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Students will explore safety in an industrial setting such as meter use, personal protective equipment, and lock- out, tag-out, try-out. The Electrical Department holds weekly safety meetings that include a safety demonstration to show the correct way to use tools, ladders, and other equipment needed in the electrical trade.

This course will cover how to calculate the ampacity of service, feeder and branch circuit conductors, and the ampacity rating of the panels they supply. Students will also revisit the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) and Revised Code of Washington (RCW) requirements for the electrical industry including, but not limited to electrical industry scopes of work, licensing qualifications, exams, fees, penalties, types of certifications, and continuing education requirements.

This course will outline the fundamentals and functions of variable frequency drives (VFDs) and interpreting manufacturer manuals. Students will troubleshoot poor power quality and harmonics along with learning skills to correct these symptoms using power quality analyzers.

Students will use technical manuals to wire variable frequency drives to change the speed of AC motors using analog components. They will also monitor the power quality on various circuits using analyzers and size capacitors to correct poor power factors.

Students will distinguish safety hazards on a construction job site. The Electrical Department holds weekly safety meetings that include a safety demonstration indicating the way to use tools, ladders, and other equipment needed in the electrical trade. 

Students will prepare for an effective career search by learning to create a resume, practicing interviewing skills, and reviewing the job application process. This course will also include a comprehensive look into NFPA 70E standards. 

This course will build a foundation of transformer theory and installation requirements, photovoltaic systems, electric vehicle charging stations, and other renewable energy sources.  Students are also taught to identify improper design, workmanship or material failure using thermal imaging. 

Students will have the opportunity to practice wiring transformers and generating electricity with photovoltaic systems. Students will also utilize thermal imaging technology to diagnose potential issues and develop plans for remedy and repair. 

This course covers identification of safety hazards on a construction site. Weekly safety meetings that include demonstrations of tools, ladders, and other equipment needed in the electrical trade.

This course will discuss the code requirements for wiring a dwelling unit and cover articles relating to commercial wiring methods. The minimum standards of outdoor branch circuits and feeders, services, grounding and bonding, hazardous locations, and pools will also be covered. Students are taught local utility requirements for electrical installations. 

This course will introduce terms, symbols, layout, organization, and structure of plans that are used for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. Students are taught how to understand and interpret prints for identification of code violations, conflicts of space, and safety issues. Students will be trained to use hand, hydraulic, and PVC conduit benders.

This course applies wiring techniques including conduit bending, switch connections, non-metallic and metallic cable, wire pulling, panel, box, and device connections.

Students will complete on-the-job training projects doing hands-on electrical wiring installations in residential and commercial buildings. While working for the school, all trainee electrical installations are supervised by a (01) journey level electrician, and the work is inspected by the Department of Labor & Industries as required.

Students are eligible to accept a position as an electrician and work in the field under a training externship agreement between Perry Technical Institute, the employer, and the student. Completion of an externship packet is required. For students who wish to meet the requirements of the Department of Labor & Industries and qualify for credit towards (01) certification, completion of the WAC and RCW compliance form is required in addition to the externship packet. This form ensures students are supervised within the appropriate supervision ratios, as defined by the Department of Labor & Industries. If a student does not obtain an externship, the student will complete hands-on field installations under proper supervision and related lab/employability activities.