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AM2

Get established as a Qualified Electrician with your AM2 Assessment

The AM2 Assessment is the next step on your journey to becoming a fully qualified electrician, having completed your Level 3 electrotechnical qualification or advanced apprenticeship. The Assessment which is mainly practical in nature, with a short online component, is a independent test of your competence to carry out electrical work safely and to the highest industry standards. As an aspiring electrician you will need your AM2 to gain your JIB Gold Card (also known as the ECS Gold Card) which gives you access to work as an electrician on building sites across the country.

Taken over the course of two and a half days at our N.E.T. authorised centre, you will undertake a series of electrical tasks within specified time limits, each of them designed to test a key aspect of electrical work from lighting and ring main work to safe isolation and fault diagnosis.

Combining the Assessment with our Pre AM2 training day gives you an even greater chance of success with many candidates passing the Assessment first time by following this route.

          

Next course dates

Start date Location Duration / Fees
Anytime
Bispham Campus
3 Days / £1,005
Anytime
Bispham Campus
3 Days / £1,005

Next Steps for Qualified Electricians

Career Progression & Prospects

Once you have gained the AM2 and become a Qualified Electrician, you can apply for your JIB Gold Card and progress onto the Advanced Assessment of Competence which gives you Approved Electrician status. Alternatively, you could take the 2391 - Inspecting and Testing qualification we offer here at B&FC. Both of these options would increase your chances of securing a promotion and/or a higher salary.

Next steps at B&FC

Other commercial courses which would develop your skills and increase the number of services you can offer include:

Key Course Information

Entry Requirements

To do this course, you will need to have completed the Level 3 Electrical Installation and be working as an electrician.

Qualification obtained

AM2

Fees and funding

This is a commercial course, the fees for which are displayed above and must be paid at the time of booking.

Extra costs and equipment

You will need to supply your own safety boots and appropriate clothing, but there is no requirement for hi-vis or a hard hat. All other equipment is provided by B&FC at no extra cost.

Terms and conditions

Read our full terms and conditions for more information.

What You'll Be Assessed On

The Assessment consists of six sections that include tasks relating to installation, inspection, testing and fault-finding, all of which must comply with current British Standard and health and safety regulations. You will be specifically assessed across the following areas:

  • Section A1: Safe Isolation and Risk Assessment
  • Sections A2-A5: Composite Installation
  • Section B: Inspection, Testing and Certification
  • Section C: Safe Isolation of Circuits
  • Section D: Fault Diagnosis and Rectification
  • Section E: Assessment of Applied Knowledge

How You'll Learn

The AM2 Assessment is an assessment rather than a training course so you will not be expected to learn any additional information or skills during this time.

Expert tutors

All tutors involved in the delivery of courses and/or assessments within the College are approved to teach and/or assess the subjects and modules they deliver.

The approval process ensures that staff delivering and/or assessing a given programme are appropriately qualified, with relevant technical and industrial experience and professional practice.

How You'll Be Assessed

The AM2 Assessment is conducted over a total of 16.5 hours, spread across two and a half days. 

You'll perform tasks in specially equipped booths that simulate typical electrical installation wiring systems and be observed by specially trained assessors who will ensure you are carrying out all the practical elements of the Assessment to the required standard both from a technical point of view and in line with health and safety procedures.

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