YYC Pre-Apprenticeship Electrician Training Program

This course covers the following:

• Academic Upgrading which includes:
  • English and Communication Skills
  • Math and Science Fundamentals
• Pre-Apprentice Carpentry Theory
• Applied Skills Development Training/ SAIT Pre-Apprenticeship Hands-On Training:

• Demonstrate knowledge of safety regulations and industry policies.
• Demonstrate an understanding of worksite safety practices on residential and commercial job sites.
• Demonstrate awareness of safe work practices, and explain their personal safety responsibilities in keeping workplaces safe.
• Identify common tools used in the electrical trade and describe their applications.
• Demonstrate safe use of basic hand and power tools used in the electrical trade.
• Interpret and apply the information in basic drawings to complete a project.
• Extract relevant information from basic drawings and designs.
• Identify and interpret commonly used electrical symbols, abbreviations, and terms.
• Demonstrate knowledge of current, voltage, and resistance, conductors, circuits, and distribution systems.
• Demonstrate the ability to do basic wiring techniques using the correct tools and materials.
• Understand series/parallel circuit fundamentals.
• Describe voltage, current, and resistance.
• Application of circuit fundamentals.
• Design and installation of single-pole and three-way switching circuits in a residential setting.
• Design, installation, and energization of residential receptacle and lighting circuits.
• Installing residential wiring and termination of devices.
• Demonstrate knowledge of residential Canadian Electrical Code rules.

• Basic Computer Skills
• Safety Training

• Standard First Aid Training
• WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems) 2015
• H2S Alive
• Construction Safety Training System CSTS-09
• Confined Space Entry
• Fall Protection
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods

• Employment Preparation:

• Communication, workplace integration and employment preparation
• Occupational English & communication
• Life & work management skills
• Occupational health & safety
• General employment preparation

• Work Experience with the Industry

• Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• 18 years old and older
• Unemployed or marginally employed due to limited essential skills and occupational language skills, lack of knowledge of Canadian employment practices and lack of Canadian experience
• Eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) or Income Support, as assessed by Alberta Government/ Advanced Education
• Physically fit and capable of working long shifts
• Class 5 driver’s license is an asset
• Minimum Canadian Language Benchmark 5
• Strong interest in establishing a career in the plumbing trade
• Good interpersonal relationship skills

• Indoors and outdoors
• Construction sites
• Repair or maintenance work in:
  • Residential
  • Commercial
  • Institutional structures

• Electrician companies
• Construction contractors
• Large Electrician organizations
• Home builders