It’s good to be in demand.
There’s never been a better time to join the electrical industry. An ever-increasing dependency on electrical appliances and automated systems in homes, businesses and industrial facilities has fueled the demand for trained electrical and systems technicians. Our intensive four-year apprenticeship training program is designed to provide electrical apprentices with the necessary theory and practical training to earn the status of electrician. Highly skilled tradespeople, electricians combine electrical theory, knowledge of electrical equipment, and the necessary job skills to safely and correctly perform important services for commercial and residential consumers. This includes utilizing electrical, low voltage and renewable energy for such purposes as lighting, heating, operation of electrical equipment, motor control systems and appliances.
A time-tested education that works. Taking place as traditional classroom instruction, the IEC Chesapeake’s Four-Year Electrical Apprenticeship Program is our oldest and most popular program. Throughout the duration of the program, apprentices work full-time and attend classes two nights per week, providing the 8,000 hours of on-the-job and classroom training required for the journeyman electrician license. Because the curriculum is recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship Training, students receive nationally-recognized credentials as a Journeyman Electrician upon satisfactory completion of the program. Most of our students enroll with the ambition of earning their Journeyman or Master Electricians License, and many graduates go on to become project managers, foremen, estimators, and business owners.
And the benefits don’t stop there:
- Reviewed by the American Council on Education and up to 40 college credits may be awarded to apprentices completing four years of the IEC training curriculum to use towards a four year college program
- Offered by most of IEC chapters throughout the country for ease of transferring credits
- Transfer students are welcome
Click on the links below to view the curriculum for each year or download the PDF.
Year One Curriculum
101: Orientation and Basic Principles
102: Tools, Fasteners, and Knots
103: Introduction to Safety, Navigating the NEC® and EWR Plans
104: Introduction to Electric Charges and Basic Math
105: Applied Math, Circuit Theory, Plans & Specs
106: Applied Math, Ohm’s Law, Electrical Symbols, Boxes, and Box Fill
107: Conduit Bending
108: Dwelling Circuit Requirements, Outlet Locations, and General Lighting Load
109: Conductor Types, Ampacity, Overcurrent Protection, Type NM Cables, and Common Voltage Systems
110: Voltage Drop, Cable, Conduit, and Tubing
111: First Semester Mid-Term Review and Exam
112: Conductor Terminology, Switches, and Receptacles
113: GFCI, AFCI, and Other Special-Purpose Receptacles
114: Luminaires, Ballasts, and Lamps
115: Box Fill and Introduction to Series Circuits (Front Bedroom)
116: Box Sizing and Series Circuits (Master Bedroom)
117: Lighting and Small Appliance Branch Circuits
118: First Semester Final Exam
119: Track Lighting, Dimmers, and Introduction to Parallel Circuits (Living Room)
120: Laundry and Bathroom Receptacles and Parallel Circuits
121: Garage and Garage Door Circuits, Underground Installations, and Parallel Circuit Calculations
122: Appliance and Special Purpose Outlets
123: Ranges, Ovens, Counter-Mounting Cooking Units, and Other Kitchen Appliances
124: Bathrooms, Exhaust Fans, and Hydromassage Tubs
125: Heating and Air Conditioning
126: Residential Limited Energy Systems
127: Second Semester Mid-Term Review and Exam
128: Multiwire Branch Circuits and Introduction to Combination Circuits (Recreation Room)
129: Combination Circuits, Conductor Ampacity Correction, and Conduit Fill (Workshop)
130: Services and Service Equipment, and Cost of Electrical Power
131: Grounding and Bonding, Specialty Tools
132: Overcurrent Protection and Circuit Conditions
133: Service Entrance Calculations
134: Swimming Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs
135: Home Automation, Standby Power, and Photovoltaic Systems
136: Second Semester Final Exam
Y1 Annex V Common Voltage Systems
Year Two Curriculum
201 NEC® Scope, Definitions, Working Spaces, and Branch Circuits; Hazardous Locations; Common Voltage Systems
202 Service Calculations, and Class 1 Installations
203 Services, and Class 2 Installations
204 Conductor and Overcurrent Protection; Class 3 Installations
205 Grounding Terminology, Equipment Grounding Conductors and Commercial Garage Installations
206 Grounding Electrode System, Main Bonding Jumper and Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities
207 Ohm’s Law Review, Article 300, Aircraft Hangar, and Bulk Storage Facilities
208 Conduit Fill, Box Fill, Pull Box Sizing, Raceway and Cable Support; Spray Applications
209 First Semester Mid-Term Review and Exam
210 Switches, Switchboards, and Panelboards and Health Care Facilities
211 Flexible Cords, Luminaires, Appliances and Health Care Facilities
212 Introduction to AC Theory and Places of Assembly
213 AC Theory – Inductive and Capacitive Reactance: Miscellaneous Buildings
214 AC Theory – Impedance and Power Factor: Temporary Installation
215 Single-Phase Transformers: Introduction, Types and Applications, Single-Voltage Calculations and Connections
216 Single-Phase Transformers: Dual-Voltage Calculation and Connections, and Fault-Current and Code Calculations
217 First Semester Exam Review
218 First Semester Exam
219 Three-Phase Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution; Introduction to Three-Phase Ohm’s Law
220 3Ø Transformers: Delta-Delta
221 3Ø Transformers: Delta-Wye
222 Non-Linear Loads: 3Ø Fault Currents and Voltage Drop
223 Transformers: NEC® Requirements
224 Buck-Boost Transformers: Single- and Three-Phase, Connections and Applications
225 Buck-Boost Transformers: Calculations and Selection
226 Generators, Transfer Switches, and Emergency Systems
227 Second Semester Mid-Term Review and Exam
228 Electric Motors: DC and AC Single-Phase
229 Electric Motors: Polyphase
230 Motors: General Knowledge and Sizing Branch Circuit Conductors
231 Motor Branch Circuit Overcurrent Protective Devices: Short Circuit and Grounding Fault Protection
232 Motor: Overload Protection, Disconnects, Starters and EGCs
233 Locked Rotor Current and Phase Loss for Motors; A/C and Refrigeration Equipment; Fire Pumps
234 Motor Feeder Conductors, OCPDs, and Tap Conductors
235 Second Semester Final Exam Review
236 Second Semester Final Exam
Year Three Curriculum
301 Practical Guide to OSHA and NFPA 70E®
302 Introduction to Grounding and Bonding
303 General Requirements for Grounding and Bonding
304 System Grounding: Grounded Conductors, Systems Required to be Grounded, and Systems Not Permitted to be Grounded
305 System Grounding: Separately Derived Systems, Main Bonding Jumpers, and System Bonding Jumpers
306 Grounding Electrode Systems and Grounding Electrode Conductors
307 Line-Side and Load-Side Bonding
308 Equipment Grounding and Equipment Grounding Conductors
309 Grounding of Specific Equipment & Conditions
310 First Semester Mid-Term Review and Exam
311 Printreading: Project Design, Development, and Specifications
312 Printreading: Site, Civil, Survey, and Structural Drawings
313 Printreading: Architectural Drawings — Lines, Dimensions, and Wall Types
314 Printreading: Architectural Drawings — Schedules, Details, and Coordination
315 Printreading: “MEP”, “M”, “E”, and “P” Drawings
316 Leadership: Foreman Training
317 First Semester Exam Review
318 First Semester Exam
319 Test Instruments and Test Instrument Safety
320 Toggle Switch, Push Button, and Basic Load Symbols — Introduction to Ladder Diagrams
321 Introduction to Contactors and Relays
322 Applications Using Contactors and Relays
323 Manual and Automatic Control Devices
324 Ladder Diagram Applications
325 Automatic-Control Practical Applications
326 Magnetic Motor Starters
327 Magnetic Motor Starters and Pilot Devices: Practical- Application Emphasis on Holding Contacts
328 Second Semester Mid-Term Review and Exam
329 Motor Overload Protection, Motor Power Connection, and Practice Scenarios
330 Magnetic Motor Starters: Practical-Application Emphasis on Overload Protection
331 Motor Reversing: Controllers and Connections
332 Magnetic Motor Starters: Practical-Application Emphasis on Reversing Motors
333 Latching Relays, Alternating Relays, and Jogging Circuits
334 Magnetic Motor Starters: Practical-Application Emphasis on Multimotor Equipment
335 Second Semester Final Exam Review
336 Second Semester Final Exam
Year Four Curriculum
401 Energized Electrical Work Relative to NFPA 70E®
402 Power Distribution Systems and Phase-Loss Monitors
403 Solid-State Relays and Phase-Loss Lab
404 Timing Relays: On-Delay, Interval, and Recycle
405 Timing Relays: Practical Application of On-Delay, Recycle, and Interval Timers
406 Timing Relays: Off-Delay, One-Shot, and Multifunction
407 Timing Relays: Practical Application of Off-Delay, One-Shot, and Multifunction Timers
408 Counters and Sensors
409 Mid-Term Review and Exam
410 Motor Starting Methods
411 Motor Drives — Accelerating and Decelerating Methods
412 Introduction to Programmable Controllers
413 Advanced Lab — Automatic Car Wash
414 Energy Management and Building Automation Including Latching Relays
415 Fire Suppression Systems and Advanced Lab
416 Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting
417 First Semester Exam Review
418 First Semester Final Exam
419 Introduction, Definitions, and Boxes
420 Cable Types and Flexible Cords: General Installation Requirements
421 Raceways and Conductors
422 Dwelling Units: General Provisions
423 Dwelling Units: Specific Provisions
424 Services: Equipment and Working Space
425 Commercial Installations
426 Hazardous Locations and Health Care Facilities
427 Mid-Term Review and Exam
428 Miscellaneous Occupancies and Special Equipment
429 Alternative Energy Sources and Emergency Power Systems
430 Motors and Power Quality
431 Service and Load Calculations
432 BCES Application and Grounding & Bonding Requirements
433 Fire Alarm Systems – Introduction and Overview
434 Introduction to Limited Energy/Low-Voltage Systems
435 Final Exam Review
436 Second Semester Final Exam
Y4 Annex V Common Voltage Systems
It’s a great time to join the electrical industry.
