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PAT Training Courses

PAT Training Courses

Learn how to inspect and PAT test electrical appliances correctly (in accordance with the latest IET Code of Practice 5th Edition) with one of our PAT training courses. With over 10,000 people trained across the UK, we hold full day PAT tester training courses throughout the country, based at sites in London, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Glasgow, Hull, Nottingham, Peterborough, Newcastle and Southampton. We also offer the option to carry out PAT tester training courses on-site at your own premises.

Course Information

Our full day PAT training helps health and safety managers ensure that PAT testers understand the theory and practical aspects of testing portable electrical appliances safely. The PAT tester training courses include practical sessions where candidates can inspect and PAT test a variety of portable electrical appliances, including testing power tools, office and IT / PC / ICT equipment as well as IEC leads.

Our courses typically cover the following:

  • The Legal Requirement to Test
  • Class 1, II and III appliances
  • Safety Risks & Typical Faults
  • Frequency of Inspections and Testing
  • Formal Visual Inspections
  • Plug Fuse Ratings
  • Earth Continuity Tests
  • Insulation Tests
  • Earth Leakage & Touch Leakage
  • Tests Load and Run Testing
  • Flash Testing - Should it be done?
  • Testing Office PC's & IT Equipment
  • Testing 110V Power Tools and 110 Volt Extension Cables
  • Practical Sessions on Appliance Testing and Inspections
  • Pass & Fail Labelling Results and Maintenance Records
  • PAT Tested Certificates

PAT Training Course Prices

Our standard courses cost £209.00 + VAT per person, including refreshments and a personalised PAT Tester Training Certificate.

To find out information about course dates or to book, please phone 0113 248 9966 or visit our dedicated training website.

On-Site Training Courses

Maintaining portable, transportable & moveable electrical equipment in a safe condition is essential for managers and competent trained persons in the workplace. To help ensure staff receive the training they need, our on site PAT tester training courses can be arranged at a mutually agreeable time at premises anywhere in the UK.

Our experienced PAT Testing Instructors have trained personnel from many leading companies, organisations and charities - including Virgin, IKEA, BT, Carlsberg, Oxfam, Cancer Research, plus NHS Trusts and Hospitals, the Home Office & other Government organisations - as well as many Schools, Universities and Councils throughout the UK.

Our PAT tester Training Course includes theory and practical sessions, with trainees identifying cable faults, plug faults, fuse ratings and using PAT testing equipment. Our PAT testing course material includes references on HSE guidance notes, Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR 1989), PUWER 1998 and the Health & Safety at Work Act.

To maximise the training at your company we need a quiet, safe room with 240V electrical power sockets, seats & tables + refreshments for the trainees. We also need a few extra tables for our equipment - we will provide the rest i.e. Class 1 & Class II portable electrical appliances including IT / PC equipment, extension leads, 110V power tools and ext leads for testing also IEC leads and chargers for testing. We also provide flip charts - course materials - example labels, writing materials, rulers, pens, IEE Code of practices and electrical portable appliance tester equipment (PAT Testers) for use during the On Site PAT testing training course. In-house courses can be customised to your individual requirements if necessary.

On-site courses start from £995+VAT.

    All our on-site PAT Test Courses include a FREE copy of the "IET / IEE Code of Practice 5th Edition" as well as personalised PAT Training Certificates for all staff.

    To book or find out more information about on-site courses, please phone 0113 248 9966 or send us an enquiry through out dedicated PAT training website.

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