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INDUSTRIAL ARTS
Electrical Installation and
Maintenance (NCII)
Quarter 2- Module 1
Preparing Electrical Materials
TVE – Grade 8
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Preparing Electrical Materials

First Edition, 2020

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS
Electrical Installation and
Maintenance (NCII)
Quarter 2- Module 1

Preparing Electrical Materials

Introductory Message
For the learner:
Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) 8 Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Preparing Electrical Materials and Tools.
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities
for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be
enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active
learner. Furthermore, the problem and home-based project will help for the
development of your skills and appreciate the significance of this course in your
personal development.
This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:
What I Need to This will give you an idea of the skills or
Know
competencies you are expected to learn
in the module.
What I Know This part includes an activity that aims
to check what you already know about
the lesson to take. If you get all the
answers correct (100%), you may decide
to skip this module and go to What I
can Do and Additional Activities
Sections
What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you
link the current lesson with the previous
one.
What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be
introduced to you in various ways such
as a story, a song, a poem, a problem
opener, an activity or a situation.
What is It This section provides a brief discussion
of the lesson. This aims to help you
discover and understand new concepts
and skills.
What’s More This comprises activities for independent
practice to solidify your understanding
and skills of the topic. You may check
the answers to the exercises using the
Answer Key at the end of the module.
What I Have This includes questions or blank
Learned
sentence/paragraph to be filled in to

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process what you learned from the

lesson.
What I Can Do This section provides an activity which
will help you transfer your new
knowledge or skill into real life
situations or concerns. This will allow
you to work with a home-based project
as application of the learned concepts
and develop the 21st century skills. This
project will serve as concrete evidence of
learning the concepts emphasize in this
module.
Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate
your level of mastery in achieving the
learning competency.
Additional In this portion, another activity will be
Activities given to you to enrich your knowledge or
skill of the lesson learned. You will have
an opportunity to solve a problem
requiring you to do research and gather
information to support your solution.
Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in
the module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in
developing this module.
The following are some reminders in using this module:
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you
are not alone.

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We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

What I [Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master the Preparing Electrical Materials and Tools. The scope of this module
permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language used
allows you to understand the concepts within your vocabulary level. The lessons
are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in
which you read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook or
learning resources you are now using.

The module is composed of one lesson:

 Lesson 1 – Recognize Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies and Skills
(PeCS) needed in Electrical Installation and Maintenance

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Identify areas for improvement, development and growth of your PECs

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What I Know

As part of your initial activity, you will be challenged to dig deeper on your
knowledge and previous experiences on the topic. Try to diagnose or assess
what you already know by answering this test.
Matching Type
Directions: Read the statement carefully and identify what is being described or
defined. Choose your answer from the words inside the box. Write your answer
on separate ¼ sheet of paper.

______________1. This is used for griping, holding, cutting electrical wires and
cables and even small nails. Usually used by linemen in doing
heavy tasks.

______________2. Used for cutting and holding fine wires. This can reach tight
space or small opening where other pliers cannot reach and
also used in making terminal loops of copper wires.

______________3. This has a cross tip resembling a positive (+) sign. It is used to
drive screws with cross slot heads.
______________4. This is tools used in driving or pounding and pulling out
nails.

______________5. A tool used for removing insulation of medium sized wires

ranging from gauge #10 to gauge #16.

______________6. A small drilling machine with a chuck capacity of ¼‖ to 3/8‖. It

is used in making holes on metal sheets and concrete walls.

______________7. Comes in either Standard or Philips screw driver with short

shank or blade and shorted handle used to turn screws in tight
space where standard screw driver cannot be used.
______________8. Used by linemen to remove insulation of wire and cables in low
and high voltage transmission lines.

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______________9. Is a device inserted to a convenience outlet to conduct

electric current. A flat cord is attached to it on one end and
the other end is connected to a current consuming
instrument or appliance.

______________10. This is a circuit protective device that automatically blows and

cut the current when an over load or short circuit happens.

Lesson Recognize Personal Entrepreneurial

Competencies and Skills (PeCS)
1 needed in Electrical Installation
and Maintenance
In this lesson, you will learn more about entrepreneurship and the
entrepreneurial competencies related to Electrical Installation and Maintenance.
This lesson will also stimulate your mind to think about entrepreneurship and
its role in the business community in particular and the economic, and social
development in general.

What’s In

Entrepreneurs are people with skills and capabilities to see and evaluate
business opportunities. They are individuals that can strategically identify
products or services needed by the community. Consequently, they deliver these
products and services at the right time and at the right place.
Entrepreneurs are agents of economic change. They organize, manage and
assume risks of a business. Some of the good qualities of an entrepreneur are
opportunity seekers, risk takers, goal setters, excellent planners, and confident
problem solvers, hardworking, persistent and committed workers.
Entrepreneurship, on the other hand, is not just a simple business activity. It is
a strategic process of innovation and creation of new ventures. Basically,
entrepreneurship is both an art and science of converting business ideas into
marketable products or services to improve the quality of living.

What’s New

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The entrepreneurial competencies refer to the important characteristics that an

individual should possess in order to perform entrepreneurial functions
effectively. In this module, you will learn some of the most important
characteristics, attributes, lifestyle, skills and traits of a successful entrepreneur
in order to be successful in a chosen career.

What is It

Below are few important characteristics / traits / attributes of a good

entrepreneur:

• Hardworking: This means habitually working diligently for a long period of

time. Hardworking people keep on improving their performance to produce good
products and results, or provide good services.

• Confident: Entrepreneurs have confidence in one’s ability and own judgment.

They exhibit self-confidence in order to cope with all the risks of operating their
own business.

• Disciplined: Successful entrepreneurs always stick to the plan and fight the
temptation to do what is unimportant.

• Committed: A good entrepreneur accepts full responsibility of everything in

his/her business. He/she gives full commitment and solid dedication to make
the business successful.

• Ability to Accept Change: Change occurs frequently. When one owns a

business, he/she should cope-up and thrive on changes. He/she has to
capitalize on positive changes to make his/her business grow.

• Creative: An entrepreneur should be creative and innovative to stay in the

business and have an edge over the other competitors.

• Initiative: An entrepreneur takes the initiative. You must put yourself in a

position where you are responsible for the failure or success of your business.

• Profit-Oriented: An entrepreneur enters into the world of business to generate

profit or additional income. This shall become the bread and butter for you and
for your family as well. Therefore, you must see to it that the business can
generate income.

Here are the important skills of a successful entrepreneur:

• Excellent Planner: Planning is strategic thinking and setting of goals to

achieve objectives by carefully maximizing all the available resources. A good
entrepreneur develops and applies step-by-step plans to realize the goals. A good

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entrepreneur knows that planning is an effective skill only when combined with
action.

• Possesses People Skills: It is an important skill in order to be successful in

any kind of business. People skill refers to the effective and efficient
communication and relation to people working in and out of your business. In
the day-to-day business transactions, you need to deal with people. A well-
developed people skill can spell out the difference between success and failure of
the business.

• Sound Decision Maker: Successful entrepreneurs have the ability to think

quickly by making wise decision towards pre-determined set objectives. Sound
decision should spring out from given facts and information and should be
towards the pre-determined objectives.

What’s More

Using the PECS checklist, assess your strengths and weaknesses by indicating a
check (√) mark accordingly. Write your answers on separate sheet of paper.

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What I Have Learned

Answer these questions. Write your answers in a separate sheet

of paper.
1. What are the desirable personal characteristics, attributes, skills
and traits of a prospective entrepreneur? Why are they important to
them? Support your argument.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________.
2. What is the significance of evaluating PECs of a successful
entrepreneur?
____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________.

What I Can Do

Based on your reflection on PECS checklist, create a poster about

your personal entrepreneurial competencies. Put it on a 1/8 piece of
illustration board.

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Assessment

Matching Type
Match the entrepreneurial competencies in column A with their
meaning in column B. Write the letter of your answer on the space
provided before each number.

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Answer Key

Assessment What I Can Do What I Know

Matching type Based on your reflection Matching Type
1. E on PECS checklist, create 1. Fuse Combination
2. K a poster about your Pliers
personal entrepreneurial 2. Long Nose Pliers
3. H
competencies. Put it on a
4. A 3. Philips Screw Driver
1/8 piece of illustration
5. J 4. Hammer
board.
6. B 5. Wire Stripper
7. C 6. Portable Electric Drill
8. I 7. Stubby Screw Driver
9. D 8. Electricians Knife
10.F 9. Male Plug
10. Circuit Breaker

What I Have Learned What’s More

1. Using the PECS
checklist, assess your
strengths and
weaknesses by
indicating a check (√)
mark accordingly.

2.

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References
Technology & Livelihood Education– Grade 8 Learner’s Material First Edition,
2014
Electrical Installation and Maintenance)

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