Electrical Construction NBCC

Can you provide me the details of the Electrical: Construction Program offered by NBCC (New Brunswick Community College) at Miramichi, Moncton, Saint John, St. Andrews, Woodstock?

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The details of the Electrical: Construction Program offered by NBCC (New Brunswick Community College) at Miramichi, Moncton, Saint John, St. Andrews, Woodstock are as follows:

Duration
One academic year of full-time study.

Admission Requirements
High School Diploma or Adult High School Diploma or GED Diploma of High School Equivalency

NOC Codes
7241 - Electricians (except industrial and power system)
7242 - Industrial electricians
7244 - Electrical power line and cable workers

What one will learn
Alternating current circuits
Blueprint reading
Canadian Electrical Code interpretation
Direct current circuits
Electric heating
Programmable logic controllers
Raceways and cables
Residential wiring
Safety measures in construction
Single-phase motors and controllers
Single-phase service entrance
Tools and fasteners
Transformers
Lighting systems
Practicum

Career Possibilities
One finds employment with electrical contractors, with a public utility, in the oil industry or pulp and paper industry, as well in the fields of sales, fire alarms, burglar alarms, elevator installers, and so on.

As one acquires experience and become a qualified journeyman, there are opportunities to become an electrical foreman, superintendent or appraiser, or one may choose to be self-employed.

This is a compulsory occupation in New Brunswick. New entrants into this occupation must register as an apprentice with the Apprenticeship and Certification Branch of the New Brunswick Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour.