Electrician

Program Eligibility

Program participants must be registered with the GNWT, Department of Education, Culture and Employment (Apprenticeship Division) prior to registering at Aurora College.

Applicant Assessment

• Be at least 16 years of age.
• Be physically capable of performing the work involved in the electrician trade.
• Have a genuine desire to become a good tradesperson.
• Find a suitable employer who holds a Journey certificate in the electrician trade or employs the holder of a Journey certificate in the trade and who is willing to hire and train the applicant.
• Obtain an overall average of 70% and a minimum of 50% in each of the subsections (mathematics, English and science) on the Trades Entrance Examination, Cluster #5.

Program Admission

Participants will be admitted to this program based on the eligibility requirements set by the GNWT.

Program Information

Aurora College provides technical training for three of the four levels that comprise an electrician apprenticeship.  Each of the first three levels of technical training is 240 hours (eight weeks). Curriculum requirements are set by the GNWT.
Participants must take each level in its entirety.
Participants are exposed to the program concepts through lectures, discussions, demonstrations, independent study and group study.  They are then given opportunities for skill development through a series of practical applications.

Program Objectives

Level 1
The objectives of this level are to enable graduates to carry out the tasks required of a level 2 electrician in a responsible, competent and safe manner. These tasks include:

1. Interpreting the general sections of the electrical code.
2. Understanding and wiring basic switching control systems.
3. Reading and interpreting drawings and diagrams.
4. Understanding basic electrical theory and circuits.
5. Working safely in the electrical field.

Level 2
The objectives of this level are to enable graduates to carry out the tasks required of a level 3 electrician in a responsible, competent and safe manner. These tasks include:

1. Interpreting the general sections and amendatory sections of the electrical code.
2. Understanding and wiring motor control systems.
3. Reading and interpreting drawings and diagrams.
4. Understanding the three characteristics of ac ctts.
5. Understanding and wiring HVAC controls and systems.

Level 3
The objectives of this level are to enable graduates to carry out the tasks required of a level 4 electrician in a responsible, competent and safe manner. These tasks include:

1. Interpreting the general and amendatory sections of the electrical code.
2. Understanding and wiring 3-phase transformers, both wye and delta combinations.
3. Reading and interpreting drawings and diagrams.
4. Understanding the theory of and wire 3-phase motors and controllers.
5. Safely installing motor control and transformer banks.

Completion Requirements

Theoretical and practical assignments and written examinations are used to evaluate participant progress.

School course marks are weighted based on a formula provided by Apprenticeship & Occupational Certification, Government of the Northwest Territories.

In order for a participant to pass their apprenticeship level schooling, they must achieve a school mark of 65% or greater, obtain a shop mark of 65% or greater and complete all school work.

A participant who fails technical training must repeat the training regardless of the result obtained on the level examinations administered by the GNWT.

Participants must achieve a mark of 70% in the GNWT-administered level examination in order to progress to the next level of technical training.

“An apprentice who is absent from a trade instruction course in which he or she is enrolled for more than 5% of the total time of the course may be terminated from that course by the supervisor and be subsequently scheduled to repeat the entire course.”

Article 20 (1), NWT Apprenticeship, Trade and Occupations Certification Regulations

Document of Recognition

Level 1:   Certificate of Status Level 2 from the GNWT

Level 2:   Certificate of Status Level 3 from the GNWT

Level 3:   Certificate of Status Level 4 from the GNWT

Courses in Program

• ELEC 0103 | Lab Fundamentals

Year 1

• ELEC 0101 | Circuit Fundamentals
• ELEC 0102 | EMF Sources
• ELEC 0106 | Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 and Drawings
• ELEC 0107 | Standard and Specific Workplace Safety

Year 2

• ELEC 0201 | Alternating Current (ac) Circuit Properties
• ELEC 0202 | RLC Circuits
• ELEC 0205 | Heating and Cooling Systems
• ELEC 0206 | Magnetic Controls and Switching Circuits
• ELEC 0207 | Canadian Electrical Code Part 1/Plans and Diagrams

Year 3

• ELEC 0301 | Three-Phase Principles
• ELEC 0303 | Three-Phase Motor Principles
• ELEC 0304 | Transformers
• ELEC 0305 | Canadian Electrical Code