Course Details
- Course Code: OS-TT-E101-S-14M
- Mode of Delivery: Onsite
- Duration: 14 Months
- Price: On Request
Domestic Wiring Electrician
Course Overview
The programme starts with an induction to the course and training facilities to fully understand the training process and requirements. This course is delivered through Instructor-led training and Workshop based practical training with various assessments to ensure that the candidate achieves theoretical and practical competencies. The training focuses on safe and healthy working practices, using tools, components and equipment for wiring work and maintenance to be a competent domestic wiring electrician.
This course is for anyone interested in doing activities linked with the employment of an engineering operative.
The entry prerequisites are a good attitude toward learning, a solid motivation to study, and a reasonable level of language proficiency.
Candidates on successful completion of training are entitled to a ‘Certificate of Attendance’ attested by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation from NTI and a National Vocational Qualification Certificate (NVQ) from Excellence, Achievement and Learning (EAL), UK.
Other Details
Module 1: General Health, Safety & welfare in work place
- Workshop HSE Induction (including COVID-19 Guidelines) & tour
- Relevant Local Regulations & Sources of information
- Roles and Responsibilities in a working environment - HASAWA
- Reporting procedure in case of accidents involving injury, dangerous occurrences, hazardous malfunctions of equipment or machinery
- Organization’s procedures for fire alerts, emergencies and evacuation
- Identify the relevant qualified first aiders and the location of the first aid facilities
- Reporting procedure in case of changes in the work area or process that may affect personal safety or the safety of others.
- Using Appropriate PPE and maintaining personal hygiene
- COSHH regulations
- GHS Hazard Pictograms and warning signs
- Complying with the safe working procedure
- Potential difficulties or problems that may arise with the activities and implementing a suitable solution
- Hazard identification and risk assessment - Working environment (e.g. Work at Height, Confined Space, Hot Work etc.)
- Hazard identification and risk assessment - Tools & Equipment (e.g. machines, power tools, cutting tools etc.)
- Hazard identification and risk assessment - Material & Substances (Cutting fluid/oils, hydraulic fluids, flux etc.)
- Hazard identification and risk assessment - Working practices that do not follow laid-down procedures
- Manual / Mechanical Handling Techniques
- Fire Safety
- LOTO and PTW
- Importance of good housekeeping arrangements - maintaining cleanliness in the work area
Module 2: Carrying out engineering activities efficiently and effectively
- Relevant Local Regulations & Sources of information
- Necessary preparations for the work - preparing the work area and ensuring that it is in a safe condition to carry out the intended activities
- Job planning and documentation, Work instructions
- Procurement of tools, equipment and materials required for the work activity
- Before use checks and its importance
- Post activity completion requirements -returning and/or storing any tools and equipment in the correct area
- Effective working relationship
- Time Management
- Individual development plan (reviewing objectives and targets)
- Health and safety requirements and organizational policy and procedures for the tasks to be performed
- Potential difficulties or problems that may arise with the activities, and how to seek advice in determining and implementing a suitable solution
- Working under supervision whilst taking responsibility for own actions, quality and accuracy of the work
- Maintain Records
Module 3: Basics of electronics
- Electronic Symbols and Abbreviations
- Electronic components
- Electrostatic Field and Potentials
- Charge
- Network Theorems
- Harmonics
- Electronic components
- Resistors and insulators
- Diodes and transistors
- Types of capacitors
- Switches and rectifiers
- Protection devices and transformers
- Assembling of electronics circuit
- Signal converters
- Signal generators
- Motor controls
Module 4: Using and communicating technical information
- Relevant Local Regulations & Sources of information
- Electrical Symbols (Installation and wiring)
- Electrical drawing(Series - parallel- compound)
- Electronics symbols
- Oman Electrical Standards-OES4
- Interpreting Electrical drawing
- Interpreting Single line diagram
- Lay out diagram
- Block diagram
- Interpreting Test and inspection reports
- Extracting information’s from abbreviations
Module 5: Wiring and testing electrical equipment and circuits
- Electrician's Hand tools
- Power Tools
- Special Tools
- Identification of tools
- Practice/identify the usage of the tools
- Basic Electrical concepts
- Fundamental electrical terms
- Units and symbols of electrical quantities
- Ohms law
- Concepts of AC and DC
- Conversion of AC to DC
- Types of connections-Series parallel combination
- Calculations related to electrical quantities
- Electrical measuring instruments
- Electrical wires and cables
- Types of wires
- Selection of cables
- Installation of cables
- Wire joint Cable joint
- Single phase AC system
- Single phase AC system
- Important terms in single phase
- Power in single phase
- Power factor and its effects
- Ac circuits-resistive, inductive and capacitive circuits
- Poly phase AC Circuit
- Advantages and important terms of three phase
- Star and delta connection and three phase power
- Measurement of line, phase value of current and voltage
- Measurement of phase sequence and power
- Usage of multi-function meter
- Electrical protection
- Fuse
- MCB/MCB/ELCB/RCD /Relays/Circuit breakers
- Earthing
- Maintenance of electrical equipment / machines
- Maintenance safety
- Fault finding technics
- Types of checks in maintenance
- Monitoring equipment, gauges and test instruments in maintenance
- Trouble shooting and maintenance of Electric circuits
- Trouble shooting and maintenance of AC and DC Machines
- Trouble shooting and maintenance of Motors and starters
- Trouble shooting and maintenance of Heaters and luminaries
- Trouble shooting and maintenance of Panels and switch gear
- Trouble shooting and maintenance of Pumps and transformer
- Testing of maintained equipment
- Maintenance of Electrical circuit ,SMDB, Feeder pillar and DB
- Maintenance of Portable appliances -Grinder, drilling machine, fan etc.
- Maintenance of DC Machines
- Maintenance of AC machines
- Maintenance of motor control circuit
- Maintenance of Heater and luminaries
- Maintenance of pumps
- Maintenance of switch gear
- Testing of maintained equipment
- Maintenance of Floor Drill Press & DOL Starter
- Maintenance of Heavy Duty Ind. Blower Fan & Controls
- Rewiring & Maintenance of Main Supply
By the end of the module the candidate will be able to:
- Comply with all workplace health, safety and welfare legislation requirements
- Identify & deal with health and safety at work.
- Select appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Demonstrate work ethics and team working
- Communicate for productive working practices at workplace.
- Maintain relevant records in accordance with the organisational procedures.
- Deal with health and safety at work
- Describe maintenance, inspection and certification requirements of Domestic Electrical jobs.
- Identify, select and use hand tools for Domestic Electrical jobs
- Use the appropriate techniques to assemble the components in their correct positions to produce the required circuit
- Wire and terminate cables to the appropriate connections on the circuit boards
- Report any difficulties or problems that may arise with the Domestic Electrical assembly work
- Perform Wiring and testing of electrical equipment and circuits
- Do Assembling, wiring and testing electrical panels/components mounted in enclosures
- Demonstrate the Maintenance of electrical equipment / machines
- Report and record work done