How to Be a Certified Electrician
Submitted by: paula
Electricians, Job Description An electrician is a kind of a tradesman which specializes in electrical wiring of homes, buildings, stationary machines or machineries. They may also be in charge of installation of electrical components, maintainance as well as the repair of the existing electrical mesh. Other specializations include doing the wirings in ships, airplanes and other moblie platforms.
The Demand for Electricians
The Bureau of Labor and Statsitics say that the job growth of certified electricians is expected to remain very stable in the next five or ten years. The skills required to become an electircian is not simple but rigorous and cautious that is why there is a certification training needed to be passed to be able to become a certified electrician. There are also states that require an exam for licensing.
How to Get a Certification
Here are the steps to follow to get a certification to become an electrician. First, there is a need to apply for apprenticeships. The opportunities for electrican programs can be found from the listings from the National Electrician Contractors Association and the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. They train applicants on how to wire on a commercial and on a residential settings. Second, after the application for the apprenticeship program, all the units for each of the subjects must be passed and completed. Most states has a 144 hour requirement in the classroom and around 2,000 hours on hands on or on-site. After passing the training, contact the city for the licensing procedures.
There is an examination and application based test that should be passed before getting the license, in most of the cities. After the trainig and passing the licensure examination, the electrician is now certified. He can either work on a freelance basis or be employed and work for a company. A freelance electrician is a self employed electrician which entails an application for a business license before being able to practice on his own.
After completing all the said steps, the applicant now is ready to work as a fully fledged electrician. Job openings can be searched at the National Electrical Contractors Association.
An electrician's license entitles the electrician who is certified to carry out all types of electrical installation work even without supervision. However, to contract or offer a contracts to carry out a certain installation project, the licensed electrician should, in addition, be a registered contractor. Examples of installation are as follows: cabling systems for data and structures, air conditioning, safety switches installation, smoke alarm, home theatre and automation, inspection, certification and testing as well as tagging of several electrical appliances.
Paula Hiz is a researcher and a human resource specialist who helps newly graduates, job applicants and post graduate professionals be aware of the opportunities and trainings for skills and practice upgrading.
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