Residential Electrician

Electrician 1: Fundamentals

This competency-based course is the first in a sequence of five designed for electrical technician and electrician trainees. It provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in workplace safety, trade mathematics, fundamental electrical concepts, storage batteries in direct current (DC) circuits, Ohm’s Law, alternating current (AC), and resource management.  

Electrician 2: Wiring and Codes

This competency-based course is the second in a sequence of five designed for electrical technician and electrician trainees. It provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in electrical wiring and codes. It focuses on safety, permit requirements and code compliance, wiring design and protection, wiring materials and methods, equipment for general use, special occupancies, special equipment, special conditions, communication systems sanctioned by the National Electrical Code (NEC), and the interpretation of data found in the NEC tables. It also covers a review of the practical aspects of resource management when wiring.   Enrollment requires successful completion of Electrician 1: Fundamentals.

Electrician 3: Wiring Techniques

This competency-based course is the third in a sequence of five designed for electrical technician and electrician trainees. It provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in wiring. It focuses on the selection and utilization of electrical instrumentation, proper interpretation of wire color connections, proper wiring techniques, and the types, features, and functions of blueprint drawings and prints. It also includes workplace safety. Enrollment requires successful completion of Electrician 2: Wiring and Codes.

Electrician 4: Industrial

This competency-based course is the fourth in a sequence of five designed for electrical technician and electrician trainees. It provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in workplace safety, code-approved wiring techniques, AC theory, and resource management. It focuses on AC and DC motors and generators, single-phase motors, three-phase power systems and machines, testing procedures on live circuits, motor control, troubleshooting and maintenance techniques. Enrollment requires successful completion of Electrician 3: Wiring Techniques.

Electric Motor Controls

This competency-based course is the last in a sequence of five designed for electrical technician and electrician trainees. It provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in motor operation. It focuses on the features, functions, and control of magnetic full voltage starters. It also covers the basic operation of manual motor starters, the operation and application of motor overload devices and control pilot devices, the use and troubleshooting techniques for two wire, three-wire, and separate control circuits, and employability skills. The course also features a review of classroom and workplace safety procedures and resource management. Enrollment requires successful completion of Electrician 4: Industrial.