General Information

 

Any person registering as an apprentice electrician after January 31, 2008, is required to have completed one of the following board approved education programs. Without board approved education, you will not be eligible for licensure.

• Related Training:
  • Has successfully completed five hundred seventy-six (576) hours of training classes recognized by the board and completed eight thousand (8,000) hours' practical experience; which experience may not be obtained in less than three years.

• Professional Electrician Apprenticeship Program (PEAP):
  • Has completed at least (8,000) hours of on-the-job work experience before entering a PEAP recognized by the board, completion of three hundred and seventy-two (372) hours of required PEAP related instruction to supplement the on-the-job learning, and completion of an additional (4,000) hours of on-the-job training (2 years) during the (372) (PEAP) classroom hours.

• Two Year College Degree:
  • Has successfully completed at least two years of electrical college degree approved by the board and completed six thousand (6,000) hours' practical experience; which experience may not be obtained in less than three years.

 

Electrical Core Class Related Training Requirements

• Curriculum must meet minimum or exceed required courses as listed below. 
• The elective course list are examples.  If other industry related courses are offered, attach list. 

 

Required Courses	Minimum Hours Required	Elective Courses
Electrical Plans/Print Reading	15 Hours	Other: (example - 101 hours)
Branch Circuit Distribution	45 Hours	Industrial Rigging
Electrical Grounding/Bonding	25 Hours	Tools & Equipment
Electrical Theory	75 Hours	Advanced Code
Fire Alarm System	10 Hours	Oil & Gas
Industry Orientation (Laws & Rules)	5 Hpurs	Hazardous Locations
Material Identification	5 Hours	CPR/First Aid
Mathematic	40 Hours	Cabling/PLC Communications
Motor Controls	30 Hours	Confined Space
Motors	20 Hours	Arc Flash
National Electrical Code	140 Hours
Electrical Safety	15 Hours
Overcurrent Protection	10 Hours
Building Automation	10 Hours
Transformers	30 Hours
Minimum Total Required:  475 hours	475 Hours	Minimum Total Elective:  101 hours
Minimum Total Required & Elective Hours	576 Hours

 

 

Electrical Core PEAP Class Related Training Requirements

 

• PEAP curriculum must meet minimum or exceed required courses as listed below. 
• The elective course list are examples.  If other industry related courses are offered, attach list. 

 

Required Courses	Minimum Hours Required	Elective Courses
Electrical Plans/Print Reading	15 Hours	Other: (example - 101 hours)
Branch Circuit Distribution	45 Hours	Industrial Rigging
Electrical Grounding/Bonding	25 Hours	Tools & Equipment
Electrical Theory	75 Hours	Advanced Code
Fire Alarm System	10 Hours	Oil & Gas
Industry Orientation & Safety (Laws & Rules)	2 Hours	Hazardous Locations
Motor Controls	30 Hours	CPR/First Aid
Motors	20 Hours	Cabling/PLC Communications
National Electrical Code	140 Hours	Confined Space
		Material Identification
		Mathematic
		Building Automation
		Transformers
Minimum Total Required:  372 Hours	372 Hours