Teacher-Career Education-Electrical Trades Job Albany area,New York USA,Education / Teaching

Electrical Trades Instructor

Location:

Career & Technical Education – Albany Campus

Basic Function:
Electrical Trades program offers students the opportunity to learn basic electrical skills and to progress to the cutting edge of 21st century green technologies. Students may earn advanced standing in the National Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (NJATC), an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) program. Students will learn the proper practices and procedures associated with residential and commercial electric trade that will lead to entry level employment opportunities.

Responsibilities:

To teach fundamental skills in electrical theory through classroom instruction and hands-on shop lessons to become successful residential, commercial and industrial wiring professionals.

Train students to have an in-depth understanding of the electrical trades field and the knowledge needed to work with the latest environmentally friendly technologies.

Educate students to have an excellent working knowledge of AC/DC electrical theory and related mathematics.

Instruct in the working knowledge of basic blueprints and estimating, residential wiring, control equipment, (basic) photovoltaic systems, motors and generators, and lighting branch circuits and fixtures.

Teach students to be proficient in both residential and commercial wiring methods and applications.

To be responsible for developing and evaluating course plans.

To develop in each student an awareness and understanding coupled with the skills and knowledge in the industry.

Instill in all students safe work habits, the importance of lifelong learning and a work ethic that fosters reliability, competence, dependability and satisfaction with their own work.