Electrical Apprenticeship Program

	Apprenticeship: What is it?
	What does Apprenticeship offer?
	How will an Apprenticeship Program help Employers?
	Electrical Apprenticeship Requirements
	Electrical Apprenticeship Curriculum

Apprenticeship: What does it offer?
Workers who complete apprenticeship training programs can expect to hold good jobs at good pay! Their skills are a source of personal satisfaction as well as employment security. Statistics show that apprentices earn higher wages, have more stable work records, and are promoted sooner and more often than workers who have not been trained through apprenticeship training programs.

How will an Apprenticeship Program help Employers?
If employers need trained workers now and in the future, they can benefit from an apprenticeship program. It is proven that apprentices are more motivated, are learning their jobs faster, are more loyal to an employer who helped provide their training, and are more likely to become supervisors than workers trained in other ways. The beginning wages for an apprentice is approximately 40 to 50 percent of those earned by skilled workers. Wages are paid in proportion to the skills and abilities of the apprentice. The apprentice begins earning approximately half the wages of workers fully trained in the occupation.

Electrical Apprenticeship Requirements:

	Must be employed and work under an engineer or licensed electrician
	Complete requirements for training and work experience for the amount of time designated by the state for each license
	Complete registration requirements with BRTC

Curriculum: Year 1

	Electrical & General Safety
	Hand Bending
	Fasteners & Anchors
	Electrical Theory I
	Electrical Theory Ii
	Electrical Test Equipment
	Introduction to the National Electrical Code
	Raceways, Boxes, & Fittings
	Conductors
	Introduction to Electrical Blueprints
	Wiring: Commercial and Industrial
	Wiring: Residential

Curriculum: Year 2

	Alternating Current
	Motors: Theory and Application
	Grounding
	Conduit Bending
	Boxes and Fittings
	Conductor Installations
	Cable Tray
	Conductor Terminations and Splices
	Installation of Electric Services
	Circuit Breakers and Fuses
	Contactors and Relays
	Electric Lighting

Curriculum: Year 3

	Load Calculators - Branch and Feeder Circuits
	Conductor Selection and Calculations
	Overcurrent Protection
	Raceway, Box, and Fitting Fill Requirements
	Wiring Devices
	Distribution Equipment
	Distribution System Transformers
	Lamps, Ballasts, and Components
	Motor Calculations
	Motor Maintenance, Part I
	Motor Controls
	Hazardous Locations

Curriculum: Year 4

	Load Calculations - Feeders and Services
	Practical Applications of Lighting
	Standby and Emergency Systems
	Basic Electronic Theory
	Fire Alarm Systems
	Speciality Transformers
	Advanced Motor Controls
	HVAC Controls
	Heat Tracing and Freeze Protection
	Motor Maintenance, Part 2
	High Voltage Terminations/Splices

Contact Information:

For more information on the Apprenticeship Programs please contact Valerie Dwyer, the Apprenticeship Coordinator at the following address:

Valerie Dwyer
P.O. Box 1565
1 Black River Drive
Paragould, AR 72451
870/239-0969, ext 109
valeried@blackrivertech.edu