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Electrical Installation I

Electronics Technology · Level 4  ·  4 Chapters

Compiled by: Fredrick Omondi

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What Electrical Installation I covers

Electrical Installation I in Electronics Technology Level 4 follows an installation from the tools list through piping and mounting to termination. Preparation covers workshop communication, values and how tools and materials are identified, cared for, maintained and stored. Piping comes with safety procedures, jointing of cables, surface wiring and laying cable routes, with attention to how cables are identified, to the IEE regulations and to a clean site with tools put away. Mounting uses electrical components and their symbols, again under safety rules. Termination explains why it matters, then covers lugging tools, labelling, waste disposal, book keeping and budgeting.

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Careers after Electrical Installation I

A technician who can prepare a job, run cables and terminate them neatly is useful in any installation team.

  • Electrical installation firms in Nairobi - You list the tools and materials for a job, pipe and lay cables, mount components and terminate and label the cables. You are paid a wage or a rate per project.
  • Building contractors' wiring crews in Nakuru - You follow safety procedures, draw cables through piping and fit surface wiring to the drawings and installation regulations.
  • Electrical and electronics workshops in Thika - You keep tools cared for and stored, dispose of waste materials correctly and communicate clearly with the team and customers. You are employed on the maintenance side of a site.
  • Self-employed installers in Nyeri - You take small installation jobs and use book keeping and budgeting to price the work and track what you earn.
  • Electrical supply and hardware outlets in Kericho - You identify tools, cables and materials, know their types and storage, and advise customers on what a job needs. You earn a salary or commission.

A labelled, tidy termination makes later repairs faster for whoever follows you.

Chapters

1
Prepare list of tools, equipment and materials
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2
Perform piping and laying of cables
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3
Perform mounting of electrical components
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4
Terminate electrical installation
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What Electrical Installation I covers: 24 main topics in 4 chapters

1. Prepare list of tools, equipment and materials

  1. 1.1 Introduction
  2. 1.2 Workshop communication
  3. 1.3 Values
  4. 1.4 Identification of tools and materials
  5. 1.5 Types, application, care, maintenance and storage of

2. Perform piping and laying of cables

  1. 2.1 Safety procedures
  2. 2.2 Procedures for piping
  3. 2.3 Cables and cable joints
  4. 2.4 Surface wiring
  5. 2.5 Draw -in/Lay of cables routes
  6. 2.6 Cable Identification
  7. 2.7 IEE regulations
  8. 2.8 General Cleanliness
  9. 2.9 Tools and equipment storage

3. Perform mounting of electrical components

  1. 3.1 Electrical components
  2. 3.2 Component Symbols
  3. 3.3 Safety in electrical installation

4. Terminate electrical installation

  1. 4.1 Importance of termination
  2. 4.2 Cable labelling
  3. 4.3 Tools used in cable termination
  4. 4.4 IEE regulations
  5. 4.5 Disposal of waste materials
  6. 4.6 Book Keeping
  7. 4.7 Budgeting

Practise this unit

The practical 47 The assessment itself: tools, materials and the marks Step-by-step guide 47 PPE, each step, what good looks like, common mistakes

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 56 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 160 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 125 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation 37 What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations 14 Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards 790 Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 4 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 80 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 48 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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