Electrician Training

Electrician Training

So you're looking for an Electrician Training program? First let�s review what electrician training typically involves. It's two-fold, because it involves both educational training and practical hands-on training.

The educational training involves the ability to understand basic Electrical Theory , knowing electrical definitions, reading electrical blueprints, understanding the mathematics to perform simple electrical calculations (calculating loads or using Ohms law to find, voltage, amperage, power, etc), basic wiring methods, bending conduit, determining wire & breaker sizes, familiarity with the National Electrical Codes, understand the basics of motors / controls, transformers, generators, lighting calculations / installations and many other things.

An electrician's practical hands-on training is usually a long term process, and is not something that�s completed over a period of few months, but typically last up to 3-5 years (apprenticeship) or until you have enough skills and completed the necessary requirements to be classified as a Journeyman electrician.

Depending on the type of electrician you want to become, a formal training program may or may not be required. Sometimes your training will be done on the job with a contractor, and other times it will require formal enrollment into an electrician's training program, perhaps through a union apprenticeship program.

Obviously, much of this type of learning is hands-on, and will therefore require you to physically be there. Check out this next video about an Electrical Training Center in Illinois. It's pretty informative about what requirements are necessary to attend, what they teach you, and what you should expect once you've graduated.

This information is very indicative to what's being taught in other training centers in other States too. So regardless of where you attend, this is pretty much what you should expect.

Video about an Electrical Training Center.

By now, it should be becoming clear that you're not going to become a journeyman or master electrician, solely through distance learning (online courses) or by watching instructional videos over the internet, such as: How to Repair a Fluorescent Light, Repairing an Outdoor Light, What is a GFCI Outlet.

Video on Electrical Switches.

Video on How to Install a Single Pole Light Switch.

Video on How to Install a 3 Way Light Switch.

Video on Electrical Code Inspection Wiring & Devices.

So if you need to enroll into a formal electrician's training program, it will have to be within a normal commuting range from your house or work.

Remember, it's a long term commitment so make sure that it's not only a convenient location, but also a reputable School.

For online electrical educational you can check out schools such as the Penn Foster Career School .

Some training centers also have work training program agreements with local contractors, so they may even be able to help find you a job in the trade.

It's always an ideal situation when you can train in a new profession or trade, and get paid at the same time, and very often in this field, training and employment go hand in hand.

In other words, your employer may pay and sponsor your schooling and / or your school may find you employment.

Nice video on AFCI breakers, and when, why, and how they are used.

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