Construction Electrician Apprentice Curriculum

First Year:

• CPR & First Aid
• Hand Tools
• Assessment Inventories
• General Information - Electrical Installations, introduction to electricity, whole numbers, fractions
• Electrical Symbols + Outlets
• Circuit Theory
• Decimal Fractions
• Lighting + Appliance Circuits
• Static Electricity
• Percents, Averages
• Conductor Sizes + Types, Wiring
• Basic Circuits
• Powers + Roots
• Switch Control, Receptacle Bonding, etc.
• Magnetism
• Measures
• Ground Fault Protection
• Resistors
• Ratio + Proportion
• Lighting Fixtures
• Ohms Law - Series Circuits
• Formulas
• Bedroom Lighting
• Parallel Circuits
• Lighting Branch Circuits
• Using Fractions in Current Dividers

Second Year:

• Measuring Instruments
• DC Generators
• DC Motors
• 3 Phase Alternators
• 3 Phase Motors
• Single Phase Motors
• Sizing and Protecting Motors and Motor Circuit Conductors
• Troubleshooting Motor Windings and Components
• Control Circuits Conductors, Components and Connection; Compressor Motors

Third Year:

• First Aid/CPR Review
• Motor & 3 Phase System Review
• Transformer Review
• Part 1 - Drawings - The Language of the Industry
• Part 2 - Reading prints for trade information
• Part 3 - Multi-Family Construction
• Part 4 - Commercial Construction
• Introduction to Grounding
• Grounding Conductors
• Grounding Equipment
• Fault Currents
• Introduction to Motor Controls

Fourth Year:

• Orientation and Safety
• Community First Aid & Safety
• Solid State Electronic Control Devices
• Electromechanical and Solid State Relays
• Advanced Controls
• Photoelectric and Proximity Controls
• Programmable Controllers
• AC Reduced Voltage Starters
• Accelerating and Decelerating Methods
• Preventative Maintenance and Troubleshooting
• Leadership
• Introduction to Fire Protection Signaling Systems and Devices
• Installation, Start-up, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting of Fire Alarm Systems