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CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN & MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
C. D. M.
Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Skills Certificate - Basic Electrician Trainee
A Skills Certificate as a Basic Electrician Trainee may be earned by completing the required 17 units of course work listed below with a “C” or better grade.
Upon completion, students will have an "entry level" understanding of the theory of electricity and the electrical industry fundamentals. Students will gain a basic understanding of the general rules, methods and materials of the trade. Students successfully completing this Certificate will have the necessary background knowledge and skills to pursue more advanced topics within this discipline and move towards becoming a Journeyman Electrician.
Note: The classes within this certificate are also part of the Associate in Science or Associate in Arts degrees and can be applied towards these degrees as the student progresses in his or her education.
Please Note: This Skills certificate is only the starting point for electricians seeking to become "Journeyman". You can continue to work at the trainee level as long as you continue to pursue the A.A or A.S. degrees. When you have reached your required hours of work experience, you may sit for the State certification exam; You need not have completed your classroom training.
After completion of your degree program or its certificate of completion you may file with the Department of Apprentice Standards (DAS) to maintain your status as a trainee; even though you are no longer enrolled at an approved college. You will may sit for the exam when you have completed the required work experience hours.
REQUIRED COURSES
ECONMT 115
ECONMT 116
ECONMT 129
ECONMT 181
ECONMT 173
ECONMT 119
ECONMT 182
ECONMT 117
ECONMT 191
Fundamentals of D.C. Electricity
Hand Tools and Wiring Practices
Fundamentals of Alternating Current
Basic Wiring Practices
Electrical Mathematics I
— or —
Applied Electrical Calculation and Measurements
Basic Diagram and Circuit Practices
— or —
Elementary Circuit Practices
Electrical Wiring Systems
TOTAL UNITS
UNITS
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
(4)
2
17