City & Guilds electrical coursesTheory online, practical in Derby.
Online electrical courses: 18th Edition, PAT Testing, 2391, EV charge point and Solar PV.
Two ways to train.
From City & Guilds qualifications that protect your ticket to short CPD courses you can finish in an afternoon. Everything online, at your own pace, with a clear route to certified.
Green skills qualifications
City & Guilds Level 3 electrical and green-skills courses through Greenpays. Study the theory online, then sit your practical and exam with the awarding body.
Short CPD & wellbeing courses
Health, wellbeing and workplace skills. Bite-sized, CPD-certified courses you can start today and finish in an afternoon.
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Six courses for working electricians.
From browse to certified.
The City & Guilds route, step by step. Our CPD courses skip the in-person assessment and certify you on completion.
Training a team?
Your staff study around their shifts and come to Derby for the practical. Every one of them gets a City & Guilds certificate and a practical assessment record you can show an auditor.
Three dates that affect your work.
- 15 October 2026Amendment 4 is the only valid versionEvery job you certify is now judged against BS 7671:2018+A4:2026.18th Edition course
- 1 October 2026Level 3 for EICR, EV and solar workScheme-registered electricians need the qualification as well as the experience, for employees, agency staff and subcontractors alike.2391 inspection and testing course
- 1 November 2026Social housing inspections dueSocial landlords must finish first inspections of existing tenancies, then repeat them at least every five years.2391 inspection and testing course
The regs moved. Your training should too.
BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 has been out since April 2026 and has been the only valid version since 15 October 2026, with page and appendix references moved with it. Our 18th Edition course is written to A4, so what you learn matches the book on your bench.
Who stands behind your certificate.
A certificate is only worth what the name on it is worth. Here is whose name that is, and who checked the course before it reached you.
City & Guilds award it, not usThey set the standard and issue the qualification. Safe Isolation is the one exception: that one is our own CPD.- Assessed in person, in DerbyYou sit the assessment at our centre, in front of an approved assessor. Nothing you do online is marked.
Checked before it reaches youKirstie Wright, Group Director of Excellence, leads curriculum and quality. Meet the team
Assessment day
At 4 Babington Lane, Derby, with an approved assessor.
What learners say.
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Training near you
The classroom and practical are in Derby.
Wherever you start from, the written half is yours to do at home. These pages cover the courses, the travel and the questions we get from each part of the region.
- DerbyOur centreOur training centre, on Babington Lane in the city centre.
- NottinghamDown the A52, or the train from Nottingham station.
- LeicesterDirect trains to Derby, city centre to city centre.
- Sheffield and ChesterfieldThe M1 or a direct train, from either town.
- BirminghamThe A38, or direct from Birmingham New Street.
Before you enrol.
The six we are asked most. If yours is not here, say what you do now and what you want to be doing.
Which course should I start with?
If you are updating to the current regs, the 18th Edition. It is the usual starting point before 2391, and if you are already qualified, PAT testing, EV charging and Solar PV add a specialism.
Is the theory online?
Yes. The written half of every course is online and you work through it at your own pace. Your access lasts 12 months from the day you pay.
Where is the practical?
At our training centre, Floors 1 and 2, 4 Babington Lane, Derby DE1 1SU. You book your date from your portal once you have enrolled, and you are assessed in person.
Does the price include the exam?
On the City & Guilds courses, yes: the online course, your materials, your practical and the City & Guilds fees, with nothing more to pay on the day. Safe Isolation is the exception, where the practical is booked separately.
Do I need to be an electrician?
For Solar PV and EV charging, yes: a Level 3 electrotechnical qualification, an ECS Gold Card or a JIB card. PAT testing and Safe Isolation have no formal entry requirement.
Can I spread the cost?
Klarna splits any Green Skills course into three payments at checkout. A business can ask for an invoice instead, and you get a VAT invoice either way.
Can you train my team?
Yes. Tell us how many people and which course, and we will come back within one working day. Your staff work through the theory around their shifts and come to Derby for the practical, so nobody loses a week on site. Each of them gets a City & Guilds certificate and an assessment record you can show an auditor.
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