- Maintenance Electricity -

The Program Areas

Unit Outlines

Applicant must be physically, mentally and educationally suited to perform the type of work designated for the course of training offered by the school, both in the classroom and the workshop.

 

An individual may enroll and start training with any regularly scheduled class session, s/he need not wait until some particular date. Courses are offered during the day on a full-time schedule and in the evenings on a part-time schedule. Upon enrollment, the student continues training year around, including the summer months until the required number of clock hours have been completed.

 

The full time monthly tuition rate is $1275.00 and is paid each month as the student proceeds with the course. Total tuition cost of the program is $21,670.00 and is based on the rate of $11.00 per clock hour. In addition, books cost $680.00 and tools $707.00 for the total program. If the student enrolls for the first two modules, the cost for tuition is $14,740.00, books are $560.00 and $707.00 for tools.

 

Maintenance Electricity (approximately 16 months)

Course Weeks - Clock Hours:

Maintenance Electricity Program (68 wks - 1970 cl hrs)

House Wiring (23 wks - 690 CL hrs )

Commercial/Industrial Wiring (22 wks - 650 CL hrs)

Electric Motor Repair (21 wks - 630 CL hrs)

Full-time training: 30 clock hours per week - Tuesday through Friday

 

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be awarded a Diploma.

Study of wire uses

Study of electrical supplies and fittings

Study of electrical wiring schematics

Safety practices in the electrical field Resuscitation

Study of Ohms Law

Study of laws of work, force and power

Study of electric wiring schematics

Study of the National Electric Code

Study of electric current

Study of EMF by induction

Study of the National Electric Code

Study and practice in cutting, splicing and connecting wires

1. Apply the National Code requirements in planning and installing commercial/industrial electrical systems,
2. Read and interpret wiring and installation schematics
3. Layout and install conduit, fittings, raceways and wire moldings,
4. Cut, strip and run large size cable,
5. Install and/or repair relays, alarms, circuit breakers, bus bars, controllers, switches and panel boards,
6. Identify and analyze DC and AC power sources and distribution, including circuitry and supply components,
7. Use proper estimating techniques in preparing a job estimates from blueprints,
8. Practice accepted safety practices in the work environment.

Conduit Wiring

• Tools, their use and care with respect to conduit
• Study of conduit and conduit fittings
• Study and practice of conduit layout
• Practice and practical application of reaming, cutting and bending conduit
• Methods and practical coupling installation of conduit and conduit fittings
• Coupling and mounting pull boxes, junction boxes and receptacles
• Methods and installation of supports and hangers used in securing conduit and fittings
• Practice and practical operation of pulling wire through conduit
• Use of compounds necessary in pulling wire through conduit
• Methods for grounding conduit systems
• Application of acquired methods and skills exhibited through practical installation of conduit systems from the entrance to the final hookup
• National Code requirements for conduit systems
• Local utility requirements for conduit systems
• Safety practices and lessons on resuscitation

Armored Cable

• Advantages in the use of armored cable
• Study of armored cable and various fittings
• Study and principles of armored cable layout
• Methods and practice of cutting and stripping cable
• Methods and practice of running cable and making connections
• Practical installation of armored cable from the service entrance to final hookup
• National Electric Code requirements for armored cable
• Local utility company requirements for armored cable systems
• Safety practices.

Metal Raceways and Wire Molding

• Advantages in the use of metal raceways and wire molding
• Fittings and their methods of installation
• Cutting, fitting and bending metal raceways and wire molding
• Methods used in coupling raceways and wire moldings
• Running wire in raceways and proper methods of connection
• Installation of raceway and wire moldings
• Study and principles of raceway and wire molding layout
• National Electric Code requirements
• Local utility company requirements
• Safety practices

 

Laboratory Work On Electrical Apparatus and Equipment

• Meter use in measuring voltages and resistance
• Hookup of relays from schematics
• Coils
• Hookup of door bells and burglar alarms from schematics
• Timers, relays, and control transformers

Direct Current in Commercial-Industrial Wiring

• Study of DC power, its source and distribution
• Study of circuitry and supply components (rectification and opto-isolator circuits)

Alternating Current in Commercial-Industrial Wiring

• Study of AC power, its source and distribution
• Study of AC circuitry
• Study of inductance
• Study of power factors
• Study of measurements

Laboratory Work on AC Industrial Devices

• Hookup of electric motors
• Wiring and troubleshooting controllers
• Wiring and troubleshooting circuit breakers
• Wiring and repair switches
• Wiring, repairing and troubleshooting motor starters
• Fusing applications

Estimating Practices in Commercial-Industrial Wiring

Final Test

• Maintain, repair and wind electric motors and controls;
• Use basic motor test equipment in conjunction with proper motor testing procedures;
• Identify and apply the basic concepts given in Ohms, and Kirchoff Laws;
• Use proper techniques to measure voltage, inductance, resistance, power and energy;
• Identify and analyze the operating characteristics and ratings of types of motors;
• Use proper techniques to diagnose and troubleshoot various types of electric motors;
• Practice accepted safety techniques in the work environment.