Course Information:
This qualification covers the knowledge, skills and competency required by an Electrician in domestic dwellings. This includes the application of health and safety, organising and overseeing electrical work, application of design and installation practices and procedures, inspection, testing, reporting and commissioning of electrical systems and fault diagnosis and rectification in domestic dwellings.

Learner Entry Requirements:
Learners must have a minimum of three years’ industry experience practising as an electrician and industry recognised Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures) or equivalent and who can demonstrate their technical knowledge, performance and competence to the industry standards.  Learners age 19+

This qualification is not suitable for new entrants to the electrotechnical industry, apprentices, or other operatives who require any training, or those who have completed an electrotechnical technical certificate with less than three years’ relevant industry experience.

What is required to achieve this qualification?
To achieve the City & Guilds Level 3 Electrotechnical in Dwellings Experienced Worker Qualification (2347-03) learners must complete all five mandatory units. See the 2347-03 Qualification Handbook for the full list of units.

Learners must also satisfy the following requirements to achieve the 2347-03 qualification:

• a current industry recognised Level 3 Award in the requirements for electrical installations
  (BS 7671) or equivalent
• a current industry recognised Level 3 qualification in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations or equivalent.

 These may be taken in advance of registering on the 2347-03 or may be taken alongside the 2347-03 but must be completed before claiming certification for the 2347-03.

What opportunities for progression are there?
Learners who successfully complete the City & Guilds Level 3 Electrotechnical in Dwellings Experienced Worker Qualification as well as the occupational competence assessment (appropriate AM2), delivered by NET, will be judged to have met the eligibility requirements sufficient to apply for an ECS Installation Gold Card from the JIB.

To be eligible to apply for the ECS gold card with this route, the learner must have achieved:

• This qualification, the City & Guilds Level 3 Electrotechnical in Dwellings Experienced Worker Qualification
• an industry recognised Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures) or equivalent
• a current industry recognised Level 3 Award in the requirements for electrical installations (BS 7671) or equivalent
• a current industry recognised Level 3 qualification in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations or equivalent
• the AM2 appropriate Occupational Test (from NET).

Learners must work towards units in accordance with relevant health and safety legislation. This is particularly important when working at heights, inspecting and testing, and diagnosing faults.

Meeting the assessment requirements of performance outcomes will need initial discussions and assessment planning between the learner and assessor as an essential activity to identify opportunities to assess real working environment evidence, gaps that need to be filled, or opportunities to recognise the prior achievement of the learner.

City & Guilds will monitor and carry out external quality assurance of the assessments conducted at the centre.

Click here for the City & Guilds Qualification Handbook for further details:

Cost:    £1500 + VAT

Once you have had the initial conversation with the Assessor, we will invoice for a first payment of £375.00 + VAT, followed by three monthly payments of £375.00 + VAT each (with 30 days Terms of Payment on each invoice).  You will also be asked to sign a document to confirm that you will pay the full amount (£1500.00 + VAT) if you decide not to continue with the qualification at any point.

Please be aware there will an additional cost to complete the AM2e.  We do not carry out the AM2e at our centre, but we will provide details of who can provide this for you.

This cost includes:

• Telephone or zoom induction with a Redford Charles Ltd Assessor to set the premises
• Registration with City & Guilds for the 2347-03 qualification
• Portfolio completed with remote observations by our assessor and professional discussions; this will be a minimum of two sites, preferably on the same day
  • If additional site visits are required, these will at an additional cost
• Assessment and verification of portfolio by our assessor
• On-going support and feedback from our assessor
• Certification

Delegates are expected to complete the full assessment within a period of 12 months.