Certificate of Achievement in Sound and Communication Installer

Sound and Communication Installer is offered in partnership with the Northern California Sound and Communication Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. This 3-year registered apprenticeship program provides students with supplemental in-class and on-line instructions and paid on-the-job training. The students learn how to install and service sound and communication systems to include voice systems, data systems, video systems, fire alarm systems, intrusion systems, access control systems, data networking systems, audio visual systems, cabling and automation systems. It is an evolving field with exciting growth potential.  

 Per California Code of Regulations, this program is limited to students admitted to the Northern California Sound and Communication Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. 

 Upon completion of the program, the students will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Achievement in Sound and Communication Installer from Foothill College, an Apprenticeship Completion Certificate from the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS). Depending on the student’s career interest, graduates find employment as sound and communication installer/technician, telecommunication technician, foreman/supervisor, instructor, and training coordinator.  

 

We are hoping to have about 67 students graduating in 2019-2020 with a Certificate of Achievement. After five years, we project to have around 360 students graduated from the program. The projections are based on our current enrollment and current construction projects in progress in the Northern California, covering 44 counties.     

Sound and Communication Installer program is offered in partnership with the Northern California Sound and Communication Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. The program goal and objective are to offer a solid career opportunity with livable wages along with retirement and health benefits and provide a highly trained and skilled workforce for students/apprentices in the low voltage electrical industry in Northern California.  

 

Program Learning Outcomes: 

• Students will be able to work on sound and communication systems to include voice systems, data systems, video systems, fire alarm systems, intrusion systems, access control systems, data networking systems, cabling and automation systems.  

 

Sound and Communication Installer program aligns with the Foothill College Mission statement well because it trains and prepares students a career in the low voltage electrical industry. In addition to hybrid instruction, students gain real work experience and acquire skills by working with other apprentices, experienced installers, technicians, and senior technicians in the field.  Because of the comprehensive training the students receive, eighty-five to ninety percentage of them have successfully achieved their academic goals and work in sound and communication industry. Many of the graduates leverage the knowledge and experience they have gained from this program and transition into a more challenging career such as project supervisors, project managers and contractors. As a college, we want to promote lifelong learning. We want students to come back and earn more credentials, so that they can be more marketable in the workforce arena.  

 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
APSC 111	Job Information, Safety, Test Instruments, Structured Cabling, Fiber Optics	3.5	Y1F
APSC 112	Codes & Practices, Connectors & Raceways, Blueprint Reading, DC Theory	3.5	Y1W
APSC 121	AC Theory, Master Clock, Nurse Call, Computer Literacy	3.5	Y2F
APSC 122	Fire Alarm, Paging, Emergency Communication, Mass Notification Systems	3.5	Y2W
APSC 131	VDV/Fire Life Safety Prep, Networking, CCTV, CATV & DAS	4	Y3F
APSC 132	Radio Frequencies, Security Systems, Audio-Visual	4	Y3W

We anticipate that graduates find employment as sound and communication installer/technician, telecommunication technician, foreman/supervisor, instructor, and training coordinator. This program is an addition to our existing CTE programs and registered apprenticeship programs. This is a unique registered apprenticeship program that serves 44 counties in Northern California.

LMI advises that there is no other program in the area that is similar.