BUILDING SERVICES · ENGINEERING DESIGN

Electrical Design Master Course

Learn to design the power behind a building.

Understand electrical loads, plan lighting, size cables and prepare design drawings. Learn through calculations, AutoCAD and guided commercial-building practice.

Explore fees, optional modules and upcoming batches. No payment required; submitting your details does not enrol you.

AutoCAD included · No prior Electrical Design experience required

Conceptual electrical design illustration with a lit commercial building, drawings, luminaires and cable containment
Conceptual electrical building-services design illustration

2months

Course duration

80+ hours

Including project practice

8design modules

Plus included AutoCAD training

Online& offline

Choose your learning mode

AutoCADElectrical layouts and details

Microsoft ExcelCalculations and schedules

DIALux evoIntroduction to lighting design

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Understand the calculations behind every drawing

Build an electrical design foundation across eight modules, with AutoCAD training included. The pathway connects system requirements to calculations, layouts and documentation.

Loads and sizing

Work out what the building needs

Develop the fundamentals needed to read project inputs and prepare electrical design calculations.

  • Electrical systems, units, symbols and NEC/IEC introductions
  • Connected and demand loads, diversity and panel estimation
  • Cable sizing, voltage drop and containment sizing
  • Fault-level and power-factor-correction topics

What you’ll practiseCalculation sheets, load schedules and supporting design data.

Lighting and routes

Plan lighting and the routes that serve it

Connect lighting requirements with fixture choices, circuit layouts and cable routes.

  • Indoor, landscape, emergency lighting and exit signage
  • Lux-level requirements and lighting load estimation
  • Introductory DIALux evo practice
  • Wiring, conduits, cable trays, trunking and circuit diagrams

What you’ll practiseLighting layouts, cable routes and electrical drawing details.

Power and protection

Understand distribution and protection systems

Learn how power is distributed and how the main protection and backup components relate to the design.

  • Distribution boards, LT panels and protective devices
  • ATS/AMF systems and introductory UPS topics
  • Transformer and generator selection basics
  • Earthing and lightning-protection fundamentals

What you’ll practiseDistribution documentation, panel schedules and single-line diagrams.

ELV and drawings

Bring systems into clear project documents

Explore extra-low-voltage systems and organise electrical information into coordinated drawings.

  • Fire alarm, data, CCTV, access control and other ELV systems
  • Building-management and integration concepts
  • AutoCAD setup, layers, dimensions, blocks and layouts
  • Power/lighting layouts, schedules and drawing coordination

What you’ll practiseAn organised electrical drawing set with schedules and documentation.

LEARN THROUGH PROJECTS

Develop a commercial-building design package

Use the project brief to connect loads, lighting, cable sizing and distribution documents. Review the work with your faculty before selecting portfolio outputs.

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INCLUDED · COMMERCIAL-BUILDING PRACTICE

Electrical design project

Work through the design calculations and drawings required by the faculty-defined project brief.

  • Load, lighting, cable-sizing and voltage-drop calculations
  • Electrical layouts, panel schedules and single-line diagrams
  • Organised drawings and project documentation

Practical assignments include load and lux-level calculations. Approved training work can support your portfolio; it is not a professionally approved construction design.

A WORKFLOW YOU CAN REPEAT

See how a design decision becomes a documented output

Work through the same sequence used throughout your assignments, from understanding the inputs to preparing a clear submission.

  1. 01

    Read

    Understand building drawings and electrical requirements.

  2. 02

    Calculate

    Prepare loads, lighting levels, sizing and checks.

  3. 03

    Draw

    Show the design through layouts, schedules and diagrams.

  4. 04

    Review

    Check the work, make corrections and organise the package.

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Standards and project context

The course introduces NEC, IEC and local authority requirements. Standards, editions and authority requirements depend on the project location. DIALux is an introductory component of the course.

BEYOND SOFTWARE COMMANDS

Use your project work to prepare for interviews

Practise explaining your calculations and drawings, with career preparation included in the main Design course.

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Live interview preparation

Build confidence discussing electrical building-services concepts and your project work.

02 /

Portfolio development

Present reviewed calculations, layouts, schedules and single-line diagrams.

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Faculty guidance

Learn through practical assignments with industry-experienced trainers and small batches.

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Placement assistance

Get support as you prepare and apply for relevant opportunities.

Potential directions include Electrical Design Engineer, Electrical CAD Engineer and Lighting Design Engineer. Eligibility depends on qualifications, skills and employer requirements; placement assistance is not a job guarantee.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

Start your electrical design pathway

For electrical engineering students, graduates, diploma holders, freshers and working professionals developing building-services design skills.

  • No prior Electrical Design experience is required
  • Basic electrical engineering or diploma concepts are beneficial
  • Revit and Navisworks are available through optional BIM training
YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Two months of guided design learning

Choose online or offline classes. The course includes 80–100 hours with project practice. Classroom timing is 5 days/week, 2 hours/day; confirm the online batch timing with admissions.

Talk through your goals

SHAPE YOUR NEXT STEP

Choose the skills
that support your goal

These optional pathways are separate from the main course. Ask an advisor which additions suit your background and career plans.

Electrical BIM+

Add Revit Electrical and Navisworks modelling, documentation and coordination, with two LOD 300 electrical projects.

Mechanical Design+

Learn HVAC, plumbing and fire design, calculations and equipment selection through a separate course.

Complete Mechanical BIM+

Add HVAC LOD 300, plumbing LOD 300 and fire LOD 200 projects, with Navisworks coordination.

Cloud collaboration+

Choose a separate 3-hour session in BIM 360 / Autodesk Forma Data Management (formerly Autodesk Docs). Cloud basics are already included if you also take a BIM course.

Advanced Mechanical BIM projects+

HVAC and plumbing LOD 350 upgrades require the matching LOD 300 modelling foundation. Fire remains LOD 200; fabrication and LOD 400 are not included.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

A little clarity
goes a long way

Questions about your next step? Our team can help you choose the right starting point.

Is AutoCAD included in the main course?+

Yes. The package includes AutoCAD, Electrical Design, Excel and introductory DIALux practice, plus commercial-building project work.

Is DIALux taught as an advanced standalone course?+

The syllabus includes an introduction to DIALux evo for lighting calculations and visualisation. It is not presented as an advanced standalone DIALux qualification.

Will I learn Revit Electrical?+

Revit authoring and Navisworks coordination belong to the optional Electrical BIM pathway. The main course focuses on engineering design, calculations and AutoCAD outputs.

Can beginners join?+

No prior Electrical Design experience is required. Basic electrical engineering knowledge helps you follow the concepts and assignments.

Does completion give design-approval authority?+

The course develops practical skills and training outputs. Professional licensing and design-approval authority depend on the applicable qualification and regulatory requirements.

YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE

See Electrical Design in a free demo class

Discuss your background, preferred mode and next batch with our course advisor. Choose additional training only when it supports your goal.

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