EAL Level 3 Electrotechnical Experienced Worker Qualification 603/5982/1
The Assessment Process Experienced Worker Assessment
Assessment is a process that helps judgements to be made about your performance. The assessment is made against a national standard and verified to match that standard. It involves the assessor and you making decisions about your progress towards your goal. For this to be achieved, your assessor will need evidence of your knowledge and understanding, and performance in the workplace.
It is your responsibility to be working in the correct environment so suitable evidence for assessment can be gathered, against each of the 6 units, in your Portfolio, to show consistency each unit must be covered on at least 2 occasions. (One job may well cover many of the units.)
To do this, you will need to plan the assessment process with your assessor. Both of you need to agree a plan for this portfolio to ensure acceptable evidence is gathered. Evidence is only valid when you are competent at that part of the job; it is not about training.
To summarise the process after a successful application; your assessment will be in the following stages.
· Induction with your assessor, this will summarize the work required
· Generating and collecting evidence by candidate and placing on portfolio platform
· Assessment of evidence by your assessor
· Assessor feedback about your evidence
· Once portfolio completed there is a Quality Assurance process of your work
· Certification
The requirements of your portfolio are based on the needs of the electrical contracting industry, and as such, you should be able to achieve the award by working on your normal job.
What is Evidence?
Evidence is anything that proves to your assessor that you have met the standards required in your portfolio.
Evidence must be:
• Authentic, it must be truly about you and related to genuine work.
• Sufficient, it must match the requirements of the standards.
EAL Level 3 Electrotechnical Experienced Worker 603/5982/1
Units
NETP3/01 Apply Health, Safety and environmental considerations
This unit covers the competencies you need if you are responsible for ensuring safe site working.
You will be required to ensure that the site is safe for work to start by carrying out a risk assessment where the work will take place and monitor the site’s safety during and on completion of the work on electrotechnical systems and equipment.
You will also be required to ensure the site is left in a tidy and safe condition on completion of the work.
You will need to understand the implications of the working environment for health and safety for yourself and other persons.
You will need to be able to apply methods and procedures to make sure that work on site is in accordance with Health and Safety Legislation
You will be able to work in accordance with environmental legislation for electrical services, this means such things as hazardous waste regulations and pollution prevention and control.
Please be aware there is NO Unit NETP3/02
NETP3/03 Organise and oversee the Electrical Work environment
This unit covers the competencies you need if you are required to pass on technical or functional information relating to the installation.
You will be able to oversee Health and Safety during work on electrical systems and equipment.
You need to be able to organise and oversee work activity including the resource requirements for the work.
The information will also include providing or revising risk assessments and method statements You will also need to understand who the relevant people are, for example those who need to be kept informed about the electrotechnical system on which you have been working and are likely to be customers, clients, or their representatives.
NETP3/04 Apply Design and Installation Practices and Procedures.
This unit covers the competencies you need to plan, prepare and install wiring systems and associated equipment in buildings in accordance with approved industry practices, statutory and non- statutory regulations.
You are required to ensure that the necessary wiring systems, wiring enclosures and equipment are appropriate for the installation, prior to the electrical installation work taking place. You will be required to ensure that the wiring systems, wiring enclosures and equipment are suitable for the installation.
You will also need to show that you understand the application and meaning of fit for purpose of wiring systems, wiring enclosures and equipment. You will need to also demonstrate that you understand the importance of making sure that the intended installation matches the expectations of the relevant person.
You will be expected to provide evidence of the installation of 5 different types of cables.
You will be expected to provide evidence of the installation of 4 different types of containment.
You will be expected to provide evidence of the installation of 4 different types of equipment, such as isolators/switches, socket outlets Protective devices, Luminaires, Distribution Boards
NETP3/05 Terminate and Connect Conductors
This unit covers the competencies you need if you are required to terminate and connect wiring systems and equipment.
You will be able to assess and confirm for the presence of supply/carrying out safe isolation.
You will be required to implement the correct procedures for connecting 4 different wiring systems, such as singles, SWA, FP and twin cable to the electrical system.
You will also need to show your understanding of different methods of connecting wiring systems, and how to check the connection afterwards using safe methods.
NETP3/06 Inspect, test and commission an electrical installation
This unit covers the competencies you need if you are required to inspect, test and commission an electrical installation.
You will be required to carry out the process of inspecting, testing and commissioning electrical installations in a safe manner and in the correct sequence as given in BS 7671.
You will also need to show your understanding of how to commission an electrical installation bearing in mind the constraints imposed by legislation and regulations, how to select and use the appropriate testing equipment and the importance of keeping good records of the procedures and results.
You must be able to carry out safe isolation procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements.
You must be able to carry out a visual inspection and complete a schedule of inspections in accordance with BS 7671.
You must be able to carry out the tests in accordance with BS 7671.
You must be able to complete both a minor works certificate and an electrical installation certificate (EIC)
NETP3/07 Apply Fault Diagnosis and rectification
This unit covers the competencies you need if you are involved in diagnosing and correcting faults in electrical systems and equipment in buildings.
You will be required to ensure the safe identification of faults and correct the faults by using safe and approved methods.
You will also need to possess the skill and knowledge to follow correct procedures in identifying the location of the fault and carry out safe and secure isolation procedures, diagnose the faults in the electrotechnical systems and equipment and correct faults using safe and approved methods and use test equipment and tools correctly.
You must be able to identify 3 different electrical faults and use 3 different instruments to carry out fault diagnosis.
You must be able to carry out fault rectification
Please note: To apply for the EWA Qualification you must submit the following:
Skill Scan, candidate background form and supply of L2 certificate (minimum requirement) plus 5 years’ experience (which is noted on the candidate background form)
For a successful completion/certification you also need to supply both the following:
L3 Principles, practices and legislation for the initial verification of electrical installations
AND Understand the Requirements of Electrical Installations BS 7671:2018/BS 7671 2022
On certification you will then go and achieve your AM2E to enable you to gain your ECS card.
issued.
QIT3/001 Principles, practices and legislation for the initial verification of electrical installations
18ED3/01 Understand the Requirements of Electrical Installations BS 7671:2018
Please be aware that whilst you do not need your AM2E to complete the portfolio, you will need to complete the AM2E to gain your Gold card. The AM2E can only be taken once this award is complete.
1605 Assessment process and evidence required.
There are 7 NVQ units in this qualification, each unit is completed on 2 occasions showing different work on those occasions. The types of evidence in each unit are noted below. We do not expect to complete the units in numbered order, they can be completed as when you have the evidence required for them. Evidence is expected to be provided from real jobs on real sites and cannot be accepted from an install on your mates’ garage wall. You are expected to understand that you are being assessed to a national standard and your assessor is completing your assessment to that national standard and there is nothing personal in that decision.
You will already know that we will be completing preparation of your evidence before presenting this portfolio.
What is most important is the AM2 test, as you will know this is something which all candidates are expected to take and pass. If you have not booked the test, please be aware that many AM2 centres now run long waiting lists for candidates to take the test. This is very often as much as 3 to 4 months, so you should contact your local centre to arrange a test.
Unit 001 “Applying health and safety legislation and working practices”, you will need pictures of risk assessments and method statements that you have signed on to, along with permits, and clearing site etc. Identify hazards and select and use the appropriate PPE. You will need evidence of site inductions and how any emergency is dealt with and where the assembly point is, you should also provide evidence of the first aid procedure on your site.
Unit 002 “Applying environmental legislation, working practices and the principles of environmental technology systems”, is about you applying environmental legislation, working practices and principles for electrotechnical services. It is about using work methods and procedures to reduce material wastage and the impact of work activities on the environment. Finally, it’s about your ability to supply information on environmental technology systems in the work location. The assessment will be completed by your assessor in completing a professional discussion with you on these matters.
Unit 003 “Overseeing and organising the work environment”, You will be expected to demonstrate that you can implement practices and procedures for overseeing and organising the work environment for the installation of electrotechnical systems.
Assessment of implementing practices and procedures for overseeing and organising the work environment by an assessor will take place through “professional discussion/assignment” with the candidate in the workplace, as to how they would implement practices and procedures for overseeing and organising the work environment.
Unit 004 “Planning, preparing and installing wiring systems and associated equipment in buildings, structures and the environment”, you will be able to identify and select materials, equipment and components which are compatible with the installation specification. Identify suitable methods, procedures, and practices for the installation of electrical systems, enclosures, and associated equipment. Confirm site readiness for installation work to begin and confirm secure site storage facilities for tools, equipment, materials, and components.
As this is first fix work, you need pictures of installing 5 different types of containment. This means installing and fixing the containment. These are specifically PVC and steel conduit, PVC and steel trunking and cable tray.
You also need pictures of installing in 4 different types of cables, which are SWA, singles, twin, and FP. Finally, you are expected to provide evidence of different types of equipment such as isolators and switches, luminaires, distribution boards, socket outlets etc.
Unit 005 “Terminating and connecting conductors, cables and flexible cords in electrical systems”, this is 2nd fix work. In completing this work, you will need to show your safe isolation procedure. The evidence you need to provide are pictures of connecting 4 different types of cables for different systems, this means all the conductors of the cable stripped and connected. The cables will be SWA, PVC twin, PVC singles and multicore and FP. As an example, this could be twin into a switch and a socket, it could be singles into a fitting, FP into a sounder or call point, and SWA into an isolator.
Unit 006 “Inspecting, testing, commissioning and certifying electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment”, the evidence will be sourced from a real working environment that must be provided to illustrate that, you have demonstrated on two separate occasions you can apply the principles and follow the procedures for the inspecting, testing, commissioning and certifying of electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment in accordance with approved industry practices, statutory and non-statutory regulations and the assessment criteria for each of the learning outcomes.
This means completing a safe isolation procedure.
This means completing a visual inspection.
This means completing the test sequence for the following tests, RFC testing, CPC testing, insulation resistance, earth fault loop impedance, prospective fault current and RCD testing, we should also be able to see the test results for each test on the meter. Finally, you should provide pictures of the test sheet completed for the board tested.
Unit 007 “Diagnosing and correcting electrical faults in electrical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment”, so it’s about fault finding, the evidence will be pictures of you finding and fixing a fault, this should include testing before to show the type of fault and then afterwards to show the fault is fixed. You are expected to show evidence of 3 different faults found on site.
