Electrical Wiring: Principles and Practices, Feb. 17 – March 24

 

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT— FAST-TRACK CAREER SKILLS TRAINING
Electrical Wiring: Principles and Practices
Feb. 17 – March 24:  Monday/Thursday: 6 – 9 p.m.

Providing a blend of lecture and hands-on electrical labs, this course covers the following topics:

Electrical Systems and Materials   Basics of Electricity Power   generation Energy   calculations Wiring   types, ratings and applications Electrical   box sizing   Multimeters   Design Guidelines/Building Electrical Planning Circuiting:   series and parallel Over-current   protection and grounding Direct   current, alternating current and Ohm’s Law Single-phase   and three-phase electricity Transformers   Step up and Step Down Types Voltage   drop Electrical   design procedures Sizing,   installation and layout of circuits Sizing   and installation requirements of electrical panelboards   Electrical Drafting Conventions   Step up and Step Down Types Voltage   drop Electrical   design procedures Sizing,   installation and layout of circuits Sizing   and installation requirements of electrical panelboards   Electrical Drafting Conventions

Students are required to bring to class: straight and Phillips head screwdrivers, wire testers, pliers, needle nose players, wire strippers for solid wire, utility knife, and safety glasses.

Prerequisites:  Minimum 10th grade level reading and math skills.

Instructor:  John Coffey, Faculty, Civil, Construction, Industrial and Mechanical Technologies

Schedule: Feb. 17 – March 24, 2014; Monday/Thursday: 6 – 9 p.m.

Location: Hudson Hall, 80 Vandenburgh Ave., Troy

Tuiton: $595

For additional information and to register:
Visit hvcc.edu/wdi;  call (518) 629-4827 or 4235 or e-mail: workforce@hvcc.edu

REGISTER NOW!
Registration required seven days prior to the start of class.

 

Published: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 13:14:20 +0000 by g.urso