Electrician — Construction and Maintenance

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ELECTRICIAN — CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE

An Electrician - Construction and Maintenance plans, assembles, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING connects, installs, repairs, inspects, tests, verifies, and maintains electrical systems in various settings (i.e. residential, commercial, An apprenticeship involves practical training provided institutional, industrial). He/she measures, cuts, threads, bends, on-the-job by a skilled worker, or trainer. The skills or assembles and installs conduits, electrical conductor enclosures competencies to be developed are set out by the and supports. Electrical systems include heating, lighting, power, trade’s Apprenticeship Training Standard and are communication, control, security systems and renewable energy recognized by the industry as being essential to the and energy storage systems. Specifically, an Electrician - practice of the trade. Construction and Maintenance: As these essential skills are developed, the  lays out, assembles, installs, repairs, maintains, connects apprentice’s sponsor or trainer signs the relevant and/or tests electrical systems sections of the training standard to indicate that the apprentice has met the individual training objectives by demonstrating the skills  plans installations from blueprints, sketches and specifications, required of a skilled worker, or journeyperson, in the trade. and installs all electrical and electronic devices  systematically diagnoses faults in electrical and electronic components, as required IN-SCHOOL TRAINING  measures, cuts, threads, bends, assembles and installs conduits and other electrical conductor raceways An Electrician — Construction and Maintenance apprenticeship  splices and terminates electrical conductors includes three levels of theoretical training, which includes but is  tests electrical and electronic equipment to ensure that they are not limited to instruction in: functioning properly  codes, legislation and regulations  blueprints, drawings and specifications Electrician — Construction and Maintenance is a trade regulated  trade communication and documentation by the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009.  electrical theory, wiring, motor starters and controls Qualified individuals may obtain a Certificate of Qualification, which confirms its holder has the skills, knowledge and experience that  transformers, generators, electronics meet industry standards of practice for the trade.  conductors and cables  installation methods In order to complete an apprenticeship training program in the  instrumentation and power distribution trade, individuals must become members of the Ontario College of  fire alarm and building systems, high voltage systems, control Trades (the College), and apprentices must remain active systems members for the duration of their apprenticeship.  electrical equipment maintenance Upon completing an apprenticeship, the Ministry of Training,  job planning Colleges and Universities (MTCU) will issue an individual a  grounding and bonding Certificate of Apprenticeship. Upon passing the trade’s certification  distribution equipment examination and meeting the College’s registration requirements,  protective devices the individual may apply to become certified and registered as a journeyperson in the trade. Depending on the training delivery agency, in-school training may be available in one of the following ways: Electrician — Construction and Maintenance is classified as a compulsory trade, which means that individuals working in the  block release (full-time, for a set number of weeks) trade are required by law to be members of the College. In Ontario,  day release (one day per week from September to June) the trade is part of the Interprovincial Red Seal Program—the  part-time (night-school programs) national standard for the trade across Canada —under the title  alternative delivery (online, correspondence, etc.) Construction Electrician: www.red-seal.ca. MTCU is responsible for reviewing and scheduling classroom training for apprenticeship programs established by the College. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM For more information about in-class training, contact a local MTCU An apprenticeship training program consists of on-the-job and in- Apprenticeship Office: services.findhelp.ca/eo/tcu/appoff school training. The program duration set in regulations for the trade of Electrician — Construction and Maintenance is 9000 hours (approximately five years) consisting of 8160 hours of on-the-job work experience and 840 hours of in-school training. For detailed information about this program, see the apprenticeship training standard: www.collegeoftrades.ca/training-standards

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