News article published: 4th April 2024
Find out if our City & Guilds Assured High Voltage Foundation course is right for you...
Are you looking to take the first steps on your high voltage competency journey?
Are you an appointed HVAP who finds it difficult to gain operational experience on your own equipment?
If either of the above are true, our new High Voltage Foundation course could be for you.
But what’s in it for you?
Let’s break it down...
Here are 5 reasons to attend our City & Guilds Assured High Voltage Foundation Course:
1. 50/50 split between the classroom and our practical training areas
“There sometimes aren’t the opportunities in day-to-day working environments for our delegates to get to grips with high voltage switching - because of this, we have developed training exercises and course handouts to aid in demonstrating competency.”
These are the words of our HV/LV Electrical Systems Training Manager, Graham Taylor.
Such practical exercises are matched in equal measure with classroom theory sessions to allow delegates to understand ‘why’ certain operations are carried out.
2. Supplement your CPD record with our HV switching logbook
For any engineer in this day and age, keeping a log of not only your training courses and learning opportunities is certainly a must. Our training team will witness and sign your course logbooks to record your switching activities.
Ideal for those who struggle to find the right opportunities to demonstrate these necessary experiences.
Another important topic to consider is your own professional development.
Our team has worked hard to produce a course workbook and HV switching logbook that will enable you to point out key milestones in your development.
Activities observed and recorded include:
- Operation of fixed pattern switchgear
- Operation of withdrawable circuit breakers
- Demonstration of live phasing
- Demonstration of cable spiking
- Demonstration of secondary injection testing of protection relays
By creating positive habits of recording this now, any CP or prospective AP sets themselves in good stead for any aspirations to achieve Authorised Person (HV) status.
3. Apply critical thought to HV systems in a safe working environment
The key learning areas of this course include subjects such as risks, hazards and distribution fault finding. Not to mention pressure testing, live phasing and spiking.
Conducting such activities in a controlled and monitored environment, as somebody with little or no experience, helps to build confidence around the safe operation of HV switchgear.
4. Display your High Voltage Foundation digital badge with pride!
Receive your City & Guilds Assured digital credential and certificate of attendance upon successful completion. The digital credential can be displayed on your email footers, in your online CPD records (IHEEM etc) and serves as proof of attendance.
5. You’re in safe hands
“In the classroom, we surround ourselves with Safe Systems of Work on a day-to-day basis. We train electrical engineers for a variety of industries. A great emphasis is placed on the attitudes and behaviours required of our delegates to ensure safety and demonstrate competence.” - Graham Taylor, HV/LV Electrical Systems Training Manager
The multiple decades of knowledge and experience gained from careers across a variety of industries place our tutors in the best possible position to guide you towards those desirable attributes.
How can you secure your place on our City & Guilds Assured High Voltage Foundation course?
See more information including dates, locations, key learning areas and pricing by visiting our High Voltage Foundation course page.
Alternatively, you can contact our friendly Account Managers by calling: 0333 121 1215 or emailing info@ppltraining.co.uk
