Workforce Certificate

Electricity (Construction)(5632)

Connect to a rewarding career as an electrical worker in residences or commercial properties. This program teaches the required entry-level skills to prepare you for eventual advancement to journeyman or master electrician — and excellent earnings. Trained electrical workers are needed everywhere you look — to maintain, repair and install systems in homes, office buildings, factories and other structures. Job opportunities are expected to remain very good.

The courses offer a significant amount of hands-on training. Among the topics covered are: DC/AC theories; proper selection and use of power and hand tools used in the trade; use of blueprints; National Electrical Code (NEC) in-depth study; wiring techniques; electrical maintenance procedures. Approximately 60–70 percent of training experience will be through “hands-on” situations in the lab and through actual construction projects with the emphasis placed on safety in the lab and on the project site.

Basic entry-level skills in math, reading, language must be attained in order to complete this program. Students wishing to enter this program of study should be advised by the instructor or program manager prior to enrollment in these courses. For more information call 904.633.8295.

Cost
Estimated tuition is $2,300 (for Florida residents, as of 7/05). Estimated cost for books and materials is $400.

Curriculum

Professional Courses		Contact Hours	Workforce Credits
*VPI 0100	Basic Reading Skills
*VPI 0200	Basic Mathematical Skills
*VPI 0300	Basic Language Skills
BCV 0600	DC Theory	150	5.0
BCV 0601	AC Theory	150	5.0
BCV 0629	Residential Wiring I	150	5.0
BCV 0660	Commercial Wiring I	150	5.0
*BCV 0610	NEC Review	150	5.0
or **0930	Postsecondary Internship	150	5.0
BCV 0630	Residential Wiring II	150	5.0
BCV 0661	Commercial Wiring II	150	5.0
BCV 0662	Electrical Maintenance	150	5.0
	Total Contact Hours	1,200	40.0

*Students who have satisfactory test scores are not required to take these courses.
**See program advisor to assure proper course selection.