The Construction Electrician Program is designed to train individuals to enter the electrical industry either as a Construction Electrician trainee or as a Maintenance Electrician trainee. Construction Electricians assemble, install and wire different types of equipment for residential, commercial and industrial installations. Maintenance Electricians maintain, repair and replace malfunctioning parts and equipment, usually in manufacturing or industrial plants.
Graduates have the opportunity to work as non-union or union electrical trainees.
Applicants to the Construction Electrician Program should have a solid background in basic mathematics. Applicants should also have good reading comprehension skills in the English language. Applicants must meet minimum levels in math and reading comprehension skills before entering any courses in the program. Each applicant will take the CPT test prior to admission to the program to determine levels of math and reading comprehension skills. A score of 30-69 on the reading comprehension portion of the CPT requires applicant to take a developmental course in reading comprehension.