Electrical

Program Standards

  • Demonstrate Safety for both On and Off Campus production work

  • OSHA 10 / OSHA 30 credentialing

  • First Aid/CPR/AED credentialing

  • Understand career opportunities in the electrical career

  • Demonstrate proficiency in career related mathematics, reading, writing, vocabulary, and science

  • Understand electrical processes and materials

  • Demonstrate safe hand and portable tool uses.

  • Operates stationery equipment used in the electrical field.

  • Demonstrate basic electrical construction blueprint reading and sketching

  • Demonstrate skills for high quality residential/light commercial electrical construction

  • Understand and apply National Electrical Code and State of Connecticut Building Codes

  • Perform residential and commercial construction projects for customers off-campus

  • Demonstrate the ability to complete a job application and interview and to perform entry-level job readiness and electrical career skills

  • Students reaching an acceptable level of proficiency may be eligible for Work Based Learning (WBL)

Certifications

  • OSHA 10 / OSHA 30 (1926)

  • First Aid/CPR/AED

  • Ladder and Scaffolding

  • Power Actuated Tool

  • NOCTI: Electrical

  • Arc Flash PPE Certification

  • BPI-Building Science Principles

Career Pathways

  • Residential Electrician

  • Commercial Electrician

  • Industrial Electrician

  • Solar Photovoltaic Installations

  • Energy Conservation Representative

  • Electrical Maintenance

  • Voice/Video/Data installations

  • Low Voltage/Alarm / Surveillance Installations

  • Electrical Inspector

  • Electrical Lineperson

  • Electrical Sales Representative

  • Two or four year degree in Construction Management

  • Four year degree in Electrical Engineering

  • Students are also eligible to obtain apprenticeships in the follow areas:

  • E-2 Unlimited Electrical Journeyman

  • Electrician: Low Voltage (L-6)

  • Electrician: Low Voltage (C-6)

  • Electrician Telephone Interconnect (T-2)

  • Photovoltaic Electrician (PV-2)

Students successfully completing this course of study will be able to pursue a two- or a four-year degree in electrical engineering or other related fields. Students can obtain immediate employment in the electrical field, which include: residential, commercial or industrial wiring apprenticeship, low voltage cable TV, telephone, voice video and data wiring, computer Local Area Network (LAN) systems, fiber optics, surveillance/security systems, electrical sales representative, control room operator, electrical lineman, transportation signal installer, lighting specialty companies and wholesale supply representative.