Level 3 NVQ/SVQ Diploma Electrical Installations Interactive Skills CD-Rom

Domestic lighting circuits practical

Tutor guidance notes
These notes comprise:

a list of objectives for all candidates to achieve

a list of materials and equipment required
three task sheets for candidates to work through
a list of achievement criteria, against which candidates progress can be assessed.

Objectives

List the personal protective equipment (PPE) required to carry out the installation of a twoway domestic lighting circuit.
List the materials, tools and equipment required to carry out the installation of a two-way
domestic lighting circuit.
Install two lights and two-way light switches to an agreed position and dress the consumer unit.
Carry out dead tests on the completed installation and record your results.
Describe the method adopted to carry out the installation.
Ensure your work area is left clean and tidy and all materials, tools and equipment are
accounted for.

Materials/equipment per candidate

Existing materials
1 hard hat

1 ear defenders

1 protective footwear

1 consumer unit

1 eye protection

1 standard electrical installation tool kit (strippers,

cutters, pliers etc.)

1 long spirit level

1 step-up

1 test equipment

Expendable materials
1 2.5 T&E clips

8 wood screws

1 length brown sleeve

1 length earth sleeve

2 light rose back boxes

2 ceiling roses and bulbs

2 two-way light switches

1 2.5 T&E cable and 3 core

Notes
Candidates are expected to install two lights and two-way light switches to an agreed position
and dress the consumer unit. Candidates must ensure that:

all components are fitted at the correct levels, as specified in the drawing
all conductors are neat and no copper is showing in terminations
all cables are dressed neatly and to the correct bend radii
the circuit is fully dead tested before go live, supervised by an instructor
the work area is left clean and tidy and all materials, tools and equipment are accounted for.

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Domestic lighting circuits practical

Candidate name:

Candidate number:

Date:

In this task you are required to:

list the PPE, materials, tools and equipment required to carry out the installation of a twoway domestic lighting circuit
install two lights and two-way light switches to an agreed position and dress the consumer
unit
carry out dead tests on the completed installation, record your results, and describe the
method adopted to carry out the installation.

Task 1 PPE, materials, tools and equipment

In the table below, list the items of personal protective equipment (PPE) you will need to safely
carry out the task of installing a two-way domestic lighting circuit.
Personal protective equipment

In the table below, list all of the materials, tools and equipment you will need to carry out the task
of installing a two-way domestic lighting circuit.
Tools and equipment

I confirm that I am the candidate named above and that this task was completed exclusively by me.
Signed:

Candidate name:

Date:

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Task 2 Installation and dead testing

Carry out the installation of a two-way domestic lighting circuit, ensuring you complete all the
points described below:

mark out and install two lights and two-way switches

neatly clip T&E cable in approved routes, using the correct bend radii
dress the consumer board correctly and neatly, install back boxes and check for level
ensure that all terminations are tight and no copper is showing
perform dead tests and record results (under supervision) before going live. Record the
results of these tests in the table below.

Test results
Continuity
R1 + R2
Insulation resistance
Polarity

I confirm that I am the candidate named above and that this task was completed exclusively by me.
Signed:

Candidate name:

Date:

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Task 3 Method
In the space below, describe the steps taken to complete the task of installing a two-way
domestic lighting circuit. Use additional sheets if necessary.

I confirm that I am the candidate named above and that this task was completed exclusively by me.
Signed:

Candidate name:

Date:

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Candidate number:

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Achievement criteria check

Indicate, by ticking the relevant box, whether or not each objective has been achieved.

First task
1

Produced a comprehensive list of PPE required

Produced a comprehensive list of the materials, tools and equipment required

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Second task
3

Successfully marked out and installed two lights and two-way switches, to an
agreed specification

Neatly clipped T&E cables in approved routes, using correct bend radii

Dressed the consumer board correctly and neatly, installed back boxes and
checked for level

Ensured that all terminations were tight and no copper was showing

Competed all dead tests (under supervision) before going live

Checked the work area was clean and free from damage

Third task
9

Wrote a detailed report, outlining the method used

I confirm that this exercise was completed exclusively by the candidate named on this record and that I have
completed the expected outcomes table, as shown above, relating to this exercise.
Signed:

Assessor:

Date:

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