Level 3 Electrotechnical in Dwellings (5393)

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2022

This new Level 3 Apprenticeship standard is for learners wishing to become competent Domestic Electricians. Domestic electricians work in domestic properties such as homes, dwellings, or individual units in e.g. care homes, apartment buildings and student accommodation, rather than in their communal areas, or on commercial or industrial building sites.

This qualification is for Apprentices (only) who wish to demonstrate their skills and knowledge within the Electrotechnical industry. 

Available to deliver in the following:
  • England

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?
The scope of a domestic electrician will include design, installation and testing of systems which provide traditional heating, power, and lighting plus the installation of new and emerging technologies. The new technologies will include enhanced connectivity for domestic use and comfort and convenience technologies. Domestic electricians will help make homes highly efficient and near-zero-carbon, in cooperation with other trades.
What Careers Can This Lead To?

On successful completion Domestic electricians may work for small independent businesses or for providers of homes and residential services such as local authorities and housing associations, housing construction companies, care homes, electric utility companies and other companies providing electrotechnical services to the residential market. Once qualified, some domestic electricians may choose to become self-employed contractors.

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

To deliver this qualification you will need qualified and competent assessors and staff, as well the required physical resources and suitable facilities. The requirements for these can be found in the qualification handbook. Centres currently offering the 5357 qualifications will have to complete a fast track form, all other centres will be need to fill out a full (QAP) qualification approval form

Level 3

Level 3 Electrotechnical in Dwellings (5393-03)
Last Registration Date: 31 Aug 2026 Supportive services: SmartScreen Learning Assistant

Level 3 Electrotechnical in Dwellings

  • Accreditation No: 610/1297/X This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
  • Type: Other This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
  • Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
  • Guided Learning Hours: Data unavailable This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
  • Total Qualification Time: Data unavailable The total time for the qualification
  • Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
  • Last Certification: 31/08/2029 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
  • Qualification fees in the UK: £274.00 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Additional information for centres

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Interested in delivering this qualification?

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