Electrical Pre-Employment

School of Trades
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Program Overview

The objective of this program is to provide students with:

 
• Theoretical trade knowledge which together with hands on shop experience will enable students to go on to train for employment as capable and knowledgeable apprentices and entry-level workers in the trade.
 
• Acquisition of safety skills and awareness.
 
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts to the Electrical trade.

 

Required Courses

 
• ELEC 100 Electrical Theory I
 
• ELEC 101 Electrical Lab I
 
• ELEC 102 Electrical Design and Code
 
• ELEC 104 Wiring Methods & Practices
 
• FA 003 First Aid and CPR
 
• PAT 001 Powder-Actuated Tools
 
• WHMS 001 Workplace Hazardous Material Information Systems

Admission Requirements

 
• MATH 11( Principles or Pre-Calculus) or Math 12 Foundations and ENGL 11; OR
 
• mature student status with acceptable scores on the College Placement Tests or GED; OR
 
• pass Level E Trades Entrance Exam
 
• Math 040 (recommend Math 050);

Other Requirements

 
• Students should not be colour blind, for trade hiring purposes.
 
• Good manual and mechanical ability.
 
• Suitable work clothes and steel toed work shoes.

Duration

20 weeks

Ancillary Fees

For information on program fees and ancillary fees related to courses, please see the Tuition & Fees page.

Graduation requirements

In order to graduate, students must successfully complete all courses in the program and maintain an overall “C” average (70%).
Graduates of the program will receive a Yukon College Certificate. Students may also be offered technical credit towards a Yukon apprenticeship and the opportunity to challenge the Electrical Apprenticeship Level I (first year) exam.

Electrical Apprentice levels

Electrical Apprentice Training Levels I, II and III are 8-week programs offered through YTG Department of Advanced Education at Yukon College through NAIT’s (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) on-line computer-based training program. Students must be registered apprentices to attend these programs.