Curriculum

Electrician Apprenticeship Training Curriculum

Designed to meet both your organization's unique training needs and state licensure requirements, our configurable curriculum provides your workers with the foundational knowledge they need to succeed on the job. Your learners will cover essential topics including workplace safety, common electrical practices, and more.

Electrician - Residential & Light Commercial

Apprenticeship

Full Program Overview

Est. Base Curriculum Duration: 756 hours

Base Curriculum

Lessons in this section include:
- Trades Safety: Getting Started
- Working Safely with Electricity
- Getting Started as an Electrician
- Electricians' Tools
- Basic Industrial Math
- Addition and Subtraction
- Multiplication and Division
- Fractions, Percents, Proportions, and Angles
- Metric System
- Formulas
- Introduction to Algebra
- Practical Measurements
- Linear and Distance Measurement
- Bulk Measurement
- Temperature Measurement
- Energy, Force, and Power
- Fluid Measurement
- Career Readiness Orientation — Starting Your Program
- Personal Skills — Integrity
- Personal Skills — Professionalism and Adaptability
- People Skills — Respect
- People Skills — Communication Skills
- People Skills — Teamwork
- Workplace Skills — Planning and Organization
- Workplace Skills — Decision Making and Problem Solving
- Workplace Skills — Customer Focus
- Workplace Skills — Working with Tools and Technology
- Problem Solving and Troubleshooting
- Common Hand Tools, Part 1
- Common Hand Tools, Part 2
- Electric Drilling and Grinding Tools
Lessons in this section include:
- Electrical Equipment, Part 1
- Electrical Equipment, Part 2
- Conductors
- Working With Conduit
- Wiring Electrical Components, Part 1
- Wiring Electrical Components, Part 2
- Working with Multimeters
- DC Principles
- Nature of Electricity
- Circuit Analysis and Ohm’s Law
- Capacitors and Inductors
- Magnetism and Electromagnetism
- Conductors, Insulators, and Batteries
- DC Motors and Generator Theory
- AC Principles
- Alternating Current
- Alternating Current Circuits
- Inductors in AC Circuits
- Capacitors in AC Circuits
- Transformers
- Alternators
- Electrical Energy Distribution
- Rectification and Basic Electronic Devices
Lessons in this section include:
- Introduction to Print Reading
- Print Reading Symbols and Abbreviations
- Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- Print Reading Applications
- Building Drawings
- Electrical Drawings and Circuits
- Reading Electrical Schematic Diagrams
- Electrical Blueprint Reading
- Basic Test Equipment
- Troubleshooting with Volt-Ohm-Milliamp Meters (VOMs)
- Advanced Electrical Safety
Lessons in this section include:
- Electrical Equipment
- Conductors and Insulators in Industry
- Working with Conduit
- Electrical Boxes
- Industrial Enclosures and Raceways
- Connecting Electrical Equipment, Part 1
- Connecting Electrical Equipment, Part 2
- Industrial Fuses
- Industrial Circuit Breakers
- Plugs, Receptacles, and Lampholders
- Industrial Switches
- Industrial Relay Ladder Logic
- Industrial Relays, Contractors, and Solenoids
- Electrical Lamps, Part 1
- Electrical Lamps, Part 2
- Lighting Control
- Interior and Exterior Lighting Practices
- Electrical Heating
- Controls for Air Conditioning
- Wiring Electrical Circuits
- Transformers
- Local Distribution of Electrical Power
- Underground Power Systems
- Troubleshooting Electrical Systems
- National Electric Code (NEC Code and Textbook Course)
Lessons in this section include:
- Industrial DC Motors
- Industrial AC Motors
- Controlling Industrial Motors
- Motor Control Fundamentals (for Programmable Logic Controllers)
- Industrial Motor Control (for Programmable Logic Controllers), Part 1
- Industrial Motor Control (for Programmable Logic Controllers), Part 2
Lessons in this section include:
- Electrical Wiring Practices
- Data, Voice, and Video Cabling
- Electrical Grounding
- Electrical Estimating
- The Business of Electrical Contracting