Volume 1

• A brief history of electrical energy production and supply
• Modern generation methods
• Renewable energy and sustainable energy practices
• Electricity transmission and distribution systems
• Distribution of electricity to consumers
• Distribution of electricity in the consumer’s installation

Chapter 2. Workplace and electrical safety

• Occupational/workplace health and safety
• Workplace hazards and risk control measures
• Safety of electrical installations and equipment
• Hazards of working with electricity
• Electrical accidents

Chapter 3. Regulations and standards

• Electrical licensing
• Standards
• Format of the Wiring Rules AS/NZS 3000:2007
• Using the Wiring Rules
• Wiring Rules—Clause 1.4 Definitions
• Fundamental requirements (Wiring Rules Part 1)
• Insulating materials

Chapter 4. Cables, connections and terminations

• Conductors and cables
• Types of cable insulation
• Power cable classification
• Power cable types and applications
• Power cable termination and conductor connection methods
• Data and communication cable types and applications

Chapter 5. Fixing methods and accessories for electrical and data communication installations

• Accessories for fixing and support
• Mounting brackets, plates and boxes
• General switching, lighting and socket-outlet accessories
• Accessories for specific situations
• Data and communication accessories

Chapter 6. Drawings, diagrams, schedules and documents used in electrical work

• Series and parallel circuits in wiring
• Electrical circuits and wiring diagrams
• Circuits in general wiring
• Undertaking electrical work
• Working with specifications, schedules and drawings

Chapter 7. Wiring and cabling systems

• Wiring and cable routes through buildings and structures
• Wiring and cabling systems
• Installing wiring systems
• Enclosed wiring and cables
• Underground systems
• Aerial and catenary systems
• Composite wiring systems and applications

Chapter 8. Protection—earthing and protective methods

• Reasons for and earthing system
• Earthing systems
• MEN earthing system
• Earth faults
• Earthing system—selection and installation
• Other protective methods

Chapter 9. Testing techniques and compliance verification

• Testing safety
• Testing principles
• Testing devices
• Verification and compliance
• Fault finding and performance testing

Volume 2

• Protection against overcurrent
• Overcurrent protective devices
• Protection against indirect contact with live parts
• Residual current devices
• Protection against overvoltage
• Selection and arrangement of protective devices

Chapter 11. Installation of safety services

• Extent of safety services
• Standards and regulations
• Safety services electrical equipment
• Installation arrangements

Chapter 12. Renewable energy and other alternative electrical supply installations

• Renewable energy sources within a consumer’s installation
• Stand-alone and grid connection arrangements
• Uninterruptible power supplies
• Standby and stand-alone generators

Chapter 13. Switchboards and control panels

• Compliance requirements for switchboards
• Switchboards used in installations with lower demand
• Switchboards for larger installations
• Metering and service equipment
• Larger installations – metering, service and power quality equipment
• Control panels

Chapter 14. Installation design – selection of cables and protective devices

• Factors affecting installation design
• Maximum demand in consumer’s mains and submains
• Arranging an electrical installation into circuits
• Factors affecting cable selection
• Cable selection standards
• Current-carrying capacity and co-ordination between cables and the protective device
• Selection of minimum cable size based on current-carrying capacity
• Selection of minimum cable size based on voltage drop and fault-loop impedance limitations
• Short-circuit performance of cables

Chapter 15. Special electrical installations

• Damp situations
• Construction sites
• Areas in which electromedical equipment is used
• Installation for recreation areas and equipment
• Hazardous areas
• High voltage installations

Chapter 16. Appliances – electric heating and motors

• Principles of heating control
• Water heating
• Space heating
• Process heating
• Commercial and domestic kitchen equipment
• Motor types and applications
• Motors – installation requirements

Chapter 17. Lighting sources and applications

• Basic principles, terminology, units
• Change world of lighting
• Lighting source – past, present and future
• Comparison of light sources
• Luminaires and ancillary equipment
• Maintenance of luminaires
• Elementary lighting design
• Lighting control

Chapter 18. Control and energy management

• Control systems
• Human-machine interface devices
• Field devices
• Relay control
• Programmable devices
• Energy management
• Integrated control systems
• Wiring for sustainability