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ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK

PREAMBLE

This examination syllabus emanates from the senior secondary school trade curriculum on electrical
installation and maintenance work. It does not replace the curriculum. It is designed to assess candidates’
skills in electrical installation and maintenance work in terms of basic knowledge and application of
electricity, faults finding in electrical installations as well as maintenance and repair of electrical
machines. It is also designed to test candidates’ knowledge of setting up and managing small scale
business in electrical installation and maintenance work.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The aims and objectives of the syllabus are to test candidates’ knowledge and understanding of

1. safety rules and regulation in electrical installation and maintenance work.

2. electrical installation tools, materials and accessories.

3. wiring of buildings.

4. installation of electrical machines and repairs.

5. rewinding of electrical machines.

6. entrepreneurship skill in electrical installation and maintenance.

EXAMINATION SCHEME

There will be two papers, Papers 1 and 2; both of which will be a composite paper to be taken at
one sitting.

PAPER 1: Will consist of forty multiple choice objective questions to be answered in 45

minutes for 40 marks.

PAPER 2: Will be essay and test of practical work paper, covering the entire syllabus. It will
be in two sections; Sections A and B as follows:
Section A: Will consist of three essay questions out of which candidates will be
required to answer two questions in 1 hour for 50 marks.

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Section B: Will be a test of practical work and will contain two compulsory questions
drawn from Sections B and C of the syllabus. Candidates will be required
to answer the questions in 1 hour 15 minutes for 50 marks.

The paper will therefore take 2 hours 15 minutes and carry 100 marks.

DETAILED SYLLABUS

CONTENT NOTES

A. WORKSHOP SAFETY RULES AND

REGULATIONS
1. Hazards in electrical workshop. Causes of accidents, prevention of accidents and
precautions to be taken.

2. Dangers in electrical workshop. Dangers arising as a result of faulty equipment and

tools, chemicals, water, poor joint and insulation
strains and moving machines.

3. Precautions in handling electrical tools Care and maintenance of electrical tools.

and materials.

4. First-aid for electrical accidents. Contents of first-aid box, treatment for cuts, burns
and electrical shock. Procedures for first aid (e.g.
removing casualty from contact with live wire and
administering artificial respiration).

5. Statutory regulations. Various statutory regulations (electricity supply

regulations, factory acts and IEE regulations).
Importance, aims and objectives of statutory
regulations and applications of statutory
regulations.

B. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
TOOLS, MATERIALS AND

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ACCESSORIES
1. Measuring, marking and striking tools. Types and uses of measuring instruments. Types
and uses of marking and striking tools.

2. Types and preparation of cables. Types, sizes and preparation of cables. Types of
armoured cables, reasons for armouring, parts of
armoured cables, joints and terminations of
armoured cables.
Types of data cables (e.g. computer cable, fibre
optics and co-axial cable) and their uses.
Other types of cables (sheathed, screaned or H-
type, gas pressured impregnated and MICC cables)

3. Electrical accessories. Types of electrical accessories (switches, sockets,

lamp holders, ceiling roses, joint boxes, plugs etc.)
and their uses. Regulations guiding their uses.

4. Cells Types of cells (primary and secondary), working

Principles of cells and construction of a simple cell.
C. WORKSHOP PRACTICE
1. Working drawing. Draw and identify electrical BS symbols (switches,
lamp holders, sockets, cooker control units etc.).

2. Generation, transmission and Drawing and interpretation of circuit diagrams of

distribution systems. generation, transmission and distribution systems.
Wiring drawing and scale drawing of a living room

3. Surface wiring. Materials for surface wiring (cables-1mm2,

1.5mm2, clips, nails etc.). Tools for surface wiring
(hammers, screw drivers, pliers etc.). Factors

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affecting current rating of cables (e.g. types of

conductors, ambient temperature and types of
excess current protection). Wiring a point of light
controlled from two independent positions.

4. Conduit wiring. Explain conduit wiring, types (e.g. PVC,

galvanized, surface and concealed), advantages and
disadvantages. Identification and uses of conduit
wiring. Procedures for conduit installation (piping,
wiring and fitting). Types of conduit boxes and
fittings (end box, angle, tee-4-way, 2-hole loop-in,
junction box, knock-out box, couplers etc.). Tools
for conduit wiring (bending spring, bending
machine, hammer, chisel, hacksaw stove etc.).
Materials for conduit wiring (union gum, conduit
box, conduit pipes etc.)

5. Illumination. Concept of illumination. Factors affecting

illumination. Definition of illumination, luminous
flux and luminous intensity. Types of lamps.
Mathematical calculation on illumination.
Measurement of illumination using the photometer.

6. Soldering Types of solders and fluxes. Operations and

maintenance of blow-lamps. The use of pot and
ladle in soldering cable of big sizes. Soldering of
joints.
Types of conducting materials (e.g. copper,
aluminum and silver) and their advantages and dis-
advantages. Significance of heat transfer on
conductors.
7. Joints and termination of cables. Tools and materials used in cable jointing; e.g.

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soldering bit, blow-lamp, solder, soldering iron,

propane gas, pot and ladle, insulated wire and flux.
Types of insulating materials (e.g. PVC rubber,
paper, mica and bakelite). Types of joints (e.g. tee,
married, twist, telescope and scarf). Preparation of
cable for joints and terminations.
8. Installation MICC cable, preparations of MICC cable for
termination. Tools and materials used in MICC
installation. Advantages and disadvantages of
MICC. Simple surface and industrial installation.
Types of bus-bar trunking, fabrication of ducts and
trunking accessories. Requirements of IEE
regulations on MICC, trunking and ducting.

9. Underground cable installation. Types of cable for underground electrical

installation work; e.g. sheathed, screened or
H-type and gas pressured impregnated.
Trench preparation, laying of underground cables,
tools and materials for underground cable
installation. IEE regulations for underground cable
installation.

10. Overhead wire installation. Tools, cables/wires and equipment used in

overhead distribution/transmission. Types of
insulation used for overhead
distribution/transmission.
Types and uses of stay wires.
Drawing of lines and cross-arms. Joints and
terminations and electrical continuity.

11. Inspection and testing of domestic Types and sequence of test; e.g. polarity, insulation
installation. resistance, earthing and continuity of ring circuit.
Importance of testing and inspection. Instruments

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for testing; e.g. Insulator resistance Tester

(megger), bell set and ohmmeter.

12. D.C machines. D.C motors and generators—types, identification,

constructional features, operations and applications.

13. A.C machines. A.C motors and generators—types, identification,

constructional features, operations and applications.
Differences between D.C and A.C motors; D.C and
A.C generators.

14. Installation of machines. Types of enclosure and their applications. Selection

of suitable starter for different motors; (e.g. star-
delta, direct-on-line and auto transformer) and their
principles of operations.
Test for correct rotation, short circuit and earth
fault. Installation of AC and DC machines.

15. Tools and equipment for rewinding Identification of tools and equipment for rewinding
jobs. jobs; (hammers screwdrivers spanners, crimpings,
winding machine, mallets etc.).

16. Winding drawing. Drawing and interpretation of simple wave and lap
windings. Application of simple wave and lap
windings. Determination of coil span per pitch, per
phase, per pole. Identification of the position of coil
ends on commutator/slip rings for fixed brush on a
winding diagram.

17. Rewinding of single phase electric Sizes of conductors and types of insulating
motor. materials used in winding.
Connection of winding coil using prepared data.
Continuity and earthing test.

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18. Armature, commutator and slip rings. Skimming of armature, slip rings and commutator-
under-cutting. Effectiveness of commutators.

D. PROTECTIVE DEVICES AND

MAINTENANCE
1. Installation of protective devices. Protective devices (fuses and circuit breakers—
voltage and current operated). Working principles
and application of fuses and circuit breakers.
Regulation guiding installation of protective
devices.

2. Maintenance of electrical equipment. Types of maintenance (preventive and corrective).

Procedures for machine and equipment
maintenance. Grades of lubricants and their
application. Constructional features of some
electrical appliances (electric heater, boiler,
pressing iron etc.).

3. Dismantling and assembling of Procedures for dismantling machines. Methods of

machines. collecting data from the name plate. Assembling of
machine parts.

4. Repair of electrical machines, Causes of faults and breakdown. Signs and

equipment and installation. symptoms of faults and breakdown. Interpretation
of circuit diagrams. Trouble shooting techniques
(e.g. detection of bad bearing and other parts).
Inspection and testing of machines (e.g.
performance test).
Sources of fund and sourcing for fund for business
E. ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN takeoff. Proposal writing, budgeting and
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION. management of business outfit for small scale
business. Government rules and regulations as they

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affect business registration.

LIST OF FACILITIES AND MAJOR EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS REQUIRED:

(1) Multi-meter
(2) Soldering iron
(3) Tester
(4) Soldering lead
(5) Plier (different types
(6) Set of screw drivers
(7) Safety chart
(8) Cable chart
(9) Hammer
(10)Megger (Insulation Resistant Tester)
(11)Fishing Tape
(12)Measuring tape 3m and 50m
(13)Pen knife
(14)Stripper
(15)Hacksaw
(16)Bending spring (20mm)
(17)Bending machine
(18)Workbench
(19)Vice
(20)Handrilling machine
(21)Single phase electric motor