Up-Skilling: Basic Electronics and Diagnostics CPD Course

A Full-Day Hands-On Workshop at Canterbury Christ Church University.

Transition from component identification to confidently troubleshooting and building functional circuits. Hosted at our CCCU campus, you will have access to professional-grade tools and expert guidance delivered by an experienced Technical Instructor. 

You'll learn, gain and learn new skills by undertaking practical work in electronics including:

• Fault Finding: Systematically diagnosing broken classroom kits.
• Precision: High-standard soldering and component orientation.
• Equipment Mastery: Confident use of Multimeters and Oscilloscopes

Who is it for?

Primarily aimed for Science technicians but suitable for science teachers, early career teachers and trainee teachers

What will be covered during the course?

• Foundations & Theory
  • H/S Overview: Essential safety and personal goal setting.
  • The Essentials: Identifying components/symbols and the resistor colour code.
    

• Circuit Investigation
• Series & Parallel: Hands-on testing using lamps and resistors.
• Practical configuration: Configuring power supplies.
• Measurements: Real-world testing of voltage and current flow using multimeters.
• Testing: Using Ohm’s Law to verify measurements.
  
  
• Precision Skills
• Soldering: Soldering techniques, desoldering, and breadboard configuration.
  

• Project Build: The Fuse Tester
  • Construction: Applying skills to build a functional fuse tester from a circuit diagram.
  • Configuring: Setting up power supplies.
    
    
• Signal Investigation
  • Active Circuits: Investigation of 555 timer - Astable circuits.
  • Pro Equipment: Configuring and reading Oscilloscopes.
    

• Fault Finding
  • Diagnostic: Use your skills to identify faulty Astable circuits.
    

By the end of the course, you will have strengthened your practical electronics skills and gained experience using industry-standard tools and troubleshooting techniques. 

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