This Electrical Course starts with a description of house electricity and develops an understanding of the basics. The Course moves on to address getting electricity into the house and distributing it safely to its end-use points including switches, lights and receptacles.

The Course is designed to provide people who do not have an electrical background with the skills necessary to perform the electrical part of a professional home inspection.

An illustration that shows how to properly wire a receptacle

Electrical Course – Color coding for typical 120 volt circuit — This illustration shows how to properly wire a receptacle. It is from our Electrical Course, Basics of Electricity Chapter. All of our 10 Courses contain easy-to-understand illustrations that help you understand the subject.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Service Drop
• Service entrance wires, service size
• Service Box
• Service equipment or service panel
• System grounding
• Distribution System
• Distribution panel, branch circuit wiring, lights, outlets, switches, junction boxes

Course Duration

27 hours

Learning assessments

One midterm and one final exam

70% passing grade overall

Price

$300 for the full program (all 10 courses) or $30 for any single course

Includes all learning materials, tests, exams, tutor support and ongoing postgraduate support