2010/11 Programs

Electrician: Construction and Maintenance Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship
Certificate
School of Applied Technology
2010/11 Availability

North Campus

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.

More Info

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 2010/2011 fee for this program is
- Basic – domestic $400
- Intermediate – domestic $500
- Advanced – domestic $500.

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

Financial Aid

Curriculum

Basic (16 hours/week)
COURSE Code Course Credits
ELAP 104 Electronics 1 3  
ELAP 105 Canadian Electrical Code 1 2  
ELAP 107 Instrumentation 1 2  
ELAP 111 Electrical Theory 1 4  
ELAP 112 Installation Methods 1 3  
ELAP 116 Prints 1 2  
Intermediate (21 hours/week)
COURSE Code Course Credits
ELAP 205 Canadian Electrical Code 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  
ELAP 211 Electrical Theory 2 5  
ELAP 216 Prints 2 3  
 
Advanced (22 hours/week)
COURSE Code Course Credits
ELAP 305 Canadian Electrical Code 3 3  
ELAP 307 Instrumentation 3 3  
ELAP 309 Installation Methods 3 6  
ELAP 310 Electronics 3 3  
ELAP 316 Electrical Theory 3 4  
ELAP 326 Prints 3 3