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Electrical Trainee

If you want the basic knowledge and skills to enter the electrical industry, this trainee program will give you a solid start.

In this program, you’ll take electrical maintenance technician classes to learn about industry techniques and terms, electrical circuits and components, and other job-related topics. If you choose the sales option, your training will include a work experience in the field.

With this certificate, you’ll be prepared to work as a sales associates in the electrical industry or to continue to gain on-the-job work experience as an electrical trainee.

Electrical Trainee

  1. Understand the inherent dangers of and be able to work safely around electricity.
  2. Be familiar with electrical theory, electrical terms, and electrical circuits (AC & DC).
  3. Able to identify common electrical materials, parts, and components.
  4. Understand the theory, operation, and maintenance of AC & DC generators and motors.
  5. Know basic electronic theory and components.
  6. Be familiar with conventional motor control circuit fundamentals.
  7. Able to perform electrical conduit bending using trigonometric calculations.
Sales Option
  1. Understand the inherent dangers of and be able to work safely around electricity.
  2. Be familiar with electrical theory, electrical terms, and electrical circuits (AC & DC).
  3. Able to identify common electrical materials, parts, and components.
  4. Able to perform electrical conduit bending using trigonometric calculations.
  5. Demonstrated ability to work in the electrical sales industry through documented work experience approved by the cooperative education supervisor.

Breaking Ground on Your Pathway


Plan Your Courses

Meet with our counselors to customize this plan just for you. You can also search the quarterly schedule for class days and times.

Placement

Math placement is not required for this program.
English placement is not required for this program.

The Electrical Trainee Certificate program has been designed to meet a large variety of student and electrical industry needs. The student will be required to take six of the Electrical Maintenance Technician (ELMT) core classes along with vocational-related courses. In addition to the core classes, the student may select the electrical sales option with the cooperative education work experience component or choose four additional courses from the ELMT list.

This selection will be made with the aid of professional/technical counselors, faculty or industry advisors to best meet the needs of the individual student. Students who complete the certificate requirements will be ready to seek employment as sales associates in the electrical industry or as electrical trainees and can continue to develop their electrical skills through on-the-job work experience. Students may enter the program whenever the courses are offered. It should be noted that some courses do have prerequisites. ELMT courses may be taken in any sequence providing the student has fulfilled any prerequisites or has instructor permission.

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Total Program Credits: 64


Program Courses

First Quarter

First Quarter course list
Course ID Course Title Credits
APLED121 Applied Written Communication   1 4
ELMT 111 Electrical Math   5
ELMT 112 Electrical Theory   5
ELMT 114 Materials and Fasteners   4
  ELMT Course Elective(s)   2 4
Total Credits 22

Second Quarter

Second Quarter course list
Course ID Course Title Credits
APLED123 Leadership Skills for Business and Industry   3
ELMT 122 DC Circuits   5
ELMT 123 AC Theory   5
ELMT 262 Raceways   4
  ELMT Course Elective(s)   2 4
Total Credits 21

Third Quarter

Third Quarter course list
Course ID Course Title Credits
APLED125 Employment Preparation   1 3
  Cooperative Education Electives   3 18
Total Credits 21
Cooperative Education Electives: Choose 18 credits Cooperative Education Electives: Choose 18 credits  
Cooperative Education Electives: Choose 18 credits course choices
Course ID Course Title Credits
ELMT 266 Cooperative Education Seminar   3 2
ELMT 267 Cooperative Education Work Experience   3 16

Cooperative Education Electives   3

 

Cooperative Education Electives course list
Course ID Course Title Credits
ELMT 266 Cooperative Education Seminar   3 2
ELMT 267 Cooperative Education Work Experience   3 16

ELMT Course Elective(s)   2

 

ELMT Course Elective(s) course list
Course ID Course Title Credits
1 This related education requirement may be met by any course or combination of courses approved by the instructional dean.
2 Choose one additional ELMT course.
3 ELMT 266 and 267 must be taken concurrently.

Estimated costs for completing this program

Estimated costs for completing this program
Cost Type WA Resident Non-Resident International
Tuition $ 5,721 $ 7,498 $ 12,471
Books $ 580 $ 580 $ 580
Course Fees $ 157 $ 157 $ 157
Institutional Fees $ 336 $ 336 $ 1,597
Total Costs $ 6,794 $ 8,571 $ 14,805

Costs for completing a degree or certificate can vary. For more information about costs, visit our How Much Does it Cost? page.

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Pathway Specialist

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509-533-8860

Alaynah Hardesty

Workforce Transition Specialist
Alaynah.Hardesty@scc.spokane.edu
509-533-7398

Sean Blackburn

Department Chair
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509-533-7335

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