Apprenticeship

Electrician

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You want to be an electrician. You want to install, alter, repair and maintain electrical systems designed to provide heat, light, power, control, signals or fire alarms for buildings and premises. You’re comfortable splicing, joining and connecting wires to form circuits, and testing those circuits for integrity and safety.

But you want to learn more, like how to position and install distribution and control equipment such as switches, relays, circuit breaker panels and fuse enclosures. You also need to know more about installing and maintaining fibre optic systems or electrical generation sources. Here are a few of the other subjects covered in the Electrician apprenticeship training program at NAIT:

-interpreting electrical, mechanical and architectural drawings, specifications and applicable codes to determine wiring layouts

-cutting, threading, bending, assembling and installing conduits and other types of electrical conductor enclosures and fittings

-pulling wire through conduits and holes in walls and floors

Quick Facts

Credential: Journeyman Certificate

Hands-on and expert-led apprenticeship and industry training for skilled trades and technology professionals.

Campus: Main Campus, Patricia

Any in-person components of your courses will be delivered at NAIT's Main Campus in Edmonton. View map

Any in-person components of your courses will be delivered at NAIT's Patricia Campus in Edmonton. View map

Delivery Options:

  • Both On-Campus and Virtual - Some of your coursework will be in-person, on campus and some will be done online.

Periods: 4

Apprenticeship is a method of gaining the expertise needed to become a skilled tradesperson. This is done through a combination of on-the-job experience and classroom training.

Most apprenticeship programs are 3-4 periods in length, with an average of 8 weeks for each training period. In addition, there are specific allotments of on-the-job training hours associated with each period, so most apprentices complete 1 period per calendar year.

What to Expect

If you have an aptitude for mathematics and are a creative problem solver who can create new ways of completing tasks, then you will enjoy working as an electrician.

Electricians are often involved in construction or maintenance and do a variety of electrical work. Working conditions can change dramatically from one job to the next, from indoor conditions to outdoor scaffolding, sometimes in confined and restricted locations.

Training at NAIT

The Electrician apprenticeship term is:

  •  4 years (four 12-month periods)
  •  minimum of 1500 hours on-the-job training each year in periods 1, 2 and 3
  • minimum of 1350 hours on-the-job training in period 4
  • 8 weeks of technical training each year in periods 1, 2 and 3
  • 12 weeks of technical training in period 4

All periods of the Electrician program are delivered as Open Exit or Distance delivery.

If you are in Open Exit delivery, you can expect to spend, on average, 30 hours per week in class and labs.

If you are in Distance delivery, you can expect to spend 10-12 hours per week on coursework, as well as 8-10 days at NAIT during periods 1, 2 and 3 and 13-15 days at NAIT during period 4.

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Enter the workforce with confidence

As an electrician, you will work for construction and maintenance contractors, manufacturers, resource companies or other large organizations. Membership in trade unions is voluntary, but some contractors will only employ unionized workers.

Experienced electricians can advance to supervisory positions, like superintendent, estimator or electrical inspector. Some electricians start their own contracting businesses.

Alberta-certified electricians can apply to the Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta to become a Master Electrician 3 years after becoming certified. Only a journeyperson with a valid Master Electrician identification number can pull electrical work permits in Alberta.

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Thank you for your interest! We want to get you in contact with the right person to answer your questions.

Please contact the Student Service Centre for general inquiries such as:

  • Student application support
  • Program entrance requirements, tuition & fees, and how to apply
  • Program admissions process
  • Enrolment support
  • Student funding options
  • Fee and refund inquiries
  • General program and course withdrawal procedures
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Please fill out the form below if you have any program-specific questions relating to:

  • Program details
  • Work-integrated learning and cooperative education
  • Advance credit and Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
  • Program and course withdrawal

Periods

Tuition & Fees

The tuition and fee amounts below are estimates based on current academic year’s rates. For financial planning purposes, please use these totals as an approximate estimate of your costs. Actual fees may vary by term and enrolment activities. Students who take all of their courses online are exempt from U-Pass, Health & Dental, and Recreation & Athletics fees. All fees are subject to change. Please refer to the tuition and fees page for more detailed information.

View the technical equipment requirements (PDF)

Scholarships & Awards

How to Apply

Complete an apprenticeship application & contract form

Effective November 1, 2014, you must fillout the application located on the MyTradesecrets website for Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board staff to determine if you are eligible for status as an indentured apprentice.

Dates & Deadlines

Once you are an indentured apprentice, you can review the availability and start and end dates of the program you are interested in. Log into your MyTradesecrets profile and do a search under the Class Registration section. Then you can determine the schedule that best fits your needs.

We recommend submitting your program application at least 90 days before the application deadline.

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Apply to the program with step-by-step instructions on how to complete the application process. Please note, processing time may vary for applicants, so we recommend starting early.

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Want to learn more about this program?

Thank you for your interest! We want to get you in contact with the right person to answer your questions.

Please contact the Student Service Centre for general inquiries such as:

  • Student application support
  • Program entrance requirements, tuition & fees, and how to apply
  • Program admissions process
  • Enrolment support
  • Student funding options
  • Fee and refund inquiries
  • General program and course withdrawal procedures
  • Navigating nait.ca and MyNAITPortal

Contact Student Service Centre

Please fill out the form below if you have any program-specific questions relating to:

  • Program details
  • Work-integrated learning and cooperative education
  • Advance credit and Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
  • Program and course withdrawal



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