IEC’s Electrical Apprenticeship Program

1st Year Course Outline

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First Semester

Second Semester

  • Orientation And Basic Principles

  • Tools and Blueprints

  • First Aid/CPR/AED Training

  • Applied Math ‐ Circuit Theory ‐ Plans & Specs

  • Conduit Bending

  • Applied Math ‐ Electrical Symbols & Outlets ‐ Ohm’s Law

  • General‐Purpose and Small ‐ Appliance Circuit

  • Conductor Sizes, Types, & Connections ‐ Type NM Cables

  • Voltage Drop, Other Wiring Methods, and Printreading

  • Mid‐term Review and Exam

  • Switch Control

  • GFCI Protection

  • Luminaires

  • Front Bedroom Lighting and Introduction to Series Circuits

  • Master Bedroom and Series Circuits

  • Lighting and Small Appliance Branch Circuits

  • 1st Semester Final Exam

  • Living Room and Study Branch Circuits ‐ Introduction to Parallel Circuits

  • Laundry Outlets and Parallel Circuits

  • Garage Circuits and Parallel Circuit Calculations

  • Conduit Fill and Special Purpose Outlets

  • Special-Purpose Outlets ‐ Kitchen

  • Special-Purpose Outlets ‐ Bathroom, Exhaust Fans, and Hydromassage Tub

  • Heating and Air Conditioning

  • Low Voltage and Fire Alarms

  • Mid‐term Review and Exam

  • Recreation Room ‐ Multiwire Branch Circuits and Introduction to Combination Circuits

  • Workshop Lighting and Receptacle Branch Circuits ‐ Combination Circuits

  • Service Entrance Equipment

  • Knots, Rigging, and Specialty Tools

  • Overcurrent Protection

  • Service Entrance Calculations

  • Swimming Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs

  • Home Automation, Standby Power, and Review

  • 2nd Semester Final Exam

Second Semester

  • Living Room and Study Branch Circuits ‐ Introduction to Parallel Circuits

  • Laundry Outlets and Parallel Circuits

  • Garage Circuits and Parallel Circuit Calculations

  • Conduit Fill and Special Purpose Outlets

  • Special-Purpose Outlets ‐ Kitchen

  • Special-Purpose Outlets ‐ Bathroom, Exhaust Fans, and Hydromassage Tub

  • Heating and Air Conditioning

  • Low Voltage and Fire Alarms

  • Mid‐term Review and Exam

  • Recreation Room ‐ Multiwire Branch Circuits and Introduction to Combination Circuits

  • Workshop Lighting and Receptacle Branch Circuits ‐ Combination Circuits

  • Service Entrance Equipment

  • Knots, Rigging, and Specialty Tools

  • Overcurrent Protection

  • Service Entrance Calculations

  • Swimming Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs

  • Home Automation, Standby Power, and Review

  • 2nd Semester Final Exam

2nd Year Course Outline

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First Semester

Second Semester

  • Orientation, Safety, Introduction to Meters, Feeder/Branch Circuits

  • Service Calculations

  • Services

  • Conductor and Overcurrent Protection

  • Grounding and Bonding Part I

  • Grounding and Bonding Part II

  • Wiring Methods

  • Wiring Materials, Conduit, and Box Fill

  • Semester Mid‐Term Review and Exam

  • Switches, Switchboards, and Panelboards

  • Equipment for General Use

  • Introduction to AC Theory

  • AC Theory I

  • AC Theory II

  • Single‐Phase Transformers Part I

  • Single‐Phase Transformers Part II

  • Semester Exam Review

  • Semester Exam

  • Power Generation − Three‐Phase Transformers, Circuits, and Calculations

  • 3Ø Transformers – Delta‐Delta

  • 3Ø Transformers – Delta‐Wye

  • Transformers for Non‐Linear Loads – 3Ø Fault Currents – Voltage Drop

  • NEC® Requirements for Transformers

  • Buck‐Boost Transformers: Single ‐ and Three‐Phase

  • Buck‐Boost Transformers: Connection and Selection

  • Generators and Transfer Switches

  • Mid‐Term Exam

  • Electric Motors – DC and 1Ø AC

  • Electric Motors – Polyphase

  • Motors: General Knowledge and Sizing Branch Circuit Conductors

  • Motor Branch Circuit Overcurrent Protective Devices: Short Circuit and Ground Fault Protection

  • Motor: Branch Circuit Grounding Conductors, Disconnects, Starters, and Overload Protection

  • Locked Rotor Current and Phase Loss for Motors‐A/C and Refrigeration Equipment Generators and Fire Pumps

  • Motor Feeder Conductors, OCPDs, and Taps – Motor Branch Circuit Conductors and OCPDs

  • Final Exam Review

  • Final Exam

Second Semester

  • Power Generation − Three‐Phase Transformers, Circuits, and Calculations

  • 3Ø Transformers – Delta‐Delta

  • 3Ø Transformers – Delta‐Wye

  • Transformers for Non‐Linear Loads – 3Ø Fault Currents – Voltage Drop

  • NEC® Requirements for Transformers

  • Buck‐Boost Transformers: Single ‐ and Three‐Phase

  • Buck‐Boost Transformers: Connection and Selection

  • Generators and Transfer Switches

  • Mid‐Term Exam

  • Electric Motors – DC and 1Ø AC

  • Electric Motors – Polyphase

  • Motors: General Knowledge and Sizing Branch Circuit Conductors

  • Motor Branch Circuit Overcurrent Protective Devices: Short Circuit and Ground Fault Protection

  • Motor: Branch Circuit Grounding Conductors, Disconnects, Starters, and Overload Protection

  • Locked Rotor Current and Phase Loss for Motors‐A/C and Refrigeration Equipment Generators and Fire Pumps

  • Motor Feeder Conductors, OCPDs, and Taps – Motor Branch Circuit Conductors and OCPDs

  • Final Exam Review

  • Final Exam

3rd Year Course Outline

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First Semester

Second Semester

  • Introduction to Grounding and Bonding

  • First Aid/CPR/AED Training

  • General Requirements for Grounding and Bonding

  • System Grounding I

  • System Grounding II

  • Grounding Electrode System and Grounding Electrode Conductor

  • Enclosure, Raceway, and Service

  • Cable Connections ‐ Bonding

  • Equipment Grounding and Equipment Grounding Conductors

  • Methods of Equipment Grounding and Grounding of Specific Equipment

  • First Semester Mid‐Term Exam

  • Printreading: Project Design, Development, and Specifications

  • Printreading: Survey, Civil, and Structural Drawings

  • Printreading: Architectural Drawings I

  • Printreading: Architectural Drawings II

  • Printreading: MEP, M, E, P, and Special Prints

  • Project Planning: Foreman Training

  • First Semester Exam Review

  • First Semester Final Exam

  • Electrical Quantities, Circuits, Test Instruments, and Safety

  • Manual Control Circuits: Devices and Symbols – Logic and Diagrams

  • Introduction to Contactors and Relays

  • Applications Using Contactors and Relays

  • Manual and Automatic Control Devices

  • Ladder Diagrams Using Manual and Automatic Control Devices

  • Lab ‐ Automatic Controls

  • Magnetic Motor Starters

  • Lab ‐ Pilot Devices & Holding Contacts

  • Second Semester Mid‐Term Exam

  • Motor Overload Protection and Connections

  • Lab ‐ Magnetic Motor Starters

  • Reversing Motor Controllers, Starters, and Motor Connections

  • Lab ‐ Reversing Motor Starters

  • Latching and Alternating Relays and Jogging Circuits

  • Lab ‐ Multi-Motor Equipment

  • Second Semester Final Exam Review

  • Second Semester Final Exam

Second Semester

  • Electrical Quantities, Circuits, Test Instruments, and Safety

  • Manual Control Circuits: Devices and Symbols – Logic and Diagrams

  • Introduction to Contactors and Relays

  • Applications Using Contactors and Relays

  • Manual and Automatic Control Devices

  • Ladder Diagrams Using Manual and Automatic Control Devices

  • Lab ‐ Automatic Controls

  • Magnetic Motor Starters

  • Lab ‐ Pilot Devices & Holding Contacts

  • Second Semester Mid‐Term Exam

  • Motor Overload Protection and Connections

  • Lab ‐ Magnetic Motor Starters

  • Reversing Motor Controllers, Starters, and Motor Connections

  • Lab ‐ Reversing Motor Starters

  • Latching and Alternating Relays and Jogging Circuits

  • Lab ‐ Multi-Motor Equipment

  • Second Semester Final Exam Review

  • Second Semester Final Exam

4th Year Course Outline

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First Semester

Second Semester

  • First Aid/CPR/AED Training

  • Power Distribution Systems

  • Phase Loss and Solid State Relays and Starters

  • On‐Delay, Interval, and Recycle Timers

  • Lab ‐ Timing Relay

  • Off– Delay, One Shot, and Multifunction Timers

  • Lab ‐ Advanced ‐ Timing Relay

  • Counters & Sensors

  • Mid‐term Review and Exam

  • Motor Starting Methods

  • Motor Drives ‐ Accelerating and Decelerating Methods

  • Introduction to Programmable Controllers

  • Lab ‐ Advanced ‐ Automatic Car Wash

  • Energy Management and Building Automation

  • Lab ‐ Advance ‐ Fire Suppression System Control of Kitchen Equipment

  • Preventative Maintenance and Troubleshooting

  • 1st Semester Exam Review

  • 1st Semester Final Exam

  • Introduction, Definitions, and Boxes

  • Cables

  • Raceways and Conductors

  • Residential-Single Family ‐ General Provisions

  • Specific Provisions: Residential-Single Family Dwellings

  • Residential and Commercial Services and Equipment

  • Multifamily Dwellings & Commercial Installations ‐General Provisions

  • Hazard Conditions and Health Care Facilities

  • Mid‐term Review and Exam

  • Special Occupancies and Specific Equipment

  • Specific Equipment and Industrial Locations

  • Industrial Locations and Power Quality

  • Load Calculations

  • BCES Load Calculations

  • Fire Alarm Systems ‐ Introduction and Overview

  • Voice, Data & Video ‐ Introduction and Overview

  • Final Exam Review

  • 2nd Semester Final Exam

Second Semester

  • Introduction, Definitions, and Boxes

  • Cables

  • Raceways and Conductors

  • Residential-Single Family ‐ General Provisions

  • Specific Provisions: Residential-Single Family Dwellings

  • Residential and Commercial Services and Equipment

  • Multifamily Dwellings & Commercial Installations ‐General Provisions

  • Hazard Conditions and Health Care Facilities

  • Mid‐term Review and Exam

  • Special Occupancies and Specific Equipment

  • Specific Equipment and Industrial Locations

  • Industrial Locations and Power Quality

  • Load Calculations

  • BCES Load Calculations

  • Fire Alarm Systems ‐ Introduction and Overview

  • Voice, Data & Video ‐ Introduction and Overview

  • Final Exam Review

  • 2nd Semester Final Exam

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