Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.
San Antonio Chapter
2307 Bandera Road
San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone: 210.431.9861
Fax: 210.434.2510
www.iecsanantonio.com
Contact: Raul Vasquez
ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
JANUARY 2015 ACCELERATED CLASS
Applications are accepted year round at the IEC Office
Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
APPLICANTS MUST BRING THE FOLLOWING TO APPLY FOR ENTRY INTO IEC:
1. Current and valid Driver’s License or State of Texas I.D. Card
2. Social Security Card or Birth Certificate
3. High School Diploma, High School Transcript, or GED Certificate with Scores
4. Current and valid Texas Electrical Apprenticeship License from TDLR
5. DD214 (if you are a Veteran and want to apply for VA benefits)
CLASS SCHEDULE, TUITION COSTS, AND BOOK COSTS:
1. Classes are held Monday and Wednesday Nights, 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
2. Only 2 absences per semester are allowed
3. Tuition is $400 per semester (2 semesters per year)
4. Books are approximately $450 for the 1st year curriculum. You must purchase a new set of
books yearly from IEC. Prices subject to change.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Complete 8,000 on-the-job training hours with an IEC Contractor Member
2. Abide by the Apprenticeship Standards and the IEC San Antonio Student Handbook
3. Applicants must furnish their own tools
4. Applicants must be able to identify and distinguish colors
5. Applicants must be physically fit to perform the job duties assigned by the contractor
6. Applicants must have mode of transportation to work jobsite and to school
7. Attend a scheduled interview with the A&T Committee (date to be determined)
IEC San Antonio’s apprenticeship program is open to all applicants who meet the
requirements without regard to race, creed, national origin, or gender.
Women, minorities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
What type of future is there in the
electrical industry?
As you progress through the four-year apprenticeship
program you will almost double your earnings. Once you become a
journeyman electrician, you can go into many different types of specialty areas such as robotics, fire alarm/security systems, fiber optics,
commercial, industrial, estimating, supervising, project management and
some day even become an electrical contractor! Regardless of your specific skills, as an electrician, you will be in high demand.
First Year
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Orientation, Hazcom, Safety
Hand Tools/Assessment Inventories
First Aid & CPR
General Information, Electrical Installations, Intro to Electricity, Whole
Numbers, Fractions
Electrical Symbols & Outlets, Circuit Theory, Decimal Fractions
Lighting & Appliance Circuits, Static Electricity, Percents, Averages
Conductor Sizes & Types, Wiring, Basic Circuits, Powers & Roots
Switch Control, Receptacle Bonding, Magnetism, Measures
Ground Fault Protection, Resistors, Ratio & Proportion
Lighting Fixtures, Ohms Law-Series Circuit Formulas
Bedroom Lighting, Parallel Circuits
Lighting Branch Circuits, Using Fractions in Current Dividers
Entryway Lighting, Trigonometry
Kitchen Circuits/Outlets
Living Room/Study Circuits, Series/Parallel Circuits
Laundry Outlets, Proportional Values
Garage Circuits, Kirchoff’s Law
Rec. Rooms & Workshops, Thevenin’s Theorem
Water Pumps & Heaters, Current Sources, Superposition
Special Purpose Outlets
Heating Systems
Low Voltage Systems
Lamp Identification, Low Voltage Lighting
Fire Alarm & Security Systems
Remote Control Systems, Knots & Rigging
Pipe Bending
Service Entrance Equipment
Second Year
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Orientation Safety & Math Review
Trigonometry, Vector Math & Hazcom
Introduction to A/C Electricity
Inductance in A/C Circuits
Resistive-Inductive Circuits
Capacitance
Series & Parallel Resistive-Capacitive Circuits
Resistive-Inductive-Capacitive Series & Parallel Circuits
Three Phase A/C
Single Phase Transformers
Three Phase Transformers
Installing Transformers & Transformer Vaults
Transformer Sizing & Protection
Secondary Ties, Transformer Windings & Components Measuring Instruments
D/C Generators & Motors
3-Phase Alternators & Motors
Single Phase Motors
Sizing & Protecting Motors & Motor Circuit Conductors
Troubleshooting Motor Windings & Components
Control Circuits Conductors, Components & Connection,
Compressor Motor
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General Wiring, Conduit & Box Sizing
Outlets, Lighting, Appliances & Heating
Services & Feeder Calculations
Grounding, Bonding, & Overcurrent Protection
Hazardous Locations & Motor Circuit Winding
Health Care Facilities & Emergency Systems
Industrial & Commercial Wiring
Special Applications Wiring
Third Year
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Registration & Orientation
First Aid & CPR
Blueprint Reading (4 parts)
Motor & 3-Phase System Review
Transformer Review
Introduction to Grounding, Grounding Conductors & Grounding Equipment
Fault Currents
Electrical Quantities & Circuits
Introduction to Motor Controls
Logic & Line Diagrams/Motor Controls
Contactors, Starters & Solenoids
A/C-D/C Contactors & Magnetic Motor Starters
Time Delay & Logic
Motor Control Lab Session #1
Application & Installation of Control Devices
Reversing Circuits
Power Distribution Systems
Motor Controls Lab Session #2
Hazardous Locations
Special Hazardous Locations
Signs & Sign Connections
Basic Fiber Optics
Fourth Year
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Orientation & Safety
Community First Aid & Safety
Solid State Electronic Control Devices
Electromechanical & Solid State Relays
Advanced Controls Lab #1 & #2
Photoelectric & Proximity Controls
Programmable Controllers
Reduced Voltage Starters
Accelerating & Decelerating Methods
Advanced Controls Lab #3
Preventive Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Advanced Controls Lab #4
Leadership
Introduction to Fire Protection Signaling Systems & Devices
Installation, Start-up, Maintenance, & Troubleshooting of Fire Alarm Systems
Fire Alarm Lab
NEC & Related Standards, Safety Regulations, Power System
Services, Switchboards, & Panelboards
Conductors & Overcurrent Protection Devices
Lightning Protection & Grounding
Designing & Installing Wiring Systems
Branch & Feeder Circuits
Receptacle & Lighting & Switching Outlets
Motors & Motor Compressors
Transformers
Hazardous Locations
Load Calculations
Final Code Review & Test Preparation