Electrical Installation- Connecting and Testing HV Equipment

Technical Assessment – The candidate is to gland and terminate a 3.3kv cable into an appropriate enclosure, the cable must be correctly phased and a cold shrink cable termination kit is to be used. All work is to comply with the regulations.

Objective - To ensure a candidate has the skills, knowledge and ability to Gland, terminate and test a 3.3kv HV cable into the appropriate enclosure using recognised industry techniques. All work is to comply with the Regulations. The candidate is also required to demonstrate their skill and understanding of how test and identify the phasing of the installed cable and test for insulation resistance.

Technical Assessment Requirements

Range of screwdrivers of various size and types (flat, crosshead and phillips)
Range of allen keys (Metric & Imperial)
Hacksaw
Range of Crimping tools
Range of Gland spanners (size &
type) Rules
Tapes
Range of Cable
croppers stripping knife
Phase tapes
Range of Socket Spanners
Range of screwdrivers of various size and types (flat, crosshead and Phillips)
Selection of cable glands (size & type)
Selection of Crimp Lugs (size & type)
Suitably rated Insulation Resistance
Tester
Electrical Drawing to Vendor Specific Specification
Copy of Local Regulations
Personal Protective Equipment
Examiner instructions
Model Answer Sheet
Candidate instructions
Candidate Question Paper
Examiner Results Report

The candidate must gland terminate, test and inspect the completed 3.3kv cable installation following the electrical wiring diagram and complying with the requirements of the regulations the designed test area must have good lighting and be away from any production area. The Examiner must ensure that the candidates has completed the installation and test to specification and following established working practice.

The Examiner must supply the wiring diagram that is specific to the type of cable, gland and termination kit selected for the test.

The candidate is expected to complete the test, being observed using correct cabling, termination and testing working practices to achieve a ‘PASS’. Where the candidate does not achieve the set criteria this is recorded as ‘REFERRED’ and a brief note recorded on the criteria not met in the test activity.

The candidate must record a PASS in all practical test sections and score a minimum of 80% in the multiple choice section.