Gaston College Apprenticeship 321

On-the-job Training

• Electrical Measuring Instruments
  • Familiarity and use of Digital Multimeters
  • Clamp on Amp probe
  • How to read and use electrical schematics
• Transformers, Storage Masteries
  • Understand 3-phase (480VAC) and single phase (120VAC) power
  • Transformers - how the work and their purpose
  • Power Supplies - 24VDC, 12VDC, 5VDC, etc.
• Electrical Wiring
  • Colors and size of wire - what it means
  • How to strip wires
  • How to connect wires (wire nuts, crimp connectors, etc.)
• Rebuilding and Repair Electrical Equipment
  • DC motors (brush and brushless)
  • A.C. motors (3 phase, single phase) (how they work, how to connect, how to troubleshoot)
  • Solenoids (different types, valves, etc.)
• Construction and Installation
  • Conduit and pipe (different types, terminology, connectors, best practices)
  • Light and power distribution (understand from switchgear down to machine controls)
  • Hand tools, power tools for building panels and working on machines
• General Building Maintenance
  • Understand power distribution in plant
  • Lighting circuits and building power circuits (120VAC) and their locations
  • Cranes and hoists (operation and repair)
• General Machine and Equipment Maintenance
  • Push buttons, Pilot lights, input and output devices (how they work and how to replace)
  • Hydraulics and Pneumatics (operation, isolation, valves, etc.)
• Electronic Equipment and Controls
  • Control systems (PLC, Relays, Variable Frequency Drives, HMI's)
  • PLC's and relays (operation, how to troubleshoot and replace)
  • Variable Frequency Drives (operation, how to troubleshoot and replace)
  • HMI's (operation, how to troubleshoot and replace)