Electrician Training Books

Essential Books to help with your training

Practical Guide to Inspection, Testing and Certification of Electrical Installations

Product Description This book answers all your questions on the basics of inspection and testing with clear reference to the latest legal requirements. Chris Kitcher not only tells you what tests are needed but also describes all of them step-by-step with the help of real-world colour photos. Sample forms show how to verify recorded test results and how to certify and fill in the required documentation. The book is also packed with handy advice on how to avoid and solve common problems encountered on the job.

With its focus on the practical side of the actual inspection and testing rather than just the requirements of the regulations, this book is ideal for students, experienced electricians and those working in allied industries on domestic and industrial installations.

All the theory required for passing the City & Guilds 2391-10 and 2392-10 Certificates is explained in clear, easy to remember language along with sample questions and scenarios as encountered in the exams. The book will also help prepare students on Part P Competent Person courses, City & Guilds 2330 Level 3 courses, NVQs and apprenticeship programmes for their practical inspection and testing exam.

Chris Kitcher has 45 years of experience in the electrical industry. He is an Electrical Installation lecturer at Central Sussex College and an examiner for the City and Guilds 2391 qualification. He has worked for the last 12 years in both the college environment and on site.

• Entirely up-to-date with 17th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations
• Step-by-step descriptions and photos of the tests show exactly how to carry them out
• Helping you to pass your exams on C&G 2391-10, 2392-10 and Part P courses

17th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations: Explained & Illustrated: Explained and Illustrated (IEE Wiring Regulations, 17th edition)

Product Description This popular guide focuses on common misconceptions in the application of the Wiring Regulations. It explains in clear language those parts of the Regs that most need simplifying, outlining the correct procedures to follow and those to avoid. Emphasis has been placed on areas where confusion and misinterpretation is common, such as earthing and bonding, circuit design and protection, and in particular the increased use of RCDs.

It is an affordable reference for all electrical contractors and other workers involved in electrical installations. It will enable safe and efficient compliance and help answer queries quickly to ensure work complies with the latest version of the Wiring Regulations.

With the coverage carefully matched to the syllabus of the City & Guilds Certificate in the Requirements for Electrical Installations (2382-10 and 2382-20) and containing sample exam questions and answers, it is also an ideal revision guide.

Brian Scaddan, I Eng, MIET, is a consultant for and an Honorary Member of City & Guilds. He has over 35 years' experience in Further Education and training. He is Director of Brian Scaddan Associates Ltd, an approved City and Guilds and NICEIC training centre offering courses on all aspects of Electrical Installation Contracting including the C&G 2382 series. He is also a leading author on books on electrical installation.

* Fully up-to-date with the 17th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations and the C&G 2382 syllabus
* Simplifies the advice found in the Regs, explaining what they mean in actual working practice
* Expert advice from an engineering training consultant, supported with colour diagrams, examples and key data

About the Author
Brian Scaddan is a consultant and an Honorary Member of City and Guilds. He has over 35 years' experience in Further Education, and is now Director of Brian Scaddan Associates, Engineering Training Consultants. He is a leading author of books on electrical installation, inspection and testing, including IEE Wiring Regulations: Explained and Illustrated and Electrical Installation Work. Brian also runs PAT training courses for the City & Guilds 2377 exam.

Guide to the Wiring Regulations 2008: IEE Wiring Regulations

Product Description Essential for electrical installers and installation designers, the IEE Wiring Regulations (BS 7671) have been completely restructured and updated for the first time in over a decade: this 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations (BS 7671: 2008) will come into effect in June 2008.  Guide to the Wiring Regulations is an authoritative and accessible guide to the 17th Edition, illustrating the changes and providing real solutions to the problems that can often occur with practical interpretation.

Written and developed by the Electrical Contractors’ Association, Guide to the Wiring Regulations brings a wealth of experience to the subject and offers clear explanations of the changes in the Standard. Starting with full coverage of the legal requirements the book then goes on to:

• provide extensive advice on circuit design, selection and erection, wiring systems, earthing and bonding; 
• explore the additional requirements of the Standard for protection against voltage disturbances and implementation of measures against electromagnetic influences (EMC);
• elaborate on the alterations to the inspection and testing requirements;
• feature practical information on the new special locations included in the 17th Edition, particularly exhibitions, shows and stands, floor and ceiling heating systems, mobile or transportable units and photovoltaic power systems;
• highlight the changes made in the new edition to existing special locations, including bathrooms, swimming pools, agricultural and horticultural premises and caravan/camping parks.

Guide to the Wiring Regulations is an outstanding resource for all users of the 17th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations (BS 7671: 2008) including electricians who want a better understanding of the theory behind the Standard, electrical technicians, installation engineers, design engineers, and apprentices. Both trainees and practitioners will find this guide indispensable for understanding the impact of the changes introduced in the 17th Edition (BS 7671: 2008).

Testing Electrical Installations A practical guide for electricians

Product Description This is an extremely detailed account of how to carry out practical testing to BS7671, This book is suitable for students studying C&G 2330, 2381, 2391, 2400, NVQ level II, III and domestic installer level 2 courses. Key topics are; Continuity of circuit protective conductors. Continuity of main and supplementary bonding. Insulation resistance. Earth loop impedance. Prospective short circuit current. Prosective earth fault current. Health and safety when testing. Safe isolation. The book contains very clear concise drawings and wiring diagrammes that detail the practicallities of how to test the fixed wiring within installations.

From the Author
Please remember that all printed material, including my books and GN3 are for guidance and you should use your knowledge, understanding and ability to make an assessment of each individual situation and only carry out a test in a way that you know will avoid danger to persons and damage to property

GN3 states that direct measurement of Zs can only be made on a live installation, neither the connection with earth nor bonding conductors are disconnected. Readings given by the loop impedance tester may be less than Ze + (R1+R2) because of parallel earth return paths provided by any bonded extraneous-conductive-parts.

In my opinion you should disconnect the main equipotential bonding conductors from the incoming gas and water service pipes if they are metallic in order to obtain a realistic value for Zs. (bear in mind that no other bonding conductors should be removed)

If the incoming gas and water service pipes are metallic and the test is carried out with the main equipotential bonding conductors connected, the measurement of Zs becomes worthless and the risk of shock induced into another electrical system in close proximity is un-quantifiable, In my opinion unsafe, uncontrolled and completely out of the hands of the inspector and defiantly in breach of H&S.

City and Guilds Exam Success: Inspection and Testing (IEE Wiring Regulations)

Product Description "Exam Success: IEE Wiring Regulations 2391-10" is a new publication created by City & Guilds, in collaboration with the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Organized for easy use, it contains two full sample exam papers, together with answers and comments, designed to reinforce knowledge and understanding of the subject and to prepare candidates for the examination.City & Guilds is the UK's leading provider of vocational qualifications, offering over 500 awards across a wide range of industries, and progressing from entry level to the highest levels of professional achievement. With over 8500 centres in 100 countries, City & Guilds is recognized by employers worldwide for providing qualifications that offer proof of the skills they need to get the job done.

About the Author
The authors, Jonathan Elliott and Mark Coles, are both Senior Engineers with the Institution of Engineering and Technology, where they are involved with the preparation of the IEE Wiring Regulations BS7671 and related guidance. Jonathan Elliott BSc (Hons) PG Cert IEng MIEE is an experienced lecturer on City & Guilds electrical courses and is a UK expert to international committee IEC MT 3, dealing with external influences. Mark Coles BEng (Hons) MIEE served an electrical apprenticeship with the UK Atomic Energy Authority and worked as Contracts Manager in electrical contracting.

Exam Success IEE Wiring Regulations 2382-20

Product Description "Exam Success: IEE Wiring Regulations 2382-20" is a new publication created by City & Guilds, in collaboration with the Institution of Engineering and Technology. It is an exam practice guide, intended to help candidates of the City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in the Requirements for Electrical Installations (16th to 17th Edition Update BS 7671:2008) to prepare for the exam. This exam is for those candidates who already hold their 2381 Certificate and who need to become conversant with the changes and new material in the 17th Edition of the "IEE Wiring Regulations".This book sets out methods of studying, offers advice on exam preparation and provides details of the scope and structure of the examination, alongside two sample exam papers with answers and references to the relevant section of the "IEE Wiring Regulations". Used as a study guide for exam preparation and practice, it will help you to reinforce and test your existing knowledge, and will give you guidelines and advice about sitting the exam.

About the Author
City & Guilds is the UK's leading provider of vocational qualifications, offering over 500 awards across a wide range of industries, and progressing from entry level to the highest levels of professional achievement. With over 8500 centres in 100 countries, City & Guilds is recognised by employers worldwide for providing qualifications that offer proof of the skills they need to get the job done.

Snags and Solutions - a Practical Guide to Everyday Electrical Problems: Updated to IEE Wiring Regulations 17th Edition

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