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Electrical Course Description

The Electrical Course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to perform a professional inspection of the electrical system
Color coding for typical 120 volt circuit
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 Overview

The Online 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.

This 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.

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 — online
  • 70% passing grade overall (ON & BC slightly different)

Price

  • $4995* for the full Program (all 10 Home Inspection Courses) or $545 for any single Course**
    Includes all learning materials, tests, exams, tutor support and ongoing postgraduate support

    * For students in Ontario, the full Home Inspection Training Program is approved as a vocational program under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005 and successful completion leads to a certificate. ** Not available in Ontario.

  • Financing options available. Speak to one of our Education consultants to learn more

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