Area III; Lane County Electrician Apprenticeship

Area III Inside Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee

Applications:
All qualifying documentation must be received no later than close of application for it to be considered. Applicants can provide supplemental (points) documentation at any time. Newly submitted points documentation will be added to your application and your position in the ranked pool will be adjusted accordingly.

Minimum qualifications:

• Shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of acceptance into the program and provide picture  age.
• High school graduate or a GED Equivalency Certificate
• Math requirement: one year of high school algebra or equivalent with a grade of 'C' or better. The equivalent may be one term of college algebra (Math 60/65 or 70 or 85) with a 'C' or better

If the Algebra course listed on your transcripts was labeled something else (IE: INT MATH
2), a letter from the school indicating that the class is equivalent to Algebra will be required. The letter must be signed and on official school letterhead. NOTE: A valid driver's license may be required upon obtaining employment. Some employers may also require substance abuse testing.

The following is used to determine a ranking score for placement (Possible 385 points) All classes submitted for review must have transcripts and a passing grade to be considered in the ranking process. These classes include, but are not limited to:

• Algebra II
• Blueprint Reading
• Wood Shop
• Electrical Related College Writing
• Geometry
• Drafting
• Welding
• National Electrical Code
• Trigonometry
• Carpentry
• Integer math
• CAD Classes
• OSHA 10 or 30

Pre-apprenticeship Programs and/or Trade Schools – Certificate of Completion and Transcript is required. Electrical Construction, Construction and Electrical Supplier Experience – This experience needs to be documented on company letterhead signed by the employer.

ALL documents in a foreign language must be officially translated in the above format, indicating the amount and type of experience. Please be specific. ALL DOCUMENTS that are unreadable or unclear to the AREA III Committee will not be credited.

Electrician

Being an electrician is a physical job. Electricians may work in conditions that are extremely hot, cold, dirty, wet, or cramped. Additionally, high voltage electricity is very dangerous and can kill, maim or burn humans. Electricians must take safety precautions while working and must test their work properly to ensure their safety and the safety of future occupants and the buildings they work on.

Distinguishing Features of the Class:

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to perform skilled level electrical work in the installation, alteration, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems, equipment, and fixtures in accordance with standard practices of the electrical trade. An Electrician may be assigned to shop or field installation tasks and, as a major assignment, may serve as an Electrician at an airport or a water or wastewater treatment plant.

Assignments are received by sketches or blueprints. Work is performed independently or under the general supervision of a Lead Electrician, Electrical Maintenance Foreman, or another supervisor with inspection upon completion for quality of work.

Essential Functions:

• Installs alters, maintains, and repairs electrical wiring systems and equipment, both high and low voltage (i.e., wall electrical outlets, traffic signals systems, air distribution systems, pumps, transformers, motors, streetlights, and appliances);
• Maintains and repairs equipment used in 24-hour operations;
• Installs traffic signal control systems and devices;
• Installs and maintains motors of several hundred horsepower, coils, transformers, and control equipment of up to 12,000 volts;
• Documents information on preventive maintenance file on electrical equipment and machinery and monitors a preventive maintenance program;
• Installs and maintains water pump and booster stations consisting of various horsepower, from functional to several hundred horsepower;
• Installs and maintains transformers, substations, and related control equipment (motors, generators, pumps);
• Installs, maintains, and repairs series and multiple…