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COC Unit Standard – Three Phase

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Course Overview
The COC Unit Standard – Three Phase course at NewTech Academy is a SAQA-aligned, assessment-led boot-camp that equips licensed electricians with the competence to inspect, test and legally issue Certificates of Compliance (CoCs) on three-phase commercial and industrial installations. Mapped directly to Unit Standard 259197, the programme compresses advanced theory, instrument coaching and supervised site inspections into a five-day block. Graduates exit audit-ready, able to sign off three-phase work and register with the Department of Labour as an Installation Electrician (IE).

What you’ll learn

  • Scope & legal force of Unit Standard 259197 and SANS 10142-1 Edition 3
  • Safe isolation, lock-out & permit-to-work on three-phase boards
  • Selection, calibration and use of loop, RCD, insulation, continuity and phase-sequence testers
  • Dead & live testing sequence: continuity, insulation resistance, polarity, phase rotation, earth-fault loop, RCD trip-time and discrimination
  • Completing the three-phase Certificate of Compliance (CoC) and Schedule of Test Results without errors
  • Inspection of three-phase distribution boards, metering CT chambers and motor-control panels
  • Common non-compliances and fault-finding on radial, ring and motor-feeder circuits
  • Building a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) for Department of Labour IE registration
  • Practical assessment: inspect, test and document three separate three-phase installations under a registered mentor
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COC Unit Standard – Single Phase

by All CoursesC.O.CElectrical Engineering

Course Overview
The COC Unit Standard – Single Phase course at NewTech Academy is a high-impact, assessment-driven programme that equips practising electricians with the exact competencies required to inspect, test and legally issue Certificates of Compliance (CoCs) for single-phase domestic installations. Mapped directly to SAQA Unit Standard 258966, the course compresses classroom code refreshers, instrument coaching and supervised live inspections into a five-day block. Candidates leave audit-ready, able to sign off single-phase work and register with the Department of Labour as an accredited Single-Phase Tester (SPT).

What you’ll learn

  • Scope & legal status of Unit Standard 258966 and SANS 10142-1
  • Safe-isolation, lock-out & permit-to-work aligned to OHS Act
  • Selection and calibration of insulation, continuity, loop and RCD testers
  • Dead & live testing sequence: continuity, insulation resistance, polarity, earth-fault loop, RCD trip-time
  • Completion of the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) and Schedule of Test Results without errors
  • Single-phase meter, main switch and distribution-board inspections
  • Common non-compliances and fault-finding on lighting, socket-outlet and geyser circuits
  • Building a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) for Department of Labour registration
  • Practical assessment: inspect, test and document three separate single-phase installations under a registered mentor