The Course
Our course material is a four-year curriculum that is sure to contain information your employees need to know to continue along thier career path in the electrical industry. It has been designed to immediately increase your value to the industry. The material focuses on skills, safety, and an understanding of National Electrical Code® that your employee can apply to the job from day one.
The material is intended to be taught in tandem with on-the-job training provided by a skilled electrician. Each lesson is based on objectives with exercises, review questions, and quizzes designed to test the knowledge gained in each segment. The curriculum is updated regularly to meet the needs of the electrical contractors.
The course has a strong emphasis on the National Electrical Code®
as a vital component throughout the curriculum. Nearly every lesson contains code
references with actual exercises and questions requiring the apprentice to look up answers
in the 2008 NEC®. There are lessons that focus specifically on how to look up information
in the code and understand its application on the job. In addition, the electricians
who wrote the course have included heavy emphasis on the importance of safety and
mathematics.
View a Sample Lesson (pdf)
ETN's apprentice course material has been accepted by the Bureau of Apprentice Training (BAT),
U.S. Department of Labor; Minnesota State Apprenticeship Council (SAC); and the
Arkansas, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wyoming Electrical Boards.
Year 1 topics include:
- Safety
- Introduction to the National Electrical Code®
- Electrical Calculations 1
- Basic/Advanced Conduit Bending
- Wiring Methods and Temporary Wiring
- Conductors for General Wiring 1
- Wiring with Cable
- Non-Flexible Conduit and Tubing
- Surface Raceways and Wireways
- Flexible Conduit, Cabinets, and Gutters
- Boxes, Conduit Bodies, and Fittings
- General Installation Requirements
- Electrical Installations and Plans
- Basic Electricity
- Series Circuits
- Parallel Circuits
- Combination Circuits
- Measuring Instruments
- Wire Tables
- Residential Wiring - General Requirements/Planning
Year 2 topics include:
- Safety
- Basics of AC Circuits
- Inductance
- Capacitance
- RLC Circuits
- Three-Phase Circuits
- NEC Definitions & Grounded Conductors
- Branch Circuits, NEC Article 210, Parts I & II
- Branch Circuits and Feeders
- Branch Circuit, Feeder and Service Calculations
- Load Calculations & Outside Circuits/Feeders (NEC Articles 220 and 225)
- Blueprint Reading
- Introduction to Grounding
- Equipment Grounding and Bonding
- Article 250
- Single-Phase Transformers
- Three-Phase Transformers
- Transformer Applications
- Residential Wiring - Planning/Implementation
Year 3 topics include:
- Electrical Safety
- Bonding, Grounding, and Fault Current
- Service Conductors
- Service Equipment (NEC Article 230, Parts V and VII)
- Overcurrent Protection (NEC Article 240, Parts I and II & NEC Article 230, Parts III - IX)
- Ground-Fault Protection
- Switches
- Switchboards and Panelboards
- Flexible Cords, Cables, and Fixture Wires
- Plan Interpretation
- Lighting Fundamentals
- Lighting Equipment and Receptacles
- Appliances
- Electric Heating
- Power Distribution and Monitoring Systems
- DC Motors, Generators, and Controls
- Motors Circuits - NEC Article 430
- Air Conditioning/Refrigeration/Miscellaneous
Year 4 topics include:
- Safety
- Leadership Skills
- Single-Phase Motors
- Motors Maintenance and Installation
- Basic Motor Control
- Controllers, Relays and Timers
- Three-Phase Motors & Generators
- Three-Phase Motor Controls
- Motor Acceleration & Deceleration
- Special Motors
- Hazardous Locations
- Agricultural Wiring
- Class 2 & 3 Circuits
- Basic Electronics
- HVAC Controls
- Basic Fire Alarms
- Special Installations