Certificate of Achievement in Residential Wireman

The Residential Wireman program is offered in partnership with Santa Clara County Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. This 3-years apprenticeship program provides students with paid on-the-job training and in-class instruction with no tuition fee. The students will learn how to install and connect electrical systems in homes, condos and apartments and how to maintain basic electrical and power distribution systems within a residential environment.  

 

Per California Code of Regulations, this course is limited to students admitted to the Electrical Apprenticeship Program; student is a registered State indentured apprentice.  

 

Upon completion of all course requirements and 4000 hours, graduates will be eligible for the State certificated Electrician and will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Achievement in Residential Wireman from Foothill College and an Apprenticeship Completion Certificate from the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS). Depending on the student’s career interest, graduates find employment as residential electrician, foreman, contractor, and educator.  

The Residential Wireman program currently has 111 students enrolled. The retention rate for the program is between 93 to 98 percentage. Thus, we project to have 63 to 68 students completed the program in 2021 – 2022. After five years, we project to have about 180 students graduated from the program. The projection is based on the current enrollment and construction projects available in Santa Clara county.   

The Residential Wireman program is offered in partnership with Santa Clara County Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. The goal of this program is to train registered apprentices how to install and connect electrical systems in homes, condos and apartments and how to maintain basic electrical and power distribution systems within a residential environment.     

 

Program Learning Outcomes: 

• Students will be able to identify the tools and the materials used in residential wiring, to calculate values using Ohm’s Law in D/C series, parallel and combination circuits, to identify architectural and mechanical symbols on residential drawings, and to read and to analyze blueprints, diagram structured wiring systems 

 

The program will require students to take 18 qr units over 3 years while working as an apprentice. 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
APEL 135	Residential Electrical Orientation; Safety & Code Introduction	3	Y1Fall
APEL 136	Residential Electrical D/C Theory; Blueprint Reading	3	Y1Winter
APEL 137	Residential Electrical A/C Theory & Circuitry	3	Y2Fall
APEL 138	Residential Wiring Layout & Installation	3	Y2Winter
APEL 112	Residential Electrical Air Conditioning & Refrigeration; Telephone Systems	3	Y3 Fall
APEL 113	Residential Electrical Systems: Basic Security, Solar Power, Home Automation & Life Safety	3	Y3 Winter

The Residential Wireman program aligns with the Foothill College Mission statement well because it trains and prepares students a career in residential electrical industry. In addition to in-class instruction, students gain real work experience and acquire skills by working with experienced foremen, journeypersons, and senior apprentices in the field. Because of the comprehensive training the students receive, ninety-three to ninety-eight percentage of them have successfully achieved their academic goals, work in the electrical industry, and make living wages and receive health and fringe benefits for them and their families.

LMI lists College of San Mateo and CCSF. At the time of this submission, both Deans of CTE will be notified of our intention. I will be contacting John Halpin and Alex Kramer.