Apprenticeship Electrician Course Curriculum

Year 1

• Basic Electrical Theory
  • Introduction, Craftsman Standards, Careers in the Industries
  • AECCI Policies
  • Safety
  • Electron Theory and Ohms Law
  • Series Circuits
  • Series and Parallel Circuits
  • Electrical Energy and Power
  • Batteries
  • Electrical Conductors and Wire Sizes (Insulation, Ampacity)
  • Voltage Drop Across Conductors
  • Magnets and Magnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetism
  • Generation of Electromotive Force
  • Direct Current Motor Principles
• Basic of Alternating Current
  • Alternating Current Principles
  • Inductance and Inductive Reactance
  • Capacitance and Capacitive Reactance
  • Series Circuit: Resistance and Inductance
  • Series Circuit: Capacitance
  • AC Parallel Circuits Containing Inductance
  • AC Parallel Circuits Containing Inductance and Capacitance
  • AC Power, Power Factor and Power Factor correction
  • Basic Principles of Transformers
  • Single Phase Transformers
  • The Single Phase, Three Wire Secondary System
  • Single Phase, Transformers Connected in Delta
  • Single Phase Transformers Connected in Wye
  • Wye and Delta Connections of Single Phase Transformers
  • Instrument Transformers, Polarity Tests, Shunts
  • National Electrical code Requirements for Transformer Installations
  • Material Identification
  • Conduit Bending and Basic Skills
  • Least Costly Ways to Get the Job Done Right
  • Material Costs and How They Relate to Specifications
  • Proper Support Methods
  • Introduction to Control Circuits
  • Specification Data Application and Use

Year 2

• Construction Documents
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Specification Interpretation
  • General Condition
  • Clean-up Responsibility
  • Temporary Power Responsibility
  • Mechanical Contractors Responsibility
  • Raceways for Thermostats and Interlocks
  • Responsibilities for Ceiling Supports for Lights
  • Supplier of Fans and Responsibility of Wiring
• Rotating Machines
  • Operating Principles of DC Generators
  • Introduction to Polyphase Circuits
  • Three Phase Wye Connections
  • Three Phase Delta Connections
  • Physical and Electrical Characteristics of Three Phase Alternators
  • Engine Driven Generating Sets
  • Parallel Operation of Three Phase Alternators
  • Wiring for Alternators
  • Three Phase Squirrel Cage Induction Motor
  • Starting Three Phase Squirrel Cage Induction Motor
  • Three Phase Wound Rotor Induction Motor
  • Manual Speed Controllers for Wound Rotor Induction Motors
  • The Synchronous Motor
  • Controllers for Three Phase Motors
  • Three Phase Motor Installations
  • Motor Maintenance
  • Single Phase Induction Motors
  • Repulsion Motors
  • Alternating Current Series Motors
• Motor Controls
  • General Principles of Electric Motors
  • Fractional Horsepower Manual Motor Starters
  • Magnetic Line voltage Starters
  • Pushbutton Controls
  • Relays and Contactors
  • Timing Relays
  • Pressure Switches and Regulators
  • Float Switches
  • Flow Switches
  • Limit Switches
  • Phase Failure Relays
  • Solenoid Valves
  • Temperature Switches
  • Circuit Layout, Connections and Symbols
  • Interpretation and Application of Simple and Elementary Diagrams
  • Two Wire Control
  • Three Wire and Separate Controls
  • Hand-Off-Automatic Controls
  • Multiple Pushbutton Control
  • Sequence Control
  • Time Delay, Low voltage Release Relay
  • AC Reduced Voltage Starters
  • Primary Resistor Type Starters
  • Autotransformer Starters
  • Part Winding Motor Starters
  • Automatic Starters for Star Delta Motors
  • Manual Speed Control
  • Pushbutton Speed Selection
  • Automatic Acceleration
  • Automatic Speed Control