City & Guilds 2377

2377-12
Certificate for the Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment.

City & Guilds 2377-12 is the recognised qualification for people undertaking the inspection and testing of electrical equipment (PAT Testing). The qualification is based on the IEE Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment 3rd edition, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

The qualification covers five key areas:

Equipment construction and classification

Types of equipment

How electrical Shocks can occur

Methods of equipment construction to prevent shocks

The effect of resistance on disconnection times

RCD Protection

Inspection requirements

Frequency of inspection & testing

User checks

Requirements of a formal visual inspection

Combined inspection and testing

Requirements of the visual inspection/examination of equipment

The types of electrical tests

Tests not required

Test equipment

The use of portable appliance testing equipment and recording data

Acceptable earth & insulation resistance readings

Leakage & touch current readings

Equipment Labelling

Recognising deteriorating equipment

Equipment

Damaged and faulty equipment

Cord sets

Microwave oven testing

Testing IT equipment

Fuse requirements

Testing following repair