Description

The Construction Electrical program gives students fundamental knowledge about electricity and its applications, and prepares them to work in residential and commercial settings assembling, installing, testing, maintaining, servicing, and operating various electrical systems and equipment. Students will move from the classroom to the lab, getting plenty of experience installing power and lighting  systems, signal and alarm systems, emergency lighting, communication equipment, motors, and automation and control systems. All the while students will be learning how to follow the National Building Code, the Canadian Electrical Code, and other safety requirements.

RED SEAL

The most successful path to a Red Seal as a construction electrician begins with the Construction Electrical program. This program enables students to earn 30 hours of apprenticeship time for each week of training and write the apprenticeship year one block exam, which puts them well on their way to Red Seal certification. Upon graduation, once an individual is working with a suitable employer, they will register as an apprentice to complete their journey to challenge the Interprovincial Exam. When they register, Apprenticeship PEI will give graduates credit for the hours earned and block exams passed while they were at Holland College.

The Interprovincial Red Seal gives graduates the ability to work anywhere in Canada without further testing or certification. The Red Seal is recognized as the Interprovincial standard of excellence for one's chosen trade and is the designation most employers will ask for.