Career Diploma in
Electrician Training

The purpose of this unit is to introduce you to learning styles and study techniques that will enhance your understanding of important course content.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to electrical and workplace safety, tools of the trade, electrical conductors and their characteristics, overcurrent protection and electrical grounding.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to basic electrical wiring systems, along with cable assemblies, enclosures, fittings, and installation techniques for each of these items.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to proper device and conductor termination, branch circuit planning, and residential electrical load calculations for branch circuits.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to the basic principles of electricity. You will learn about Ohm's law, which expresses the mathematical relationships between voltage, current and resistance in an electrical circuit. We’ll also have a review of basic math.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to the basic requirements for the electrical service entrance and to the reading of standard residential electrical prints.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to appliance wiring and special outlets, as well as the special requirements for mobile home wiring.

The purpose of this lesson is to teach you how to wire a home for telephone service and connect computers with a network and to update and extend existing wiring systems.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to commercial and industrial blueprints, specifications, wiring methods, boxes and conduit bodies.

The purpose of this lesson is to learn more about conductors and their properties, and to study overcurrent protection requirements that are associated with commercial and industrial electrical installations.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to the more complex requirements for branch circuits, panel feeders and subfeeders, electrical service entrances, and electrical distribution systems that are associated with commercial and industrial electrical installations.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to transformer applications in commercial and Industrial installations. You will also learn about special electrical and electronic sub-systems, including PLCs (programmable logic controllers), which are often incorporated in commercial and industrial settings.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to basic motor design and construction, motor operation, proper motor selection and motor controls.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to emergency and legally required standby electrical systems, NEC classifications of and wiring requirements for hazardous locations, and Code requirements for electrical equipment associated with swimming pools, spas, and fountains.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to the practices of electrical systems maintenance and troubleshooting. We then go on to learn how to effectively use the National Electrical Code. The lesson concludes with a brief overview of careers in the electrical construction industry.