With successful completion of this program, students can move smoothly from High School to Wytheville Community College to complete the program and earn a Tech Prep Associate Degree. Electronic technicians design, construct or operate a variety of complex pieces of electrical or electronic equipment, such as radios, televisions, sonar, radar, industrial control devices, computers, etc. Engineers may use their work when making engineering design and evaluation decisions. Electronic technicians also maintain and repair complex pieces of diagnostic and therapeutic electronic medical equipment. See Job Titles and Descriptions Students enrolled in Electronics Technology must complete the following classes beginning in the ninth grade and continuing through two years of Wytheville Community College.
Guidance counselors have detailed information.
Electronics Technology Tech Prep Program of Studies is available as an Acrobat PDF file. A worker who learns, according to written or oral contractual agreement, a recognized craft or trade prior to being considered a qualified worker. High school or vocational school education is often a prerequisite for entry into an apprenticeship program. Apprentice ability of a particular craft or trade is best evidenced by its acceptability for registration as a trade by a State apprenticeship agency or the Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. Generally, where employees are represented by a union, apprenticeship programs come under the guidance of joint apprenticeship committees composed of representatives of the employers or the employer association and representatives of the employees.