1 Day Accredited
PAT testing courses.
We deliver this on-site, in-house, and online via zoom.
1 Day Accredited PAT Testing Courses UK Wide.
At TTS we have been teaching people to PAT test for over 12 years. We regularly run courses around the UK and we also run courses at your site, when you want.
There is no previous electrical experience required for this 1 day course, we will take you from start to finish with excellent instructors, training aids and if you have a PAT test machine we can show you how to use it, if you don’t have one, we can loan you one for the course and even provide advice to which machines would be the most suitable. .
Whether you are looking to save money on your PAT testing costs or start a PAT testing business, we believe this is the best course for your needs.
To discuss the course, dates or anything else, please get in touch.
Have you got some questions? Call us on 01793 497181
OPTION 1 - NEXT face to face Dates £175+VAT
| 26 October |
N London (Watford) J20 M25 26.10.2021 |
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| 26 October |
Bristol 26.10.2021 |
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| 27 October |
Peterborough 27.10.2021 |
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| 27 October |
Preston 27.10.2021 |
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| 02 November |
Norwich 02.11.2021 |
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| 02 November |
Exeter 02.11.2021 |
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| 02 November |
Manchester 02.11.2021 |
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| 03 November |
Birmingham 03.11.2021 |
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| 04 November |
Online Zoom 04.11.2021 |
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| 16 November |
Bournemouth PAT Course 16.11.2021 |
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| 17 November |
Portsmouth PAT Course 17.11.2021 |
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| 18 November |
Dartord M25 18.11.2021 |
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OPTION 2 - On-Site in House PAT Course
From Only £545+VAT & Includes up to 5 candidates
We bring the course to you, where and when you want.
To do this you will need:
- An Area / Room for the training.
- Willing candidates.
OPTION 3 - Live Zoom PAT Course £125+VAT
A new way of working, we offer the 1-day course as a live full-day training over zoom.
To do this you will need:
- Laptop, Pc or tablet.
- Smartphone, Apple or Android.
- PAT Tester.
- Access to a printer.
We also offer on-site training, we bring the course to you.
Frequently asked questions
Portable appliance testing commonly referred to as PAT testing is a systematic approach to ensuring your portable appliances are safe for continued use. A competent and trained person needs to make the decision of whether the item is safe and uses a variety of assessment methods.
We have recently seen self-study PAT testing courses online and our opinion is that although self-study online learning is great for certain subjects we feel PAT testing is not one of them.
We do offer tutor-led live online PAT testing courses that take a full day and has practical elements included – this is a great compromise between self-study and full face to face training.
A very common error is people call PAT testing PAC testing. PAT testing is Portable Appliance Testing.
We will run our PAT testing course anywhere, we regularly go to clients sites in England, Scotland and Wales. We also have run courses in Europe for some of our customers.
PAT testing is the process of ensuring the appliance is safe, the process that we need to follow to make the decisions that an appliance is safe could be done by most people.
To do PAT testing you need to complete some training and be assessed as competent. Most people after such training could become a PAT tester.
Of course, all successful learners will receive a certificate, if you complete the competency course, you will receive a certificate from us (TTS) and this is accredited bt UKRS. if you complete the City and Guilds version of the course, you will receive a City and Guilds certificate.
There is no requirement for one over the other.
A PAT tester is the test and measurement instrument needed to complete the full PAT test. It measures levels of resistance and it needs to be checked at suitable intervals.
Most manufacturers and the IET Code of Practice state that this should be annual. We can arrange for your PAT tester to be calibrated if you require.
COURSE INFORMATION
Taught by our qualified and experienced PAT test training tutors, you will be taught everything you needed to know how to PAT test and be a competent PAT tester.
This competency course is suitable for all, regardless of any previous electrical experience.
Certification
The course has a multiple-choice test and a practical assessment, you must pass both to get the UKRS accredited certificate.
Successful candidates will receive a Certificate of training and
competence in PAT Testing .
Length
The course will usually commence at 9.30am, finishing at approximately 4.30pm. This course runs over one day
We Sell, Calibrate and Repair all Makes of PAT testers.
TTS PAT Course Programme.
Whichever PAT testing course you choose to do with us, we will cover the same course content.
We take you through everything, you will leave the course having covered everything you need to be successful in PAT testing.
- Electrical Safety
- Regulations roles and responsibilities
- Insulation and Earthing
- Classification of appliances I, II, III
- Testing 230V, 110V, and 415V.
- Using a Portable Appliance Testers
- Essential tests
- Optional tests
- Labelling of appliances
- Reporting and recording results
- Practical Assessment
- Law and scope of relevant legislation
- Types, use, and testing of electrical equipment.
- Categories, frequency, and practicalities of PAT testing
- Procedures and documentation.
- Appropriate test instruments and how they are used.
