AI Tutor for Electricians: Your Personal Study Assistant

The AI Tutor is one of eight specialist Elec-AI agents in the Elec-Mate platform. It is designed to be a personal study assistant for electricians at every stage of their career — from apprentices preparing for their first City & Guilds exam to experienced electricians brushing up on the latest regulation changes.

The tutor covers the full scope of BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 (the 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations including Amendment 4), the IET On-Site Guide, all eight IET Guidance Notes, and the syllabuses for C&G 2382, C&G 2391, C&G 2365, C&G 2357, the AM2 practical assessment, and the Level 3 electrical apprenticeship EPA.

You can ask any question in plain English and get a clear, accurate answer. "What is the minimum insulation resistance for a 230V circuit?" "When do I need Type B RCD protection instead of Type A?" "Explain the difference between basic protection and fault protection." The AI answers each question with the relevant regulation reference, a plain-English explanation, and practical examples that make the concept concrete.

The AI Tutor is not a pre-written course with fixed content — it is a conversational learning tool that responds to your specific questions and adapts its explanations to your level of understanding. If you are an apprentice who needs concepts explained from first principles, the tutor starts there. If you are an experienced electrician who just needs a quick regulation lookup, it provides concise, direct answers. You control the conversation.

BS 7671 is written in formal, precise language that can be difficult to interpret, especially when multiple regulations interact. The AI Tutor translates this formal language into clear, practical guidance without losing accuracy.

For example, if you ask about Regulation 411.3.2 (additional protection), the AI will:

This approach works for any regulation in BS 7671 — from the fundamental principles in Part 1 through to the specific requirements of Part 7 for special installations and locations. The AI also covers the Appendices, including the cable sizing tables in Appendix 4 and the voltage drop calculations in Appendix 4, Section 6.4.

The AI Tutor generates unlimited practice questions matched to the format and difficulty level of real City & Guilds examinations. This is one of its most popular features — electricians preparing for exams use it to test their knowledge on specific topics and identify gaps in their understanding.

For the C&G 2382 (18th Edition) exam, the AI produces multiple-choice questions that require precise knowledge of regulation numbers, maximum values, and specific requirements. These mirror the style of the actual exam, where you need to know exact figures (such as maximum earth fault loop impedance values from Tables 41.2-41.6) and apply regulations to specific scenarios.

For the C&G 2391 (Inspection and Testing) exam, the AI generates scenario-based questions about EICR completion, test procedures, instrument selection, result interpretation, and fault-finding. It also covers the written report element of the 2391, where candidates must describe their findings and recommendations clearly.

For the AM2 practical assessment, the AI provides detailed guidance on each task, the marking criteria, time management strategies, and common reasons for failure. While it cannot replace hands-on practice, it ensures you understand the requirements thoroughly before the assessment day.

In the app

Start revising for your next exam

Open the AI Tutor, tell it which exam you are preparing for, and start generating practice questions. Track your progress and focus on weak areas.

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Some electrical concepts are inherently complex — they involve multiple interacting variables and require understanding of the underlying physics as well as the regulatory requirements. The AI Tutor breaks these down into manageable steps.

The AI adapts its explanations to your level. If you ask for a simpler explanation, it strips back the technical detail and focuses on the practical application. If you ask for more depth, it goes into the underlying physics and mathematics. This makes it equally useful for a Level 2 apprentice and an experienced electrician studying for a specialist qualification.

One of the most practical uses of the AI Tutor is on-site learning. Electricians spend a significant amount of their working day waiting — waiting for inspections, waiting for other trades to finish, waiting for materials, or simply taking a break between tasks. These short windows are ideal for quick study sessions.

The AI Tutor works offline, so you can use it on sites with no signal — basements, plant rooms, new-build sites with no Wi-Fi, and rural locations. When connectivity returns, your progress syncs automatically.

Common on-site study patterns include: looking up a regulation you have just encountered during your work (turning a real-world observation into a learning moment), working through 5-10 practice questions during a lunch break, and reviewing a specific topic before a supervision meeting or college session. The app saves your study history, bookmarks, and progress, so you can pick up exactly where you left off.

For apprentices, this "study while you earn" approach is particularly effective. It connects classroom learning to real-world application — when you encounter a regulation on site, you understand it more deeply than if you had only read it in a textbook. Many electrical apprentices using Elec-Mate report that the AI Tutor helped them understand regulations they had struggled with in college, because the AI explains them in the context of actual installation work.

In the app

Turn every quiet moment into a study session

The AI Tutor works offline on site. Ask a regulation question, generate practice questions…

Try it free for 7 days