Construction Maintenance Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship
Get hands-on training in installing and repairing electrical wiring, fixtures, and controls. Learn code requirements, blueprint reading, and estimating. Safety certifications included.
Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship Training: Your First Step to Becoming a Licensed Electrician
Construction and maintenance electrician is a compulsory trade in Ontario. To become licensed, you must complete an apprenticeship and earn a Certificate of Qualification.
The process involves:
- Completing 8,160 hours of on-the-job training as an electrician apprentice
- Completing 840 hours of in-class electrician training
- Passing the certification exam
Competition for apprenticeship positions can be stiff. Through electrician pre-apprenticeship training, you can develop the fundamental skills that will make you stand out among other applicants.
Once you land an electrician apprenticeship, you’ll earn a wage while you work toward certification.
Herzing College Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Our electrician pre-apprenticeship program is designed to get you hired as an electrician apprentice. You’ll be guided by licensed experts as you develop hands-on skills in electrical construction and maintenance.
- 24-week program
- Learn from licensed, experienced instructors
- Multiple program start dates; enrol at any time
- Training grants, loans, and scholarships may be available for qualified students (our admissions team can help you apply)
Valuable Safety Certifications Included
Employers like to hire apprentices who already have training in job safety. Herzing’s electrician pre-apprenticeship program includes the following safety certifications:
- WHMIS
- Working at Heights
- Elevating Work Platforms
- Lockout & Tag Safety
- Scaffold Users’ Hazard Awareness
- Confined Spaces Hazard Awareness
Career Outlook
A booming construction industry and government investments in new healthcare and education facilities is driving demand for electricians in Ontario. The provincial government expects thousands of electrician jobs to become available over the next few years.
Job Options for Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship Program Graduates
Graduates of this program frequently land roles as electrician apprentices in residential construction. Others become apprentices on the commercial or industrial side.
Career paths for electricians can include:
- Construction and maintenance of residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings
- Renovation and restoration
- Factory maintenance
- Service technician
- Sales (wholesale and retail)
- Industrial electrician (installing, maintaining, and repairing the electronic components of industrial equipment)
- Lineworker (installing and maintaining high-voltage power lines)
- Security and fire alarm installation
- Fiber optics
- Electrical contractor
Study Topics
Herzing’s pre-apprenticeship electrician training is built around the skills employers want in new electrician apprentices. Training covers electrical theory, conduit bending, wire pulling, fixture installation, the Canadian Electrical Code, and job site safety.
In this program you will learn:
- The fundamentals of electrical theory related to circuits and installations
- How to perform electrical calculations
- How to interpret and apply the Canadian Electrical Code
- How to build a functioning electrical circuit
- How to install electrical fixtures and equipment
- Basics for putting together a price estimate for a construction project
- How to read blueprints
- How to accurately measure take-offs for materials
Click to see a detailed description of each course.
In this course students will learn best practices and how to work safely with hazardous materials as well as operate a variety of safety devices and equipment. They will understand the requirements that will need to be met to be in compliance with the Ministry of Labour on the job site.
In this course students will learn the fundamentals behind how electrical circuitry works. They will understand how to apply Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s Law to calculate missing values. They will understand the do’s and don’ts when installing equipment. They will learn the terms and terminology of the equipment used by construction maintenance electricians.
In this course students will learn how to navigate through the Canadian Electrical Code book. They will learn how to interpret and apply the code in practical applications. They will understand that the code is law and that it must be followed.
In this course students will learn how to build a functioning electrical circuit. They apply the lessons learned from the theoretical courses in practical applications. They will understand the do’s and don’ts when installing equipment. They will learn how to identify the differences between devices and their correct applications.
Students will understand the role of an estimator. They will be introduced to the role of an estimator and learn what basic assistance they will be providing in a junior position; rom calculating various statistical data to researching historical data. Students will be exposed to a full estimating procedure from start to finish. This module will also review necessary mathematical skills for the estimating sector.
In this course students will learn how to calculate various statistical data quantity take-offs, material price lists, labour costs, and equipment. They will learn how junior estimators assist with obtaining scopes of work and pricing from sub-contractors and suppliers. Students learn how to make estimates and take-offs from all sources of material, blueprints, manual drawings and electronic simulations.
Admission Requirements
What you need to get started.
- Minimum of a Canadian high school grade 12 or equivalent, or a mature student
- Pass an entrance test administered by Herzing College
- Be interviewed in detail regarding interest in the field
- Meet any additional program specific entrance requirements
Not all programs and learning formats available at all campus locations.
A Construction Maintenance Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship program is registered at and delivered by Herzing College Skilled Trades Toronto. Please click for information on program tuition and fees.
A Construction Maintenance Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship program is registered at and delivered by Herzing College Skilled Trades Cambridge and Herzing College Ottawa.
