Passing your 17th Edition Wiring Regulations exam

The 17th Edition exam is probably the most popular electrical qualification to date and, as there are no pre-entry requirements, the qualification is attractive to those who are new to the industry and also practising electricians who need to update their knowledge.

Passing the 17th Edition Exam can help to demonstrate that you have a sound working knowledge of the IET Wiring Regulations 17th Edition.

When you are preparing to take the 17th Edition Exam (2382-12), there are certain steps you can take to improve your chances of success.

First off, you will certainly need your own copy of the IET Wiring Regulations 17th Edition to help with your revision. Keep the book ‘clean’, that is do not write any notes on the book or mark any pages, at least until you have passed your exam. The reason for this is that the 17th Edition exam is an ‘open book’ exam, meaning you will need to take a ‘clean’ copy of the wiring regulations into the exam room with you. Many examination centres will lend you a clean copy to take into the exam, but many won’t and if your copy has notes written inside, the exam centre could request you purchase a new copy off them in order to sit the exam.

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So, you’ve got your own copy of the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations and...now comes the fun part - you’ve got to read it!

Whilst it’s not the most engrossing book you’ll ever read, you’ll certainly need to know your way around it to get through the 17th Edition exam. There’s no need to memorise any of it and I’d suggest you don’t even try, however skip reading through the publication several times will certainly help you get a feel for the layout and where specific regulations can be found.

Take some time to familiarise yourself with the contents on page 3 and use it to reference particular regulations within the publication as you’ll be doing a lot of this during your exam. It’s also worth familiarising yourself with the ‘Definitions’ section as many answers can often be found there.

Your 17th Edition exam will be taken on the City and Guilds online ‘e-volve’ exam system. This is a simple system, but it can take a little getting used to. You are given around 10 minutes before your exam to go through an online tutorial to get you used to the e-volve interface, however any practice you can get beforehand on 17th Edition exam questions will be of major benefit to you during the actual exam.

If you are sitting the latest 17th Edition (2382-12) exam, you will encounter 60 questions in 2 hours. This basically means that you have 2 minutes in which to answer each question. Bearing in mind that you will more than likely not know the answer and will have to refer to the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations to find it, 2 minutes does not seem such a great length of time to find the correct answer.

It is important therefore, not to spend too much time on a question of who’s answer you are unsure of. If you cannot find the answer, use the ‘Flag’ button to mark it as a question you need to come back to and move on to the next question. Remember if you don’t answer a question you’re guaranteed to not get any marks for it, but taking an educated guess gives you at the least, a 1 in 4 chance of getting a mark, so never leave a question unanswered if possible.

The order of the questions usually follows the order of the IET Wiring Regulations, so a good tip is that usually questions that you encounter early on in the exam will be relating to regulations appearing early on in the Wiring Regulations publication. As you progress through the questions, you will be progressing through the publication.

After reading the question, use the index of the Wiring Regulations to locate the relevant section that relates to the question in order to find the correct answer.

Certain questions will relate to diagrams or ‘exhibits’ that will appear with the question. Look closely at the exhibit as information that can supply the answer to the question can usually be found within the exhibit.

Keep a check on how the time is going using the interface timer and progress bar (a warning will flash on the screen when you’ve got 5 minutes remaining) and remember that it’s important to answer every question if possible. If you reach the end screen before your time has run out, click the ‘Review’ button to go back to any unanswered questions or questions that you have flagged. There will also be a ‘Continue’ button but do not click this unless you are completely happy that you have finished and answered all the questions, as clicking ‘Continue’ will end the test.

Be careful of the ‘Quit’ button in the real exam and on the 17th Edition Exam Simulator . If you choose ‘Quit’ you will be given the option of ending the test. Don’t think you can do this, even if you have answered all the questions as selecting ‘Yes’ will end the test and you will may lose your results. You cannot go back after clicking ‘Quit’ and then confirming by clicking ‘Yes’.

So, to summarise, the more familiar you are with the layout and index of the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations and the more practice you get on the 17th Edition Exam Questions Simulator, then the more likely you are to achieve the necessary 80% pass mark and gain your 17th Edition qualification.

To ensure the best possible preparation for your 17th Edition exam, you may wish to study at home using our convenient 17th Edition Course. This course has been designed to be easy to follow and helps concentrate your revision on the parts and sections of the IET Wiring Regulations that you are likely to encounter when sitting your exam.

Good Luck