Continuing Education

• Basic Motor Controls, Part 1 (16 hour course)
• Basic Motor Controls, Part 2 (16 hour course)
• BICSI ITS Installer 2, Copper Training
• Fire/Life Safety Exam Prep (16 hour course)
• VDV Exam Preparation Course (6.5 hour course)

• 2008 Exam Preparation Home Study Course (56 hour course)
• Alternating Current, Motors, Generators & Transformers Home Study (DVD Based) Course (8 hour course)
• Basic Electrical Theory Home Study (DVD based) Course (24 hour course)
• Electrical Circuits, Systems and Protection Home Study (DVD Based) Course (8 hour course)
• Electrical Fundamentals & Basic Electricity Home Study (DVD Based) Course (8 hour course)
• Limited Energy and Communication Systems Home Study (DVD Based) Course (8 hour course)
• Understanding NEC Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic Systems Home Study (DVD Based) Course (16 hour course)
• Wiring Methods – Article 300 to 392 (2008 Edition) Home Study (DVD Based) Course (8 hour course)

• Electrical Troubleshooting Skills Series V4 (32 hour course)
• Troubleshooting Control Circuits (16 hour course)
• Troubleshooting Industrial Controls (32 hour course)
• Troubleshooting PLC Circuits, 1 (32 hour course)

• 2008 NEC Changes & Grounding vs. Bonding Home Study (DVD based) Course (32 hour course)

• What is a live webcast course?
• Blueprint Reading Part 1 {GET WIRED! 301 Commercial – Intermediate Electrical Series} (42 hour course)
• Blueprint Reading Part 2 {GET WIRED! 302 Commercial – Intermediate Electrical Series} (42.25 hour course)
• Blueprint Reading Part 3 {GET WIRED! 303 Commercial – Intermediate Electrical Series} (42 hour course)
• GET WIRED! 304: Focus on Quality and Safety (32 hour course)
• Get Wired! 401: Introduction to Motor Controls (32 Hour Course)
• Get Wired! 402: Troubleshooting Electrical and Motor Circuits (32 hour course)
• Get Wired! 403: Foremanship Skills (32 hour course)

• Alternating Current, Motors, Generators & Transformers Online Home Study Course (8 hour course)
• Conductor Properties and Circuit Ampacity Factors (16 hour class)
• Electrical Circuits, Systems and Protection Online Home Study Course (8 hour course)
• Electrical Fundamentals & Basic Electricity Online Home Study Course (8 hour course)
• Health and Safety Leadership (16 hour course)
• Working with Inspectors (6 hour class)

• 2008 NEC Changes & Grounding vs. Bonding Online Home Study Course (32 hour course)

• The parts and components of a motor circuit

• Manual control, automatic control and control logic

• Motor control line - ladder diagrams

• Local Start / Stop Station

• Multiple Start / Stop Stations

• Using Selector Switches & Pilot Devices

• Reversing circuits

• Total class hours available: 16

• Standard Tuition Fee: $215 per person

• Late Tuition Fee: $265 per person

• Sequential starting of multiple motors

• Control relays and their common applications

• Timers and timing logic, for example, on delay, off delay, etc.

• Total class hours available: 16

• Standard Tuition Fee: $215

• Late Tuition Fee: $265

• Codes and standards/BICSI best practices

• Copper transmission principles

• Safety

• Professionalism

• Telecommunication pathways

• Telecommunication spaces

• Bonding, grounding and protection

• Firestopping

• Installation/pulling copper cable

• Termination of copper cable

• Testing/troubleshooting of copper cable

• Retrofitting

• Field coordination

• Total class hours available (valid towards California Electrician Certification Renewal): 40

• Total BICSI CECs available: 15

• Standard Tuition Fee: $1545

• BICSI Member* Tuition Fee: $1445

• Using code books to find information fast

• Creating a plan to study for and pass the exam

• Figuring out which code book you need to answer a question – fast

• Prerequisites: Visit the DAS website prior to enrollment to see if you qualify to take the exam.

• Total Class Hours Available: 16

• Standard Tuition Fee: This course is currently being offered at an introductory price of $295

• Late Tuition Fee: We are not enforcing a late enrollment fee for this course during this introductory period.

• Installations, including wire pulling, terminations, control panels devices and finish work

• Constructing and maintaining any system that falls within the scope of the National Electric Code, Articles 725, 770 (non-composite cables only), 800 (non-hybrid cables only), 810 and 820

• Audiovisual systems

• Sound systems

• Security and access control systems

• Telecommunications

• Stockroom and material handling

• Troubleshooting and maintenance

• Safety

• Preparation

• Trade specify training related to Voice, Data, Video

• Total class hours available: 6.5

• Standard Tuition Fee: $250

• Late Tuition Fee: $300

• Mike Holt's Illustrated Guide to NEC Exam Preparation Textbook

• Mike Holt's Illustrated Guide to Changes to the NEC 2008 Textbook

• Mike Holt’s Guide to Raceway and Box Calculations 2008 Edition DVD

• Mike Holt’s Guide to Conductor Sizing and Protection 2008 Edition DVD

• Mike Holt’s Guide to Motor and Air-Conditioning Calculations 2008 Edition DVD

• Mike Holt’s Guide to Voltage Drop Calculations 2008 Edition DVD

• Mike Holt’s Guide to Dwelling-Unit Calculations 2008 Edition DVD

• Mike Holt’s Guide to Changes to the NEC 2008 - Code Changes Part 1 DVD and Mike Holt’s Guide to Changes to the NEC 2008 - Code Changes Part 2 DVD

• Complete this course within 90 days.

• Complete the assigned exams in the 2008 Exam Preparation book and the Illustrated Guide to Changes to the NEC 2008 book. No partial credit will be given.

• Mail, email, fax or hand deliver the required exams to WECA. WECA will process the exams within 24 to 48 hours.

• Total class hours available: 56

• Standard Tuition Fee: $495 per person

• Alternating Current

• Capacitance

• Induction

• Power Factor and Efficiency

• Motors

• Generators

• Transformers

• Complete this course within 90 days.

• Complete the Exam. No partial credit will be given.

• Mail, email, fax or hand deliver your bubble sheet to WECA for grading. WECA will process the exams within 24 hours.

• Attain an overall average grade of at least 70%.

• Total class hours available: 8

• Standard Tuition Fee: $109 per person

1. Electrical Fundamentals and Basic Electricity

2. Electrical Circuits Systems and Protection

3. Alternating Current Motors Generators and Transformers

• Basics of Electricity

• How Electricity is Made

• Circuit Types

• Electrical Formulas

• Magnetism and Electromagnetism

• Practical Applications of Electricity (Wiring Systems and Equipment)

• Grounding and Bonding

• National Electrical Code Rules

• Complete this course within 90 days.

• Complete the Exam. No partial credit will be given.

• Mail, email, fax or hand deliver your bubble sheet to WECA for grading. WECA will score the exam within 24 hours.

• Attain an overall average grade of at least 70%.

• Total class hours available: 24

• Standard Tuition Fee: $295 per person

• Electrical Fundamentals and Basic Electricity

• Electrical Circuits Systems and Protection

• Alternating Current Motors Generators and Transformers

• Series Circuits

• Parallel Circuits

• Multiwire Circuits

• Electrical Systems

• Protection Devices

• Complete this course within 90 days.

• Complete the Exam. No partial credit will be given.

• Mail, email, fax or hand deliver your bubble sheet to WECA for grading. WECA will score the exam within 24 hours.

• Attain an overall average grade of at least 70%.

• Total class hours available: 8

• Standard Tuition Fee: $109 per person

1. Electrical Fundamentals and Basic Electricity

2. Electrical Circuits Systems and Protection

3. Alternating Current Motors Generators and Transformers

• Matter

• Electron Theory

• Magnetism

• Electricity

• Electromagnetism

• Use of Electromagnetism

• The Electrical Circuit

• Electrical Formulas

• Complete this course within 90 days.

• Complete the Exam. No partial credit will be given.

• Mail, email, fax or hand deliver your bubble sheet to WECA for grading. WECA will score the exam within 24 hours.

• Attain an overall average grade of at least 70%.

• Total class hours available: 8

• Standard Tuition Fee: $109 per person

1. Electrical Fundamentals and Basic Electricity

2. Electrical Circuits Systems and Protection

3. Alternating Current Motors Generators and Transformers

• Requirements for Electrical Installations

• Wiring and Protection

• Grounding and Bonding

• Wiring Methods and Materials

• Outlet, Device, Pull and Junction Boxes

• Conduit Bodies

• Fittings

• Handhole Enclosures

• IMC, RMC, FMC, LFMC, OVC, LFNC Conduit

• EMT and ENT Tubing

• Cable Trays

• Special Occupancies

• Hazardous Locations

• Special Equipment

• Audio Signal Processing, Amplification and Reproduction Equipment

• Information Technology Equipment

• Special Conditions

• Remote Control, Signaling and Power-Limited Circuits

• Fire Alarm Systems

• Optical Fiber Cables and Raceways

• Communications Systems

• Communication Circuits

• Radio and Television Equipment

• Community Antenna Television (CATV) and Radio Distribution Systems

• Complete this course within 90 days.

• Complete the Exam. No partial credit will be given.

• Mail, email, fax or hand deliver your bubble sheet to WECA for grading. WECA will score the exam within 24 hours.

• Attain an overall average grade of at least 70%.

• Total class hours available: 8

• Standard Tuition Fee: $149 per person

• Complete this course within 90 days.

• Complete the Exam. No partial credit will be given.

• Mail, email, fax or hand deliver your bubble sheet to WECA for grading. WECA will score the exam within 24 hours.

• Attain an overall average grade of at least 70%.

• Total class hours available: 16

• Standard Tuition Fee: $198 per person

• Wiring Methods

• Conductors for General Wiring

• Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures

• Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes

• Conduit Bodies

• Handhole Enclosure

• Armored Cable (Type AC)

• Metal-Clad Cable (Type MC)

• Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable (Types NM and NMC)

• Service-Entrance Cable (Types SE and USE)

• Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable (Type UF)

• Intermediate Metal Conduit (Type IMC)

• Rigid Metal Conduit (Type RMC)

• Flexible Metal Conduit (Type FMC)

• Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit (Type LFMC)

• Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit (Type PVC)

• Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit (Type LFNC)

• Electrical Metallic Tubing (Type EMT)

• Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing (Type ENT)

• Metal Wireways

• Multioutlet Assemblies

• Surface Metal Raceways

• Cable Trays

• Complete this course within 90 days.

• Complete the Exam. No partial credit will be given.

• Mail, email, fax or hand deliver your bubble sheet to WECA for grading. WECA will score the exam within 24 hours.

• Attain an overall average grade of at least 70%.

• Total class hours available: 8

• Standard Tuition Fee: $198 per person

• Perform electrical troubleshooting activities just like on real equipment

• More than multiple faults to solve on 2 realistic simulations

• Develop your skill with a practical hands-on approach

• Benefit from the skills of expert troubleshooters as you are "guided" through sample faults

• See your Troubleshooting Score

• Review your troubleshooting approach by viewing detailed reports

• Troubleshooting – Electrical Circuits

• Troubleshooting – Motor Circuits

• Troubleshooting – Control Circuits

• Total class hours available: 32

• Standard Tuition Fee: $325

• Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (32 bit and 64 bit) / Windows 7

• Pentium III Class PC or greater (1000 MHz or higher required)

• System Memory 512 MB or greater

• Video Resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater

• Sound Card

• Mouse

• Not Compatible with Macs

• Learn 10 valuable tips for troubleshooting problems on all types of electrical equipment, including finding malfunctions caused by multiple component failures and locating intermittent faults.

• Improve your technique for troubleshooting faults on control circuits.

• Understand how control circuits and their typical components operate, including relays, transformers, and switches.

• Become skilled at diagnosing and repairing all kinds of control circuit faults.

• Develop the ability to use diagrams to determine the function and operation of control circuits and how to locate components and connections.

• Total class hours available: 16

• Standard Tuition Fee: $215

• Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (32 bit and 64 bit) / Windows 7

• Pentium III Class PC or greater (1000 MHz or higher required)

• System Memory 512 MB or greater

• Video Resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater

• Sound Card

• Mouse

• Not Compatible with Macs

• Opens in components or wiring.

• Opens in components or wiring.

• Defects in component mechanisms.

• Overloaded and defective three-phase motors and protective equipment.

• Opens and shorts in three-phase circuits.

• Defective mechanical components.

• Total class hours available: 32

• Standard Tuition Fee: $325

• Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (32 bit and 64 bit) / Windows 7

• Pentium III Class PC or greater (1000 MHz or higher required)

• System Memory 512 MB or greater

• Video Resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater

• Sound Card

• Mouse

• Not Compatible with Macs

• Learn how to determine the operation of PLC circuits using ladder diagrams, wiring diagrams, input/output schematics, and data sheets

• Learn how to monitor and change settings in ladder programs using a laptop

• Learn how to identify defective input, output, and control modules using the multimeter

• Learn a variety of specific techniques for diagnosing malfunctions in circuits containing any PLC make or model

• Please note: this course covers PLC Troubleshooting. It does not cover PLC Programming.

• Total class hours available: 32

• Standard Tuition Fee: $325

• Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (32 bit and 64 bit) / Windows 7

• Pentium III Class PC or greater (1000 MHz or higher required)

• System Memory 512 MB or greater

• Video Resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater

• Sound Card

• Mouse

• Not Compatible with Macs

• General Requirements

• Wiring and Protection

• Grounding vs. Bonding

• Wiring Methods and Materials

• Equipment for General Use

• Special Occupancies

• Special Equipment

• Special Conditions

• Communications Systems

• Circuit and System Grounding

• Grounding Electrode System and Grounding Electrode Conductor

• Enclosure

• Raceway

• Service Cable Grounding

• Bonding

• Methods of Equipment Grounding

• Direct-Current Systems

• Grounding of Systems and Circuits

• Complete this course within 90 days.

• Complete the entire course which includes 2008 NEC Changes Part 1 & Part 2 Exams and Grounding vs. Bonding Exam. No partial credit will be given.

• Mail, email, fax or hand deliver your bubble sheet to WECA for grading. WECA will score the exams within 24 hours.

• Attain an overall average grade of at least 70%.

• Total class hours available: 32

• Standard Tuition Fee: $300 per person

• How to read construction plans (blueprints)

• Coordinating construction documents:

• Construction plans (blueprints)

• Specifications

• Submittals

• Requests for Information (RFIs) and Change Orders

• Identifying and planning for electrical work on construction plan sheet types:

• Structural sheets and foundation plans

• Mechanical sheets (includes motors review)

• Plumbing sheets (includes fire protection)

• Electrical sheets (including load calculations)

• Fixture schedules

• Architectural sheets

• Energy efficiency standards – CA Title 24

• Underground utilities locator and coordinating with local utility companies

• Parallel conductors, sizing secondary conductors and conduits and sizing grounding electrode conductors

• Working clearances, services and meter types

• Exterior Lighting

• Scheduling Labor and materials

• Total class hours available: 42

• Standard Tuition Fee: $389

• Late Tuition Fee: $439

• Webcast System Requirements: A valid e-mail address is required at time of sign-up. In order to be able to be invited to the class, you must have an e-mail address. Webcast System Requirements

• Public utility requirements

• Electrical room layout

• Floor types and planning conduit runs

• Parking garage lighting

• Large conduit systems and parallel conductor ampacity

• Busway systems

• Commercial load calculations

• Lighting fixtures and wiring methods

• Branch circuits and raceways

• Electrical for elevators and water heater

• Electrical finish work

• Total class hours available: 42.25

• Standard Tuition Fee: $389
  • Late Tuition Fee: $439
  
  PLEASE REVIEW THE REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS LIST for GET WIRED! Courses to ensure you have the correct textbooks/course materials.
  
  • Webcast System Requirements: A valid e-mail address is required at time of sign-up. In order to be able to be invited to the class, you must have an e-mail address. Webcast System Requirements
  
  
  
  

  From Date	Through Date	Location	Schedule	Print Sign-up Form	Sign-up Online
  7/10/2013	8/24/2013	Live Web Cast	Class Schedule *	Sign-up Form	Sign-up Online**

  * This course may include classes that are conducted on one or more Saturdays/Sundays. Be sure to click the Class Schedule link above for complete course schedule information.
  ** You must be paying by credit card to sign-up online.
  
  Blueprint Reading Part 3 {GET WIRED! 303 Commercial – Intermediate Electrical Series} (42 hour course)
  
  Blueprint Reading Part 3 (GET WIRED! 303 Commercial): Electrical Work for Commercial Tenant Improvements
  
  Learn to plan tenant improvements for existing buildings by working through three sets of TI plans: a restaurant, a service station, and a retail pharmacy.
  
  Key course subjects in GET WIRED! 303 include:
  
  • Restaurant TI plans:
  • Service entrance conductors
  • Feeder conductor calculations, general lighting ground electrode systems
  • General power and specialty electrical systems for kitchen equipment, fire suppression, and refrigeration
  • Service station
  • Electrical utility service
  • General power systems
  • General lighting
  • Hazardous locations – special considerations
  • Retail pharmacy
  • Electrical room
  • Lighting
  • Power and signal branch circuits
  • Pharmacy compressors
  • AC Units
  
  A 2008 NEC book, a set of blueprints and a student resource booklet are required for this course.
  
  The blueprints and the student resource booklet are included in the cost of the tuition.
  
  
  • Total class hours available: 42
  • Standard Tuition Fee: $470
  • Late Tuition Fee: $520
  
  PLEASE REVIEW THE REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS LIST for GET WIRED! Courses to ensure you have the correct textbooks/course materials.
  
  • Webcast System Requirements: A valid e-mail address is required at time of sign-up. In order to be able to be invited to the class, you must have an e-mail address. Webcast System Requirements
  
  
  
  

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  7/29/2013	9/14/2013	Live Web Cast	Class Schedule *	Sign-up Form	Sign-up Online**

  * This course may include classes that are conducted on one or more Saturdays/Sundays. Be sure to click the Class Schedule link above for complete course schedule information.
  ** You must be paying by credit card to sign-up online.
  
  GET WIRED! 304: Focus on Quality and Safety (32 hour course)
  
  Learn about job safety and how to look at a job site from the inspector’s perspective. Students in this course will complete online safety courses in NFPA 70E and Health and Safety Leadership and learn inspection requirements through inspection scenarios and review of electrical installation fundamentals.
  
  Key course subjects in GET WIRED! 304 include:
  
  • NFPA 70E online course
  • Health and Safety Leadership online course
  • Working with inspectors on commercial and residential jobs
  • General inspection requirements
  • Inspector “red tag” scenarios
  • Electrical installation fundamentals review:
  • Wiring methods and devices
  • Service feeders and branch circuits
  • Grounding and bonding
  • Dwelling units and mobile homes
  • Preventing problems through derating
  
  
  WECA will provide students with the online NFPA 70E and Health and Safety Leadership Courses as well required construction documents.
  
  
  • Total class hours available: 32
  • Standard Tuition Fee: $335
  • Late Tuition Fee: $385
  
  
  PLEASE REVIEW THE REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS LIST for GET WIRED! Courses to ensure you have the correct textbooks/course materials.
  
  • Webcast System Requirements: A valid e-mail address is required at time of sign-up. In order to be able to be invited to the class, you must have an e-mail address. Webcast System Requirements
  
  
  
  Get Wired! 401: Introduction to Motor Controls (32 Hour Course)
  
  For those with little or no experience with motor controls, this online course gives a solid foundation in:
  
  • Motor controls and schematics
  • Reversing controls
  • Controls for multiple motors
  • Disconnecting means for motors and controllers
  • Winding connections
  • Control and signaling circuits
  
  
  This course takes place entirely online. There are no lab days for this course. Get Wired! 401 is excellent preparation for Basic Motor Controls Parts 1 and 2, where students apply what they’ve learned in Get Wired! 401 to hands-on motor control labs.
  
  2008 NEC book is required. WECA will provide each student with Mike Holt’s Illustrated Guide to Understanding Basic Motor Controls textbook. The Mike Holt’s textbook is included in the course tuition. WECA can not split the textbook and tuition costs.
  
  
  • Total class hours available: 32
  • Standard Tuition Fee: $335
  • Late Tuition Fee: $385
  
  PLEASE REVIEW THE REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS LIST for GET WIRED! Courses to ensure you have the correct textbooks/course materials.
  
  
  • Webcast System Requirements: A valid e-mail address is required at time of sign-up. In order to be able to be invited to the class, you must have an e-mail address.
    • Webcast System Requirements
    
    
    
    

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    7/9/2013	8/13/2013	Live Web Cast	Class Schedule	Sign-up Form	Sign-up Online**

    * This course may include classes that are conducted on one or more Saturdays/Sundays. Be sure to click the Class Schedule link above for complete course schedule information.
    ** You must be paying by credit card to sign-up online.
    
    Get Wired! 402: Troubleshooting Electrical and Motor Circuits (32 hour course)
    
    Electrical Troubleshooting (GET WIRED! 402) combines 9 hours of live webcast training with 23 hours of self-paced training using troubleshooting software that teaches you how to troubleshoot faulty electrical and motor circuits. In this course, you’ll learn the basics of electrical and motor circuits from your instructor, then start to work through the simulations on your own. Follow-up class sessions give you time with the instructor to ask questions about what you’re learning and what you may need more help with.
    
    This course enables you to:
    • Learn a systematic approach to testing and troubleshooting
    • Select and use testing and measuring instruments/equipment
    • Review NEC requirements for electrical testing
    • Perform simulated electrical troubleshooting activities just as you would on real equipment
    • Benefit from the skills of expert troubleshooters as you are “Guided” through sample faults to solving more complex faults using realistic simulations
    • Measure yourself on safety, time and materials standards for excellence
    
    Course materials include two (2) Troubleshooting CD ROMs which are provided to you by WECA and is included in the tuition cost. This course is not recommended if you have completed the Home Study Electrical Troubleshooting Skills Series.
    
    
    • Total class hours available: 32
    • Standard Tuition Fee: $375
    • Late Tuition Fee: $425
    
    PLEASE REVIEW THE REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS LIST for GET WIRED! Courses to ensure you have the correct textbooks/course materials.
  
  
  
  • Webcast System Requirements: A valid e-mail address is required at time of sign-up. In order to be able to be invited to the class, you must have an e-mail address. Webcast System Requirements
  
  
  Please read the computer system requirements carefully since the CD-ROM is not compatible with all systems.
  
  Computer System Requirements to run any of the Electrical Troubleshooting Skills Series V4 programs:
  
  • Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (32 bit and 64 bit) / Windows 7
  • Pentium III Class PC or greater (1000 MHz or higher required)
  • System Memory 512 MB or greater
  • Video Resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater
  • Sound Card
  • Mouse
  • Not Compatible with Mac’s
  
  
  
  

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  9/23/2013	11/13/2013	Live Web Cast	Class Schedule	Sign-up Form	Sign-up Online**

  * This course may include classes that are conducted on one or more Saturdays/Sundays. Be sure to click the Class Schedule link above for complete course schedule information.
  ** You must be paying by credit card to sign-up online.
  
  Get Wired! 403: Foremanship Skills (32 hour course)
  
  Foremanship Skills (GET WIRED! 403) focuses on foremanship skills including job estimating, job project management, and jobsite communications. Students get the opportunity to tackle electrical installation projects from a ground-up planning perspective, and learn and practice leadership skills as they do so. This course is for foremen who want to improve their skills and for those who want to develop the skills they need to be promoted to foreman.
  Goals of the course include:
  
  • Develop skills in working with managers, customers, and journeymen to improve communication, reduce conflict, and increase productivity.
  • Learn to plan projects and develop construction/installation timelines
  • Learn how to estimate materials and work hours for construction/installation jobs.
  
  
  
  • Total class hours available: 32
  • Standard Tuition Fee: $335
  • Late Tuition Fee: $385
  
  PLEASE REVIEW THE REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS LIST for GET WIRED! Courses to ensure you have the correct textbooks/course materials.
  
  
  • Webcast System Requirements: Webcast System Requirements
  
  
  
  Alternating Current, Motors, Generators & Transformers Online Home Study Course (8 hour course)
  
  8-hour Online Home Study Course
  
  Alternating Current, Motors, Generators & Transformers Online Home Study Course (8 hour course)
  
  Save time and money in commuting costs! Sign up for the “Alternating Current, Motors, Generators & Transformers Home Study” course. No matter where you live you can take this course from the comfort of your own home or office.
  
  This course is available in an interactive online format that allows students to test their knowledge immediately by answering page level questions. After reviewing all material, students are then tested with a final exam and must pass with an average of 75% or better in order to receive credit.
  
  This 8-hour course is based on Mike Holt’s “Illustrated Alternating Current, Motors, Generators & Transformers” textbook, which is loaded with colorful illustrations and graphics.
  
  Alternating Current, Motors, Generators & Transformers teaches students everything they need to know about how electricity behaves. Starting from the basic scientific principles, it covers the following information and related skills:
  
  • Alternating Current
  • Capacitance
  • Induction
  • Power Factor and Efficiency
  • Motors
  • Generators
  • Transformers
  
  To receive credit for this course you must:
  
  • Complete this course within 90 days.
  • Complete the online Exams. No partial credit will be given.
  • Attain an overall average grade of at least 75%.
  
  The course tuition is not refundable or transferable.
  
  
  • Total class hours available: 8
  • Standard Tuition Fee: $89 per person
  • System Requirements: Access to a high-speed internet connection such as DSL or cable is required to take this course. A dial-up connection is not adequate. Installation of Adobe Flash Player 8 and up is also required. Cookies must to be enabled on your browser.
  
  
  It is recommended that you take this course along with Electrical Fundamentals and Basic Electricity and Electrical Circuits Systems and Protection in the following order because it builds on skills developed from the first two courses:
  
  1. Electrical Fundamentals and Basic Electricity
  2. Electrical Circuits Systems and Protection
  3. Alternating Current Motors Generators and Transformers
  
  
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  Conductor Properties and Circuit Ampacity Factors (16 hour class)
  
  In this course, you will learn how to coordinate (bring together) information in specific NEC articles, so you can properly select and install the correct electrical circuit components and conductors needed for different load and circuit configurations.
  Knowing how to coordinate electrical circuit ampacity factors for any planned electrical installation will help you on jobs like:
  
  
  • Design-build projects
  • Tenant improvements
  • Unplanned electrical equipment changes
  
  One of the intentions of this course is to debunk some of the incorrect thinking that has been applied to conductor installations – like applying a generalized circuit sizing approach like… “a 10 AWG copper conductor is good for 30 Amps”.
  
  Don’t be the electrician who thinks he gets it, but makes costly mistakes. Pay close attention during this course and you can be the electrician who “really gets it” when it comes to the complex process of coordinating conductor properties and circuit ampacity for electrical installations.
  
  All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit.
  
  
  • Total class hours available: 16
  • Standard Tuition Fee: $185
  
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  Electrical Circuits, Systems and Protection Online Home Study Course (8 hour course)
  
  8-hour Online Home Study Course
  
  Electrical Circuits, Systems and Protection Online Home Study Course (8 hour course)
  
  Save time and money in commuting costs! Sign up for the “Electrical Circuits, Systems and Protection Home Study” course. No matter where you live you can take this course from the comfort of your own home or office.
  
  This course is available in an interactive online format that allows students to test their knowledge immediately by answering page level questions. After reviewing all material, students are then tested with a final exam and must pass with an average of 75% or better in order to receive credit.
  
  This 8-hour course is based on Mike Holt’s “Illustrated Guide to Electrical Circuits, Systems and Protection” textbook, which is loaded with colorful illustrations and graphics.
  
  Electrical Circuits, Systems and Protection teaches students everything they need to know about how electricity behaves. Starting from the basic scientific principles, it explains the following systems, circuits, and devices:
  
  • Series Circuits
  • Parallel Circuits
  • Multiwire Circuits
  • Electrical Systems
  • Protection Devices
  
  To receive credit for this course you must:
  
  • Complete this course within 90 days.
  • Complete the online Exams. No partial credit will be given.
  • Attain an overall average grade of at least 75%.
  
  The course tuition is not refundable or transferable.
  
  
  • Total class hours available: 8
  • Standard Tuition Fee: $89 per person
  • System Requirements: Access to a high-speed internet connection such as DSL or cable is required to take this course. A dial-up connection is not adequate. Installation of Adobe Flash Player 8 and up is also required. Cookies must to be enabled on your browser.
  
  
  Because this course builds on skills developed from Electrical Fundamentals and Basic Electricity, it is recommended that you take this course with Alternating Current Motors Generators and Transformers in the following order:
  
  1. Electrical Fundamentals and Basic Electricity
  2. Electrical Circuits Systems and Protection
  3. Alternating Current Motors Generators and Transformers
  
  
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  Electrical Fundamentals & Basic Electricity Online Home Study Course (8 hour course)
  
  8-hour Online Home Study Course
  
  Electrical Fundamentals & Basic Electricity Online Home Study Course (8 hour course)
  
  Save time and money in commuting costs! Sign up for the “Electrical Fundamentals & Basic Electricity Home Study” course. No matter where you live you can take this course from the comfort of your own home or office.
  
  This course is available in an interactive online format that allows students to test their knowledge immediately by answering page level questions. After reviewing all material, students are then tested with a final exam and must pass with an average of 75% or better in order to receive credit.
  
  This 8-hour course is based on Mike Holt’s “Illustrated Guide to Electrical Fundamentals & Basic Electricity” textbook, which is loaded with colorful illustrations and graphics.
  
  Electrical Fundamentals & Basic Electricity teaches students everything they need to know about how electricity behaves. Starting from the basic scientific principles, it covers the following topics and related skills:
  
  • Matter
  • Electron Theory
  • Magnetism
  • Electricity
  • Electromagnetism
  • Use of Electromagnetism
  • The Electrical Circuit
  • Electrical Formulas
  
  To receive credit for this course you must:
  
  • Complete this course within 90 days.
  • Complete the online Exams. No partial credit will be given.
  • Attain an overall average grade of at least 75%.
  
  The course tuition is not refundable or transferable.
  
  
  • Total class hours available: 8
  • Standard Tuition Fee: $89 per person
  • System Requirements: Access to a high-speed internet connection such as DSL or cable is required to take this course. A dial-up connection is not adequate. Installation of Adobe Flash Player 8 and up is also required. Cookies must to be enabled on your browser.
  
  
  Because this course helps build skills you will need for Electrical Circuits Systems and Protection and Alternating Current Motors Generators and Transformers, it is recommended that you take all three courses in the following order:
  
  1. Electrical Fundamentals and Basic Electricity
  2. Electrical Circuits Systems and Protection
  3. Alternating Current Motors Generators and Transformers
  
  
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  Health and Safety Leadership (16 hour course)
  
  If you want to grow your career, developing safety leadership skills has the potential to make you more valuable to employers and contractors. Development of selected “competent person” skills, and expanded knowledge of NFPA 70E requirements are also a focus of this course. The term "Competent Person" is used in many OSHA standards and documents. An OSHA "competent person" is defined as "one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them". This course provides you with competent person training in the areas of excavations and fall prevention. Employers have the ability to authorize selected employees to be “competent persons” in these areas related to health and safety when job performance indicates that employees are prepared to do so effectively by demonstrating knowledge of OSHA requirements for excavations and fall prevention. In addition, the Health & Safety Leadership segment of this course consists of five modules, and is intended to cover health and safety leadership issues specific to construction environments. It is designed for construction company supervisors and managers or those who want to grow into supervisory positions and includes:
  
  
  • Demonstrating leadership basic skills
  • Motivating others through effective communication
  • Creating a positive safety culture
  • Conducting safety meetings
  • Understanding liabilities related to supervisory responsibilities
  • Identifying potential hazards
  • Mitigating potential hazards
  • Investigating accidents
  
  
  An additional unit of instruction on Conducting Tail Gate meetings expands on what you learned about conducting safety meetings in the previous lesson, and the OSHA 300 Reporting and Recordkeeping and OSHA Compliance Basics units of instruction expand your knowledge related to management of safety compliance responsibilities of supervisors. Employer and employee rights and responsibilities under OSHA, how standards are created and enforced (with special attention to the construction industry), inspections, citations and appeals, as well as recordkeeping requirments are covered in detail. The NFPA 70 E unit in this course provides more specific information on the identification and mitigation of potential hazards as they relate to Personal Protective Equipment with regard to proper care, usage and storage. All in all, this course provides you with a foundation on which to expand your career potential by increasing your value in the workplace through development of basic safety leadership capabilities. OSHA Compliance Basics enumerates employer and employee rights and responsibilities under OSHA; discusses how standards are created and enforced (with special attention to the construction industry); discusses inspections, citations and appeals; and examines OSHA-required posting and record keeping in detail.
  
  All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit.
  
  
  • Total class hours available: 16
  • Standard Tuition Fee: $259
  
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  Working with Inspectors (6 hour class)
  
  This course is recommended for journeymen and ETs who have completed GET WIRED! 101 through 303. This course requires strong familiarity with the NEC and at on-the-job experience of at least two years.
  
  
  Working With Inspectors teaches electricians how to work effectively with electrical inspectors by providing information about why and how inspectors do their work, and what electricians need to know to be able to communicate with inspectors.
  
  Key topics include:
  
  • Inspectors and the NEC
  • Basic blueprint reading literacy
  • Basic communication skills
  
  The course then provides five scenarios in which students must apply their new skills and knowledge to analyze and negotiate solutions for red tags on commercial and residential electrical installations. The course concludes with an exam, to ensure students have retained their new knowledge and skills.
  
  All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit.
  
  
  • Total class hours available: 6
  • Standard Tuition Fee: $79
  
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  2008 NEC Changes & Grounding vs. Bonding Online Home Study Course (32 hour course)
  
  32-hour Online Home Study Course
  
  2008 NEC Changes & Grounding vs. Bonding Online Home Study Course (32 hour course)
  
  GET YOUR 32 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TO RENEW YOUR CERTIFICATION, SIGN UP TODAY!!
  
  Save time and money in commuting costs! Sign up for the “2008 NEC Changes & Grounding vs. Bonding Home Study” course. No matter where you live you can take this 32-hour course from the comfort of your own home or office.
  
  The courses are available in an interactive online format that allows students to test their knowledge immediately by answering page level questions. After reviewing all material, students are then tested with final exams and must pass with an average score of 76% or better in order to receive credit for their CE hours.
  
  This 32-hour course is based on Mike Holt’s “Illustrated Guide - Changes to the NEC 2008” and “Understanding the NEC Requirements for Grounding versus Bonding” textbooks, which are loaded with colorful illustrations and graphics.
  
  2008 Code Changes program highlights the most important changes students need to know for the new Code Cycle.
  
  Part 1 covers Articles 100 to 376. Subjects include:
  
  • General Requirements
  • Wiring and Protection
  • Grounding vs. Bonding
  • Wiring Methods and Materials
  
  Part 2 covers Articles 404 to 830 and includes the following important topics:
  
  • Equipment for General Use
  • Special Occupancies
  • Special Equipment
  • Special Conditions
  • Communications Systems
  
  Grounding versus Bonding program gives students an excellent working knowledge of Article 250 of the National Electrical Code. You learn the purpose of grounding - its operation and its impact on electromagnetic fields, system grounding vs. circuit grounding, location of grounding connection, enclosure grounding and much more. Electrical Theory has been applied to this “difficult to understand” Article, making the concepts easier to understand. Additionally, the graphics are color-coded so you can easily differentiate between grounding and bonding. Subjects include:
  
  • Circuit and System Grounding
  • Grounding Electrode System and Grounding Electrode Conductor
  • Enclosure
  • Raceway
  • Service Cable Grounding
  • Bonding
  • Methods of Equipment Grounding
  • Direct-Current Systems
  • Grounding of Systems and Circuits
  
  WECA highly recommends that you purchase a copy of the 2008 NEC when taking this course.
  
  To receive credit for this course you must:
  
  • Complete this course within 90 days.
  • Complete the entire course which includes 2008 NEC Changes Part 1 & Part 2 Exams and Grounding vs. Bonding Exam. No partial credit will be given.
  • Attain an overall average grade of at least 76%.
  
  The course tuition is not refundable or transferable.
  
  
  • Total class hours available: 32
  • Standard Tuition Fee: $300 per person
  • System Requirements: Access to a high-speed internet connection such as DSL or cable is required to take this course. A dial-up connection is not adequate. Installation of Adobe Flash Player 8 and up is also required. Cookies must to be enabled on your browser.
  
  
  
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