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City & Guilds 2399-11 Level 3 Award in the Installation of Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Systems

The course focuses upon the knowledge required to plan and prepare for, install (including testing and commissioning) and handover of grid connected solar photovoltaic systems that are within the scope of Engineering Recommendation G83/1 with an electrical output of up to 5 kilowatt peak (kWp) connected to both single and three-phase installations. The unit also includes fundamental design awareness and component selection outcomes but does not include detailed design.

C&G 2399-01 Exam: 55 minutes, 27 Question, Multiple Choice Exam

C&G 2399-11 Exam: 90 minutes, Multiple Choice Exam and 3 hour practical assessment
Fully certified by City & Guilds (2399-11)

	At Centre
Weekdays	Five Days

£1000.00 + VAT per person

Only available at our Shrewsbury Centre

On completion of the course learners will:

Know the health and safety risks and safe systems of work associated with solar photovoltaic system installation work.
Know the requirements of the relevant regulations/ standards relating to practical installation, testing and commissioning activities for solar photovoltaic system installation work
Know the fundamental differences between A.C and D.C circuits within solar photovoltaic systems.
Know the purpose of solar photovoltaic system components
Know the types, silicon characteristics and typical conversion efficiencies of solar photovoltaic modules.
Know the fundamental design principles used to determine solar photovoltaic system module array size and position requirements.
Know the preparatory work required for solar photovoltaic system installation work.
Know the layout and the requirements for installing solar photovoltaic module arrays.
Know solar photovoltaic system D.C and A.C circuit installation layouts within the scope of the relevant Engineering Recommendation for grid tied systems
Know solar photovoltaic system protection techniques and components
Know the requirements to test and commission solar photovoltaic systems
Know the requirements to hand over solar photovoltaic systems
Plan and prepare for the installation of a solar photovoltaic system
Install solar photovoltaic system components
Commission a new solar photovoltaic system installation
Hand over a new solar photovoltaic system installation

If You...

N/SVQ 3 in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures) or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence.
In addition, if not included in the above current certification: BS7671: 2008 Requirements for Electrical Installations (17th Edition) Certification.
Note: Stand alone Vocationally Related Qualifications (technical certificates) are not acceptable as an alternative to the NVQ awards listed above (C&G 2330 or C&G 2360).
It is also strongly recommended that candidates hold either a C&G 2392 or C&G 2391.