Electrical Apprenticeship
- Length of Program
- Location of Program
- Entrance Requirements
- Class Time
- Starting Time
- Approximate Cost of Program (starting Fall 2006)
- Course Description
- Correspondence Courses in Electrical and Plumbing Apprenticeship
Length of Program
Eight (72 hour) semesters of related training, plus 8,000 hours of documented work experience.
Location of Program
Classes are held on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls, Idaho), West Minico Jr. High (Mini-Cassia), and Wood River High School (Hailey, Idaho). The work experiences are at various job sites for the practical portion of the training.
Entrance Requirements
To have the classes count toward the State of Idaho's Requirements for Apprenticeship training, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be at least 16 years of age
- Be registered with the State of Idaho, Department of Labor and Industrial Services
- Be working in the trade under the constant on-the-job supervision of a journeyman
- Take the CSI placement test and complete CSI application
- Contact Christy Horton at ext. 6282 for registration
- Renew registration each semester
- A valid First Aid/CPR card is required throughout the course of the 4-year program. A photocopy of the First Aid/CPR cards need to be turned into Christy Horton at the College of Southern Idaho. If this requirement in not met, students will not receive their Letter of Completion at the end of each school year until it is received.
Class Time
Classes are three(3) hours per evening, two(2) nights per week, for a minimum period of twelve(12) weeks each semester. Classes will vary as to which evenings they are held depending on the location and the year of apprentice.
Starting Time
Fall Semester
Approximate Cost of Program (starting Fall 2006)
Registration: $330.00 each semester (Fall and Spring)
Year 1:
NCCER Electrical Trainee Guide – Level 1, Standard Textbook for Electricity,4th Edition based on 2008 NEC, Thomson/Delmar Interpreting the NEC, 8th Edition, based on 2008 NEC, National Electric Code 2008,Mathematics for Electricians, I-Clicker (Twin Falls classes only)
Year 2:
NCCER Electrical Trainee Guide – Level 2, Interpreting the NEC, 8th Edition, based on 2008 NEC, I-Clicker (Twin Falls classes only)
Year 3:
NCCER Electrical Trainee Guide – Level 3, Interpreting the NEC, 8th Edition, based on 2008 NEC, Electrical Motor Controls Text & Workbook, 3rd Edition
Year 4:
NCCER Electrical Trainee Guide – Level 4,Mike Holt’s Understanding the National Electric Code Volume 1 Text & Workbook, based on 2008 NEC Mike Holt’s Understanding the National Electric Code Volume 2 Text & Workbook, based on 2008 NEC, I-Clicker (Twin Falls classes only)
Course Description
The apprenticeship course is designed to provide related training in the electrical trade that will give students the proper course work in safety, Electrical Code, equipment, and a knowledge of the trade. Instruction includes; fundamentals of electricity and power distribution; basic trade mathematics; national electrical code requirements; commercial, industrial, and residential wiring requirements, and other control theory and fundamentals. This is a required program for anyone working toward a electrical journeyman license. Completion must be documented each year with the State of Idaho Electrical Bureau (208)332-7120 before the journeyman exam can be taken.
Correspondence Courses in Electrical and Plumbing Apprenticeship
The State of Idaho offers correspondence training in Electrical and Plumbing Apprenticeship through Boise State University. Certain qualifications must be met for a person to take correspondence as opposed to the regular training. The main criteria needing to be met is the student must live at least 50 miles from the CSI Twin Falls, Burley, and Hailey classes. Other special circumstances may also be considered.
To apply for correspondence students should contact Christy Horton, at (208) 732-6282 for more information.