Admission Requirements High School Graduation Diploma or equivalent. This course covers the various types and uses of electrical tools and equipment. Students will select, use, and maintain hand tools, power tools, fasteners, ladders, and power actuated tools. Students will be required to demonstrate the safe operation and handling of hand and power tools. This course is designed for students beginning a study of electricity.
Basic math is used in explaining and solving electrical problems.
The course is arranged in logical, sequential order to give the student a solid foundation in understanding the concepts of electricity. The Canadian Electrical Code course provides instruction in the interpretation and application of the Canadian Electrical Code, including definitions, demand factor, conductors, services, grounding, wiring methods, protection and control, hazardous areas, installation of equipment, motors, electrical heating, swimming pools, and other appropriate sections of the Code. This course covers theory and practical for residential wiring. Students will interpret and apply proper wiring standards to the Canadian Electrical Code requirements. Students will install cables, boxes, devices, heaters, controls, service entrances, and communication cabling.