Electrical Installation

This NITA Certificate in Electrical Installation course is designed to equip electrical Craft person with the competencies required to plan, install, test, maintain and repair different types of electrical installations. The activities involved include the installation types ranging from domestic to commercial of the single-phase type.

This course offers learning opportunities on the manual skills to wire and installs Electrical systems, plus the practical knowledge to support, explain, and troubleshoot a wide variety of electrical projects.

The Certificate in Electrical Installation course is ideally suited for anyone who wants to learn the basics of electrical installation and to develop the technical skills required to undertake basic electrical maintenance.

Graduates of this Electrical Installation Certificate course pursue careers as construction electricians, photovoltaic installation technicians, controls engineers, and more.

Electrical Installation Certificate graduates will be able to:

• Differentiate between the various types and sizes of cables used in residential electrical installations and being able to select the appropriate cable for a particular application.
• Perform basic practical competencies in electrical installation including stripping of conductors, bending of conduits, installation of trunking, wiring of plugs and outlets.
• Interprete various wiring schematic diagrams and connect simple lighting and power circuits such as one-way, two –way and intermediate switching circuits, distribution panel with receptacle outlets, photocell controlled lighting circuit.
• Identify and applying various regulations as it applies to electrical installation and using the multi-meter tester to perform various circuit tests (polarity, continuity, voltage).

KCSE Mean Grade D-(Minus) or equivalent