Low-voltage electrical clearances — NF C 18-510 and NF C 18-550 (B2VL)

📋 Target audience & Prerequisites

B0, BS, BE Switching: non-electrical staff (cleaning, maintenance and production staff, heating engineers, plumbers…). No electrical knowledge is required for B0; for BS and BE Switching, being able to carry out simple operations (replacing a fuse, resetting, like-for-like connection).

B1, B1V, B2, B2V, B2V Test, BC, BR, BE Measurement, BE Inspection, BE Testing: electrical staff with electrical skills (training or experience) relevant to the operations concerned.

B2VL: staff working on electric or hybrid vehicles, with knowledge of automotive electrics.

Refresher: holding a clearance for the symbols concerned.

Command of French sufficient to understand safety instructions. Medical fitness is the employer’s responsibility.

🚪 Access conditions

EMPLOYEE / COMPANY: registration by the employer, inter-company or in-company sessions (dedicated groups), at the school, on our technical platforms.

JOBSEEKER: after an interview and review of funding options.

Session calendar and lead time: please contact us. A preliminary assessment allows us to adapt the course and the symbols.

Face-to-face training, accessible to people with disabilities after a personalised review of the necessary adjustments.

Disability contact: Ms CHIPIER — +33 4 77 50 51 09

📚 Programme

Common core: basic electricity, effects of current on the human body, electrical risk analysis, voltage ranges and environment zones, clearance roles and levels (NF C 18-510), personal and collective protective equipment, what to do in the event of an electrical accident or fire.

Depending on the symbols: lockout and release, verification of absence of voltage, de-energised work and work in the vicinity, general and basic interventions, switching operations, measurements, inspections and tests, written documents (lockout certificate, work permit, end-of-work notice…). B2VL: architecture and hazards of electric and hybrid vehicles, making the vehicle safe and lockout, specific PPE.

Practical exercises on training installations and equipment for each symbol.

Clearances offered:

🔧 Teaching and technical resources

Courses held at the school, on the electrical technical platforms (LV cabinets and switchboards, measurement benches, measuring and voltage-testing devices, personal and collective protective equipment) and, for B2VL, on vehicles of the automotive workshop. A mix of theory, case studies and practical exercises. Course materials provided to trainees.

⏱️ Duration and cost

Reference: 1 day = 7 hours. The durations given in the programme are teaching guidelines: they are adapted to the operations concerned, the participants’ level and the combination of symbols.

Examples of combined courses:

H0 and H0V relate to high voltage; they are often combined with B0 for non-electrical staff.

Price on quotation, depending on group size and symbols — please contact us.

Possible funding: skills development plan, OPCO.

👷 For which jobs?

Electricians, electrical technicians, industrial or building maintenance technicians, heating and refrigeration engineers, cleaning and production staff, automotive mechanics and technicians (B2VL), site supervisors.

✅ Assessment methods

Theoretical assessment (questionnaire) and practical assessment (practical exercise) for each symbol, in accordance with NF C 18-510 (NF C 18-550 for B2VL).

A certificate of attendance and a post-training opinion are sent to the employer.

🏆 How the clearance is obtained

The electrical clearance is issued and signed by the employer, based on the trainer’s opinion. The trainer provides the training and assessments.

Refresher: recommended about every 3 years, to be adapted to the activity and risk exposure. A regular (e.g. annual) review of whether the clearance matches the tasks actually performed is recommended.

These courses do not lead to a qualification registered in the RNCP.

🔗 Links with other professional qualifications

Electrical clearances are also prepared within our diploma courses: Vocational Bac MELEC and MEE, BTS Electrical Engineering, BTS Systems Maintenance, Professional Titles (TMECC, TIFCC, TMI, TSMI…). B2VL complements the vehicle maintenance courses (CAP, Vocational Bac, BTS).

📊 Success indicators

Success rate = positive opinions / (trainees − drop-outs). Satisfaction is based on survey responses (respondents / trainees). The clearance is then issued by the employer.

📖 References

NF C 18-510 and amendments in force — NF C 18-550 (electrically powered vehicles and machinery) — INRS ED 6127, L’habilitation électrique.