2006-07 College Catalog - South Florida State College

5HWXUQWR6HFWLRQ0HQXELECTRICALAPPRENTICESHIPProgram Code: 3902Description of Program: The Heartland Electrical ApprenticeshipCommittee sponsors The Electrical Apprenticeshipprogram. Program completion requires 640 hours ofrelated class training and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training.Students must apply for acceptance to the programand may be indentured as an apprentice if sponsored by aparticipating employer. Students without a sponsoring employermay apply for admission as a candidate for apprenticeship.Candidates for apprenticeship may attendrelated class training. Related class training hours maycount towards completion, but OJT hours are not recordeduntil the candidate is indentured to a participating employer.Apprentices are required to pass the Experior examinationfor Journeyman Electrician for certification. This program isregistered with the Florida Department of Education and isrecognized by the United States Department of Labor, Bureauof Apprenticeship Training. This program is approvedby the Veterans Administration.This is a limited access program. For application, seeProgram Manager – Apprenticeship.Length: 640 contact hrs. and 8,000 hrs. on-the-job training/ 21 occupational creditsPrefix Number Course Name Contact Hrs.FIRST YEARFirst TermBCA 0350 Electrical Wiring I 80BCA 0321 Electrician Internship 320Second TermBCA 0350 Electrical Wiring I 80BCA 0321 Electrician Internship 320Summer TermBCA 0321 Electrician Internship 400SECOND YEARFirst Term* BCA 0351 Electrical Wiring II 80BCA 0321 Electrician Internship 320Second Term* BCA 0351 Electrical Wiring II 80BCA 0321 Electrician Internship 320Summer TermBCA 0321 Electrician Internship 400BCA 0321 Electrician Internship 320THIRD YEARFirst Term* BCA 0352 Electrical Wiring III 80BCA 0321 Electrician Internship 320Second Term* BCA 0352 Electrical Wiring III 80BCA 0321 Electrician Internship 320Summer TermBCA 0321 Electrician Internship 400FOURTH YEARFirst Term* BCA 0353 Electrical Wiring IV 80BCA 0321 Electrician Internship 320Second Term* BCA 0353 Electrical Wiring IV 80BCA 0321 Electrician Internship 320Summer TermBCA 0321 Electrician Internship 400Total 4800Apprentices must also document 8,000 hours of appropriate onthe-jobtraining and pass the Experior examination for JourneymanElectrician.* Requires approval from Program Manager - Apprenticeship.ELECTRICAL LINEMANAPPRENTICESHIPProgram Code: 3905Description of Program: The program is designed to introducethe apprentice to the historic and current methodsand procedures of entry level job skills of electrical lineman.Topics include safety, required mathematics, electricalconcepts, measuring electric output, understanding ACcurrent, design of three phase systems, transformers andtheir installation, distribution and transmission poles, undergrounddistribution systems, application of meters,phasing and measuring voltage and current, and an understandingof overall electrical system operations. Theinstruction consists of classroom study and hands-on practice.The student will use the textbooks and individual instructionby the instructor to complete the academic andphysical performance requirements. Students are responsiblefor providing and required to wear individual personalprotective equipment during IAW OSHA standards as appropriateduring class.Program completion requires 640 hours of related classroomtraining, 8,000 hours of internship and on-the-job training.Students must apply for acceptance to the programand may be indentured as an apprentice if sponsored by aparticipating employer. Students without a sponsor mayapply for admission as a candidate for apprenticeship.Candidates for apprenticeship may attend related classtraining. Related class training hours may count towardscompletion, but OJT hours are not recorded until the candidateis indentured to a participating employer.114