This program prepares students for employment as entry-level residential and commercial electricians and it provides supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed. Students in this program learn procedures for installing wiring to conduct electricity to lights, appliances, and machines in residential and commercial buildings. They become familiar with blueprint reading, electrical theory, code requirements and circuit calculations.

Program Content Includes

AC and DC circuits, AC theory and solid state devices, residential and commercial wiring, industrial electronics and wiring, transformers, motors, controls for operation, blueprints and plan symbols, control circuits, tools, materials, methods, employability skills and entrepreneurship awareness.

This occupation has an average wage of $22.58 an hour, based on the Florida Occupational Employment and Wages for Polk County.

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory activities are an integral part of this program. The instructional processes, tools and materials used in this laboratory are similar to those used in industry.

The following table illustrates the postsecondary program structure:

Occupational Completion Points (OCPs)

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of three Occupational Completion Points. OCPs provide a student with early completion training options linked to employment opportunities established by the Florida Department of Education based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and accepted industry titles. 

Dual Enrollment Credit

At the completion of each postsecondary course, the dual enrolled student receives credit posted to his or her secondary school record. Every 75 hours of postsecondary course work equates to 0.5 elective credit.

Admission Requirements

This program is available for adult and dual enrolled high school students who are 16 years of age or older, who are interested in Technical College education for employment purposes and/or continuing their education at a postsecondary education institution. Students are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis following a Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) assessment, if applicable, and an interview with a Counselor at Traviss. Students must be able to attend school regularly and to participate satisfactorily in the activities of this program.

Licensure/Certification

After successfully completing this program, students are eligible to test for the: National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Core, Electricity Level I and Electricity Level II Certifications upon completion of NCCER requirements.