Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2018-2019 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ELAP 1520 - Union Electrical Apprentice II (5CR)


(5L) Casper College partners with the Wyoming Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (WJATC) to provide extensive training designed to complement on-the-job training received by electrical apprentices. Classes meet several times a year for a week at a time over the 4-year apprenticeship program duration. The combination of course work and training prepare an apprentice electrician to take the journeyman electrician exam administered by the State of Wyoming Department of Fire and Electrical Safety. Course ELAP 1520 is a first year course scheduled for completion during the spring semester. This course is designed to provide the beginning electrical apprentice the necessary skills and knowledge to ensure safe and efficient work practices on the job. Topics of study include: safety, introductions to the National Electrical Code, basic electrical theory and wiring methods. Additionally, this course will cover Ohm’s Law, powerlaw, Kirchhoff’s current law to electrical currents.

Prerequisites: Acceptance into the WJATC apprenticeship program, successful completion of ELAP 1510, recommended status as a first-year Electrical Apprentice with a WJATC approved contractor and registered with the State of Wyoming Electrical Board of the Department of Fire and Prevention and Electrical Safety as an apprentice electrician.



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