City and Guilds 2391-52, Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations Reviews

It's tempting to be negative about this, but the tutor did a very good job in the time available to him. The problem is that it's not really enough. It's five days, of which much of the fourth and basically all of the fifth is taken up sitting exams. So you've essentially got three days' teaching, with only a couple of hours dedicated to the practical assessment. Most of the contact time is devoted to prepping for the theory exam - all well and good: none of it's rocket science but the pass mark is 75% and C&G's questions can be equivocal and oddly worded, so don't underestimate it. You can see the problem, though: without previous, relevant experience you're not going to be prepared for the practical. If you're a practicing electrician or you happen to have done the test procedures before - even just once or twice - then it's fine. But if you're new to testing and inspection, then there's a good chance you're going to find yourself in the situation I was in: carrying out the tests and filling in the forms for essentially the first time in your life, under exam conditions with the clock ticking. It's not a nice experience!

Travel up from Birmingham to a course payed for from my employer. Day 1 involved a mock paper and a general chat between 12 learners .by the afternoon 2 left and walked out.Day 2 involved checking over the paper and not much input from the tutor. This carried on all week and by the end of the course I feel I didn't really learn alot. And looking at mock papers all week don't do anything for anyone and a can say that all 9 others on the course with me felt the same .