At Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Canada, Trades - Apprenticeship in Powerline Technician is offered as a trades - apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering programme. The programme is delivered on campus.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Electrical Engineering
Delivery: On Campus
We have no tuition fees or an application deadline on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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The Powerline Technician apprenticeship trains students to construct, maintain and repair overhead and underground electrical power transmission and distribution systems, and to diagnose problems such as power disturbances or storm damage. NAIT has delivered the program since the 1970s; technical instruction is delivered on campus in labs designed to recreate real-world working conditions. Coursework covers erecting and maintaining steel, wood or concrete poles, towers and guy wires, installing, maintaining and repairing overhead and underground power lines, cables, insulators and conductors, operating heavy equipment such as aerial booms, diggers, backhoes, trackhoes, nodwells, tension stringing equipment and skid steers, splicing, soldering and insulating conductors, using wiring diagrams and testing instruments to identify defective transmission equipment, and working safely at heights, including live-line maintenance on energized power lines. On completion, apprentices receive a Journeyperson Certificate and an Advanced Diploma from Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT), typically leading to careers with utility companies and their contractors.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants must be a registered apprentice with Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) before enrolling in technical training at NAIT, applying through the MyTradesecrets portal once their apprenticeship is active. Applicants who do not meet the trade's minimum education requirements may write an entrance exam in lieu.
