APPRENTICESHIP
WHAT IS AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM?
The Electrical Training Alliance of Kern County (ETA), offers an inside wireman apprenticeship program governed by the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 428.
In an apprenticeship, not only do you learn the trade through a traditional curriculum based classroom setting, but you also work full-time learning the skills of the trade on the job. A major difference between a trade-based apprenticeship and a traditional college is that you are being paid while you learn as opposed to having to pay while you learn.
No prior electrical experience is required due to the fact that you will learn everything you need to know about being an electrician on the job and in the classroom. Our Inside Wireman Electrical Apprenticeship Program is 5 years.
HOW DOES THE APPRENTICESHIP WORK?
Once you are accepted into our program, you will be assigned to one of our many signatory contractors to begin your on the job training. You will begin attending class in either January or July depending on when you are accepted into the program.
When on the job, you will work full-time under the supervision of a state-licensed Journeyman Wireman. They will ensure that you are constantly learning new concepts and acquiring new skills. You will learn how to do things according to the appropriate codes and standards, as well as how to work safely and efficiently.
On the job, you are going to learn how to bend conduit, pull wire, terminate conductors, properly read blueprints, install devices and fixtures, and much more.
WHAT ABOUT THE CLASSROOM?
As for the classroom, apprentices attend class one day every other week. The ETA offers a day school environment which means on your scheduled class day you will come down to the ETA for 8 hours. This is already agreed upon with the contractors, so they are aware that you will be missing that day of work.
In the classroom, we typically spend most of the day learning the theory of the electrical trade in a traditional classroom environment. The other portion of the day is spent demonstrating the newly learned concepts through instructor-led demonstrations and hands on labs.
Some of the concepts that we will cover in the classroom include conduit bending, blueprint reading, AC/DC theory, the National Electrical Code, circuitry, transformers, motors, motor control, and a lot more. We study all of these concepts in-depth to ensure you receive a well-rounded education to facilitate your development on the job.
ELECTRICAL TRAINING ALLIANCE OF KERN COUNTY
IBEW Union, Local 428
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3805 N. Sillect Avenue - Bakersfield, CA 93308
- (661) 324-0105
- (661) 324-4121
- office@etakc.org