Cape Fear Community College Electrical Apprenticeship

On-the-job Training

• Pole Climbing - MANDATORY
• Bucket Truck Work
• Operate Line Truck
• Install/Maintain OH Services
• Install/Maintain URD Services
• Pole Climbing - MANDATORY
• Install/Maintain Lights & Assoc. Equip.
• Bucket Truck Work
• Assemble Line Hardware & Material
• Frame and Install Poles
• Prepare, Connect Transf. & Assoc. Equip.
• Traffic Control & Work Area Protection
• Install/Maintain Single Phase Metering
• Other Related Line Work
• Safety
  • Knowledge of safety rules
  • Practices safety
  • Uses protective equipment
  • Practices cover up
  • Practices grounding
  • Practices work area protection (cones & barricades)
  • Understands hot line order procedures
  • Knows pole top and aerial basket rescue
  • Driving practice
• Individual Traits
  • Follows instructions
  • Takes constructive criticism
  • Works without constant supervision
  • Assists in the training of other crew members
  • Attendance
  • Demonstrates teamwork (works cooperatively with others)
  • Follows college policy
  • Care for tools and equipment
• Job Knowledge
  • Live line tools
  • Transformer connections
  • Phasing and phasing devices
  • Knowledge of construction standards and prints
  • Knows pole loading and hauling procedures
  • Pole setting procedure in hot line
  • Switching practices and procedures
  • Meter connections
  • Capacitor bank connections
  • Overhead service installations
  • Transmission line maintenance
  • Stringing and sagging, guying and d-ending OH conductors
  • Splicing overhead and underground conductors
• Individual Skills
  • Climbing ability
  • Positioning on pole
  • Positioning aerial devices
  • Planning work
  • Use of hot line tools
  • Use of other tools and equipmennt
  • Use of voltmeter, ammeter, phasing devices
  • Connections brushing, sizing and crimping
  • Troubleshooting overhead lines and devices
  • Rigging on pole
  • Use of ladders
  • Radio procedures
  • URD terminations
  • URD troubleshooting and use of fault finding equipment
  • URD switching and grounding