5 Year Apprenticeship Program

Year I

• Essential Safety Orientation (Three Rivers Manufacturing Association Training, OSHA 4 Hr)
• Electrical Materials (Recognition and Jargon)
• Hand Tools and Uses
• Portable Power Tools
• Mobile Power Tools/Equipment
• Aerial Lift Certification
• Fastener Selection, Use, and Application
• Basic Rigging
• Electrical Safety Policy (NFPA 70E) – Shock and Arc Flash Protection
• Basic Safety (OSHA Familiarization/MKD Values and Goals)
• CPR and First Aid Certification (3 Year Certification)
• Mathematics for Electrical Trades
• Electrical Construction Materials
• Conduit Bending
• Raceway Components and Basic Raceway Construction and
• Fill Requirements
• Introduction to Conductors – Conductor Characteristics, Identification, and Installing
• Conductors in Raceway Systems
• Box Fill Calculations

Year II

• Electrical Theory I – DC
• Electrical Test Equipment I
• Electrical Theory II – AC
• Transformers – Single and Three Phase
• Test Equipment II
• Three Phase Power Systems

Year III

• Three Phase Motors
• Test Equipment III
• Motor Controls
• Basic PLC Operation
• Industrial Blueprint Reading

Year IV

• Variable Frequency Drive Principles of Operation, Installation, Commissioning, and Basic Troubleshooting
• Single Phase Motors
• Single Phase Motor Control
• Circuit Protection
• Grounding – NEC Article 250
• Commercial Blueprint Reading and Wiring
• Commercial and Industrial Lighting
• Electrical Services
• Branch and Feeder Circuits

Year V

• Generators
• Distribution Equipment
• Hazardous Locations
• Standby and Emergency Systems
• Fire Alarm Systems
• Heat Trace and Freeze Protection
• Medium Voltage Splices
• High Voltage Test Equipment
• Instrumentation and Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
• Mechanical Instrumentation
• I/P devices
• Discrete Valves
• Analog Valves
• Pressure Fundamentals
• Temperature Fundamentals
• Level Fundamentals
• Pneumatic Fundamentals
• Flow Fundamentals
• Quality Assurance and Control
• Residential Wiring