ELEC506 – Inspection and Certification of Electrical Work (Theory)
Module code
ELEC506
Module title
Inspection and Certification of Electrical Work (Theory)
Prescription
To provide students with knowledge of advanced theory and application of testing and inspection of electrical work
Programmes
- TC1704
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
12
Delivery method
- Web-Based
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 120
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- Apply advanced knowledge of electrical legislation.
Apply advanced knowledge of non-electrical legislation. - Content
- -Responsibilities of an Inspector
-Inspection of Prescribed Electrical Work
-Recording procedures for inspection results
-Limits of work
-Documentation
-Ethics
-Certification of Electrical Work
-Safety checks for installations and appliances
-Connectable installations
-Connecting installations
-Notification and installation record procedures
-Legislation - Standards, Acts, Regulations, Codes of Practice, Rules of the Board
-Auditing, disciplinary offences and competency
-Electrical safety
-Maximum demand
-Electrical test instruments for inspection purposes - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- The primary methods of delivering the learning material is Inquiry-based Learning. The teaching and learning material may incorporate workshop activities, lectures, online research, training videos, tutor directed learning, student managed learning, work-based projects and experience, individual and group work.
Assessments will be formal, in the form of an external written examination (Electrical Workers Registration Board Inspectors Theory Examination) and an internal written assessment.
Regular feedback to students will be provided including formative assessment results. - Assessment Criteria
- Electrical Workers Registration Board Inspectors Theory Examination60
Written Assessment40
Achievement of a pass grade (minimum 60 - external requirement of the EWRB) in the Electrical Workers Registration Board Inspectors Theory Examination; and achievement of a pass grade (minimum 50) in the internal written assessment.
