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Electrican Careers Can Be AC/DC
Getting zapped is no fun, but then again, so is not eating. The perils of working with electricity are no laughing matter, unless you're working with low amps, in which case it is still painful and probably funny to your electrical brethren. Watching an apprentice get zapped by low amp voltage as he or she tries to find a stud is something of a pastime for journeymen and master electricians. I know, because that hapless apprentice was me.
Lucrative electrician careers are always based on a gruel apprenticeship. This apprenticeship program involves both classroom and fieldwork designed a pre-set curriculum. The most prominent apprenticeships are affiliated with such prestigious unions as the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the National Electrical Contractors Association. In addition to these apprenticeships, many independent universities and trade schools offer affiliated training courses.
Apprentices have to have earned a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Though some programs will allow apprentices to earn a GED while they are still in training, it is essential all apprentices have a firm grasp of the English language and basic mathematics. These skills will be essential for any aspiring Master or Journeyman level electricians.
Field training includes completion of simple errands like drilling holes, setting anchors, and attaching conduit. But, no apprentice can work or earn credit on a job site without the supervision of an accredited Journeyman or Master electrician. More complex training sees the apprentice understanding how to measure, fabricate, and install conduit and install, connect, and test wiring, outlets, and switches. Eventually, apprentices will master the drawing up of electrical diagrams.
Average apprenticeships last for approximately four years and require about 144 hours of classroom learning and 2,000 hours of field work. In the classroom, apprentices are taught a curriculum that includes electrical theory, blueprint reading, mathematics, electrical code constraints, safety and first aid practices as well as specialized training in soldering, communications, and fire alarm systems. That's a great deal of learning, but essential to enjoy a lucrative future as Master electrician.
About the Author Lucrative electrician careers are out there to be had. Do your research and be prepared to do the hard work.
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