2010/11 Programs

Electrician: Construction and Maintenance Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship
Certificate
School of Applied Technology
2010/11 Availability
North CampusSeptember - OPEN

Basic – Eight weeks

Intermediate and Advanced – Ten weeks

Contact your local Apprenticeship Branch Office of

the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities for start dates

Your Career

As our population grows, the demand for electricity is increasingly important. Without electricity, nothing works. Power and lighting distributions require high-level skills, the skills you will master in this program.

Our Program

In Humber's program, apprentices learn valuable skills including laying out, assembling, installing, repairing, maintaining, connecting, testing electrical systems; planning installations from blueprints, sketches, specifications and installs all electrical and electronic devices; systematically diagnosing faults in electrical and electronic components; measuring, cutting, threading, bending, assembling, installing conduits and other electrical conductor enclosures; splicing and terminating electrical conductors; testing electrical and electronic equipment for proper function.

Work Placement

Apprentices attend either day-release schooling (one day per week from August to May for all three levels) or block-release (eight-week Basic level, 10-week Intermediate level, and ten-week Advanced level).

Apprentices serve a 9,000-hour apprenticeship with 840 hours allocated to in-school training.

Professional Accreditation, Endorsement and Recognition

Upon successfully completing the in-school Certificate of Apprenticeship from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, and on-the-job training, students write the Ontario Certificate of Qualification trade exam. Those attaining a minimum of 70 per cent are eligible to work in other provinces participating in the Red Seal Program.

Admission Requirements

  • Grade 10 Ontario Secondary School or equivalent
  • Grade 10 English (applied or academic)
  • Grade 10 Mathematics (applied or academic)
  • Minimum 16 years of age
  • A solid background in science is an asset

Non-academic admission criteria may also be required.

Note: This apprenticeship is regulated by the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act.

Applicants are required to register through their local Apprenticeship Branch Office of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU).

Additional Requirements

The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program is now offered by some Ontario school boards. It allows participants to complete high school while working part-time as a registered apprentice. If you are 16 years or older and have completed Grade 10, contact your guidance counsellor or technical director for more information.

Fees

The 2009/2010 fee for this program was
- Basic – domestic $400
- Intermediate – domestic $500
- Advanced – domestic $500.

For further information, refer to Fees and Financial Assistance in this publication.

Curriculum

Basic
COURSE Code Course Credits
ELAP 101 Trade Theory – Basic 4  
ELAP 102 Trade Practice – Basic 3  
ELAP 104 Electronics 1 3  
ELAP 105 Canadian Electrical Code 1 2  
ELAP 106 Prints and Standards 1 2  
ELAP 107 Instrumentation 1 2  
Intermediate
COURSE Code Course Credits
ELAP 201 Trade Theory – Intermediate 5  
ELAP 205 Canadian Electrical Code 2 3  
ELAP 206 Prints and Standards 2 3  
ELAP 207 Instrumentation 2 2  
ELAP 208 Monitoring and Communication Systems 3  
ELAP 209 Installation Methods 2 3  
ELAP 210 Electronics 2 2  
 
Advanced
COURSE Code Course Credits
ELAP 301 Trade Theory – Advanced 4  
ELAP 305 Canadian Electrical Code 3 3  
ELAP 306 Prints and Standards 3 3  
ELAP 307 Instrumentation 3 3  
ELAP 308 Programmable Logic Controllers 3  
ELAP 309 Installation Methods 3 3  
ELAP 310 Electronics 3 3