PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICITY

Course Description

These courses provide the basic technical knowledge and skills required to enter the field of residential and/or commercial wiring. Emphasis is placed on the first year of the Associated Builders and Contractors apprenticeship training and the National Electrical Code requirements. Graduates may pursue entry-level employment and continue their training in the apprenticeship program. Students are encouraged to invest approximately $110 in specialized tools.

Construction Electricity Skills Indicators.pdf

Teacher Comments

Our Electrical Construction program will help you become well-grounded in the power of power.

Electricity, the machinery and appliances it runs, touches every part of our lives. From morning toast to evening TV, you depend on electricity (and the professionals who provide it). Frederick's CTC Electrical Construction program will show you how to use electrical skills to empower your career.

Wiring a house is a lesson included in the skills taught at CTC. Yet home wiring is just one of the jobs available for qualified electricians. Electrical maintenance, industrial process control, motor control, and power (utility) work all require qualified electricians.

Electrical construction is so much more than installing wiring and lights.

Units of study include:

• AC and DC Circuits
  
• Electrical Theory
  
• Residential and Commercial Wiring
  
• Motor Control
  
• Electrical Code Compliance
  
• Blueprint Reading
  
• Grounding Techniques
  
• Electrical Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  
• Instruments and Measurements
  
• Related Math

A large part of the Electrical Construction program is hands-on instruction, including electrical maintenance work around the school and the wiring of a student built house. Still, the classroom portion of the course can be quite demanding. Understanding electrical theory from magnetism to resistance and the math formulas that go along with them demands a dedicated student with good math skills.

The ideal Electrical student is good in math (fractions, decimals, and Algebra), an electrical student must also have good attendance and be able to follow directions. Problem solving and logic skills are a major plus. Job placement for Construction Electricity graduates typically exceeds 80%. Hourly rates for journeyman range from $15 to $20 per hour. So why don't you take advantage of this growing field and give light to your life.

Student Quotes

It is a good job to get into if you like to work with your hands. It almost guarantees you will find a job with good pay. Its fun and educational!

Nicholas C.


This class will give you the knowledge of electricity and its applications. It will also give you opportunities for other parts of the electrical field such as networking.

Jason G