Electrical Training

Electrical Training

Greenville Technical College's Economic Development and Corporate Training Division offers three areas of electrical training:

Electrical Technician Program
The SC Journeyman’s Certification Exam Review course
The ABC Carolinas Chapter Upstate Electrical Apprenticeship program

Some courses are eligible for grant funding. Please contact Sheila.Brame@gvltec.edu for funding information.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Electricians work indoors and outdoors in nearly every type of facility and across numerous industries. Almost all electricians work full time, which may include evenings and weekends.

Electricians who can perform many different tasks, such as electronic systems repair, solar photovoltaic installation, and industrial component wiring, should have the best job opportunities.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the median hourly wage at $27.36 and the median annual wage for electricians at $56,900 as of May 2020.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Electrical Technician Program- The Electrician Technician Residential and Light Commercial program teaches skills for both construction and maintenance electricians using a series of courses developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). Electricians perform a variety of jobs associated with electrical, construction, and maintenance projects. These can range from something as simple as changing a receptacle in a home to large-scale projects in commercial buildings.

Career Paths include:

Construction electricians layout, assemble, install, and test electrical fixtures and wiring used in electrical systems on construction sites.
Maintenance electricians maintain and keep many different types of electrical equipment in good working order, principally by detecting and repairing defective equipment before a breakdown occurs.

SC Journeyman’s Licensing Exam Review course is a 15-week exam prep class that includes special emphasis on analyzing code requirements for the South Carolina State Residential and Commercial Electrical License with a career focus on electrical foreman (oversees several journeyman) and an electrical superintendent (oversees several foremen). This class is designed specifically to prepare individuals with more than a year’s paid work experience as an electrician’s helper to sit for the state exam.

ABC Carolinas Chapter Upstate Electrical Apprenticeship is a partnership with Upstate Electrical Contractors, Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas and Greenville Technical College to provide electrical training through classroom, lab, and live work experiences for employees working with the electrical contractors. The four-year apprenticeship program utilizes curriculum developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) that covers NCCER Core Curriculum – Introductory Craft Skills and NCCER Electrical Level I to IV classes.

ABC Carolinas Chapter Upstate Electrical Apprenticeship Contractors include Carolina Power, Eldeco, Hayes & Lunsford Electrical Contractors, Inc., HR Allen, Inc., and Walker & Whiteside, Inc.

Successful completers receive certificates from both the college and nationally recognized credentials from NCCER.

COURSES

Electrical Technician Program

NCCER Core Introductory to Basic Construction (QJ)
NCCER Electrical Level I (QJ)
NCCER Electrical Level II (QJ)

SC Journeyman's Certification Review Exam (QJ)

To learn more about the ABC Carolinas Chapter Upstate Electrical Apprenticeship program contact Larry Roberson at Larry.Roberson@gvltec.edu or (864) 250-8276.

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