Apprenticeship: Electricity
VA Licensure
ACE REGISTRATION
Week |
Year 1 - Topic |
Year 2 - Topic |
Year 3 - Topic |
Year 4 - Topic |
1 |
Safety; Tools of the Trade |
Ohms Law Review, Series Circuits |
Course Overview / Intro |
Using the NEC as a Tool |
2 |
Intro to the Trade and Apprenticeship |
Ohms Law Review, Parallel Circuits |
Symbols, Basic Views |
Wiring Methods and Materials A |
3 |
Devices |
Review, Series-Parallel Circuits |
Pictorial Views, Dimensions |
Wiring Materials, Boxes, Gutters, Cable Trays, Box Fill |
4 |
Boxes and Box Fill |
Work, Energy, Power, Efficiency, and Horse Power |
Specifications; Working and Shop Drawings |
Designing Circuits |
5 |
Conductors and Insulation |
Voltage Drop, Regulation |
Grades and Elevations |
Services, Overhead vs. Lateral |
6 |
Voltage Drop |
Induction and Generation of AC |
Layout, Footings, Foundation Walls |
Services Location/Terminations |
7 |
Switch Circuits |
Alternating Current, RMS, P-P |
Floors, Walls, Roofs |
Feeders, NEC Article 215 |
8 |
Branch Circuits |
Inductive and Capacitive |
Concrete Work Intro |
First Quarter Exam |
9 |
Basic NEC for Residences |
Impedance, PF and Shift |
Concrete Floors, Columns |
Branch Circuits, 210 pts A and B |
10 |
Basic NEC for Residences |
Apparent and True Power |
Masonry Construction |
Required Outlets |
11 |
Services; NEC Art 230 |
Transformers, Impedance |
Structural Steel Drawings |
Branch Circuit and Feeder |
12 |
Conduit Types and Fill |
Transformers, Buck/Boost |
Interior Finishes |
Standard Load Calculations |
13 |
Conduit Bending |
Xfrmer Lab, Tapped Xfrmers |
Cabinets, Fixtures, Stairs, and Exterior Finish |
Optional Load Calculations |
14 |
Special Systems/Lamps |
3-0 Xfrmers, Delta and Wye |
Plumbing and Mechanical Prints |
Calculations Review |
15 |
Fuses/Circuit Breakers |
3-0 Connections and Review |
Review for Midterm |
Range Calculations |
16 |
Midterm |
AC Final |
Midterm |
Midterm Exam |
17 |
Trade Math |
Motor Types and Properties |
Intro to Manor Care Plans |
Safety |
18 |
Trade Math |
Principles of Motor Controls |
Specs, Bid Form, Amendments |
Safety |
19 |
Magnetism, Basic Theory |
Magnetic Starters, Symbols |
Site Work, Concrete, Door Hardware, Mechanical |
Grounding, Art 250 Part A |
20 |
Electrical Theory, Series "A" |
Line Diagrams |
Division 16 - Electrical |
Grounding, Art 250 Part B |
21 |
Series Circuits Part "B" |
Branch Circuit Control/Protection |
Overview entire plan set |
Grounding, Art 250 Part C |
22 |
Parallel Circuits Part "A" |
Multiple Motor and Wire Wound Motor Circuits |
Architectural Prints |
Overcurrent Protection, 240 |
23 |
Parallel Circuits Part "B" |
Pilot Devices |
Specific Details, Elevations, Wall Sections |
Tap Rules and Feeders |
24 |
Series/Parallel Lab |
Basic Control Circuits |
Structural, Foundation |
Third Quarter Exam |
25 |
Safety |
Timing Relays, Push Buttons |
HVAC, Mechanical Prints |
Motors and Motor Circuits |
26 |
Safety |
Sequencing, Logic, PB Stations, Interlocking Methods |
Plumbing, Fire Prints |
Motors and Motor Controls, B |