Electricity for Plumbers (E4P)

Upcoming Availability

Start Date	End Date	Length	Location	Notes
27 Jan 2025	29 Jan 2025	3 days	Oxford	2 day course is Limited Scope 3 day course is for Gas Engineers and includes Boiler Fault Finding

Information

This course, also known as Essential Electrics, is for experienced plumbing and heating installers wanting a basic knowledge of electrical installation skills and understanding of circuitry and fault finding for use in their day to day work.

It will help them to maintain and repair modern gas appliances, such as central heating control systems, and to work safely and comply with the appropriate standards.

This certificate does not give the installer full electrical qualifications, but will allow work on electrical equipment associated with plumbing systems to be done. The scope of electrical works provided for is explicitly defined in order to provide clear and unambiguous guidance on the electrical works associated with plumbing. All other work is outside the range of competences for plumbing and heating operatives - for example working on fixed installation of the property and addresses the following scope of work.

Areas covered:

• The basics of electricity
• Domestic house wiring
• Central heating control systems
• Fault finding
• Central heating appliance components
• Safe isolation

Entry requirements

Learners must have:

• A recognised trade qualification; and
• Core Commercial Catering Gas Safety (CCN1) certificate; and
• Domestic Gas Fired Central Heating, Water & Heating Appliances (CENWAT1) certificate

Details

You will need to bring with you:

• Your name and address
• Your National Insurance number
• A passport-sized photograph
• Copies of relevant qualifications and/or evidence of work experience
• A declaration of the category for the individual making the application
• First-time applicants will also be required to provide an acceptable form of photographic identification e.g. a passport or driving licence