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Aim of the Course 
This course will enable the Service leaver to gain the competences and underpinning knowledge required for Domestic Electrical Installation incorporating Part P (DEI) and the Health & Safety ECS test. The EAL DEI level 2 qualification is recognised by professional bodies i.e. JIB, NICEIC and authorised government Part P competence Scheme providers. All work is undertaken to IEE regulations.

Further Details 
Service leavers that join the course will benefit by accessing City & Guilds SmartScreen 2330 Electro – Technical qualification as this covers the first 4 units, Health & Safety & the Electricity at Work Act. For access please see JIs.

Books can be purchased at the RTC on the first morning, the prices currently (subject to change) are as follows:

IEE On Site Guide Green Copy
(ISBN: 9781849192873) £18.00

IEE 17th Edition Wiring Regulations (Bound Green)
(ISBN: 9781849192699) £60.00

IEE Electricians Guide
(ISBN: 9780863418624) £16.00

Course Content 

The course consists of 9 mandatory units supplemented by electrical certification:

  • Applicable Building Regulations for DEI
  • Basic Understanding of 3 Phase
  • Central heating controls
  • Consumer units and types of circuit protection including residual current circuit breakers (RCDs)
  • DEI Pre Work Survey/Inspection
  • Domestic Electrical Circuit Installation
  • Domestic Electrical Earthing and Bonding Requirements
  • Electrical Safety Legislation, Regulation Standards and Terminology
  • External lighting
  • Health & Safety ECS
  • Individual sub-circuits for cooking and heating appliances
  • Inspection & testing and Commissioning Single Phase Domestic Electrical Circuits
  • Installation Domestic Lighting circuits. One-way, two-way and intermediate control of lighting, including fluorescent lighting
  • Installation of plastic conduit and trunking
  • Security lighting
  • Special Locations and Installations including Kitchens
  • Termination of armoured cable
  • Termination of mineral insulated cable.

Qualifications Awarded 
  • ECS Health & Safety - JIB
  • EAL DEI incorporating Part P

Employment Opportunities 
Service leavers should search the Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) website www.eca.co.uk for ECA members and their contact details.


Right Management reserves the right to cancel and/or amend course dates, times, contents and venues as listed on this website. Every effort will be made to give the Service leaver as much notice as possible and a reasonable course alternative or alternatives may be suggested, if possible. If this is not possible or the alternative(s) is/are not acceptable to the Service leaver, Right Management, who deliver all non-contract courses listed, may refund in full the total amount paid to date for non-contract funded courses, or, in the case of MOD Contract Funded courses, in agreement with the MOD, the Service leavers IRTC grant will not be notionally reduced.