of 2391 qualifications will be replaced by the following qualifications:

2394 – Level 3 Initial Verification of Electrical Installations
2395 – Level 3 Periodic Inspection, Testing and Reporting of Electrical Installations
2396 – Level 4 Design of Electrical Installations

Exact titles for the qualifications are to be confirmed and above titles are given as indication of content only.

Keep an eye on our website for more details on these new qualifications.