ABTT Silver Award for Theatre Electricians (Warwick)
Member’s price £830+VAT
Non-member’s price £945+VAT
8 – 12 August 2022 | 10:00 am - 5:00pm
Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
Please note that in completing the application form and returning to office@abtt.org.uk you are confirming that you wish to attend this course.
Should you wish to simply enquire about the course please contact the office or Tel: 020 7242 9200
What is the Silver Award for Theatre Electricians?
The Silver Award is a five day course which gives candidates more in-depth knowledge and understanding of best practice in Theatre Electrics. It allows candidates to specialise further and validate experience in a specific area whilst progressing on from the Bronze Award.
Who can do the course?
Candidates wanting to pursue a Silver Award for Theatre Electricians should have gained equivalent knowledge and skills covered by the Bronze Award prior to considering undertaking this course.
How is the course structured?
The course is split in to five sections:
1. In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment (PAT),
2. Electrical Design of Temporary Theatre Installations,
3. Electrical Inspection and Testing,
4. Electrical Fundamentals Part -1,
5. Electrical Fundamentals- Part 2.
The training is followed by the Silver Award Test.
What is covered in the course?
Module 1: will set out systems to organise the in-service inspection and testing of theatre electrical equipment and how to comply with the Electricity at Work Regulations. The course includes visual inspection and electrical testing; testing periods; record keeping; system of inspection and testing; selection of suitable testing instruments, inspection requirements and the need to ‘risk assess’ the requirement for inspections and test.
Module 2: considers circuit design in relation to theatre and studio lighting. It will include calculation of cable sizes to meet requirements for current rating and voltage drop. It will also look at the requirements for protection against fire and shock. This will ensure the installation complies with BS 7671 18th Edition and BS 7909.
Module 3: covers the requirements for inspection and testing of the wiring systems associated with circuits for use in theatres and studios. This includes any temporary and outdoor installations. The module also covers the completion of the inspection and testing schedule’s required by BS7671 and BS7909.
Module 4 and 5: teach basic electronic theory and soldering skills, passive-basic semiconductor components ,simple circuits ,common power components and fuses. Kirchoff’s Laws, AC/DC, power, energy, Ohm’s Law, resistor networks, capacitor networks, inductors, transformers, switches and electronic switches, potential divider circuits, passive filters, impedance, diodes & LEDs, AC rectification, fuses, MCBs, RCDs. Sensors and actuators and Boolean logic.
How do I progress after this course?
Once a Silver Award has been achieved, many students decide that they wish to broaden their skill set and do a further “Silver Award” course in a different area. Alternatively – some decide they want to progress on the final Gold Award Course once they have moved in to managerial roles.
We offer the Gold Award Course to support the candidate in managerial roles within the Industry. Candidates should have responsibility for the management of the working environment and the practices therein.
ABTT Silver Candidate, Summer School 2018Thank you for a great week, I learnt a lot in such a small space of time and have already made plans on how to implement what I was taught into everyday life at my Theatre. The instructors were fantastic really knew what they were talking about.