About this course
Turn consultants' drawings and specifications into a correct installation. Covers drawing types, title and revision blocks, scales, symbol legends, riser and schematic diagrams, specifications and schedules, submittals and RFIs, quantity take-off, coordination with other trades, and as-built records.
What you will be able to do
- Identify drawing types and read title blocks, revisions, and scales
- Interpret ELV symbols using the project legend
- Read riser diagrams, schematics, and device and cable schedules
- Find requirements in a specification and raise RFIs and submittals
- Produce a quantity take-off with sensible allowances
- Mark up redlines and produce accurate as-built records
Curriculum
190 min of reading- 1 Preview 20 min
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2
Symbols and legends20 min
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3
Scale and measuring20 min
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Q
Module assessment: Understanding Drawings5 questions · pass 80%
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1
Reading a specification25 min
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2
Schedules and matrices20 min
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3
Submittals, RFIs, and technical queries20 min
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Module assessment: Specifications & Schedules5 questions · pass 80%
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1
Quantity take-off and cable estimating25 min
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2
Coordination with other trades20 min
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3
Redlines and as-built documentation20 min
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Q
Module assessment: From Drawing to Site5 questions · pass 80%
Final exam
15 questions including field scenarios and image questions · 20 minutes · pass mark 80%. Unlocks when every lesson and module assessment is complete.
Practical sign-off
Hands-on tasks a supervisor must watch you complete and sign off before your certificate is issued.
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1
Complete a quantity take-off from a drawing set
Device counts per floor and a cable estimate with allowances, checked against the riser.
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2
Write an RFI for a real or simulated clash
Referenced, evidenced, with a proposed solution and needed-by date.
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3
Produce as-built markups for an installed area
Device IDs, moved positions, and routes recorded accurately.