Pre-Employment Electrician

Your Career

Electricians play a critical role in many industries including mining, oil and gas extraction, construction, transportation and warehousing, manufacturing, and wholesale trade. Electricians in the construction industry can further specialize in residential (housing developments), commercial (office buildings), institutional (hospitals) and industrial (plants, factories) types of installations. They install, alter, repair and maintain electrical or live alarm systems designed to provide heat, light, power and controls for all types of buildings, structures and premises.

While on the job, they may perform some of the following duties:

• read and interpret electrical, mechanical, and architectural drawings and electrical code specifications to determine wiring layouts;
• cut, thread, bend, assemble, and install conduits and other types of electrical conductor enclosures and fittings;
• install distribution and control equipment such as switches, relays, circuit breaker panels, and fuse enclosures;
• install data cabling and test circuits to ensure integrity and safety;
• install and maintain fibre optic systems;
• install, replace, maintain, and repair renewable power sources and related equipment.

Graduates of the Pre-Employment Electrician program have a high employment rate.

Student Success

AIT will recognize students who successfully complete this program.  The students will have the opportunity to write the provincial level 1 Apprenticeship Trade Examination.

Credentials

Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive a SAIT Certificate and may be eligible to challenge the written and practical exams for first-year Apprenticeship.