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Learn to install, maintain, repair and operate electrical wiring and devices safely. Complete all four periods of training to earn your electrician certificate and qualify to take the provincial exam to get your journeyman certificate and red seal exam.
Did you know you need to be a registered apprentice before you can apply to this program?
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Portage College will continue to monitor the Covid-19 pandemic situation closely and will make adjustments to program delivery depending on guidance from Alberta Health Services and the Ministry of Advanced Education.
Apprenticeship Electrician training close to home!
Our students agree – “it’s a great learning environment where you’ll get a more personal experience”.
Career Potential
Electricians work for residential, construction and maintenance contractors, manufacturers, resource companies, and other large organizations. Construction based electrical work is subject to project based timelines. The nature of this work dictates that an electrician be flexible in both scheduling and location of work. Membership in trade union is voluntary; however some contractors employ only union people, while others employ only non-union.
Electricians may advance to positions such as foreman, superintendent, estimator or electrical inspector. Some electricians start their own contracting business, but must have a Master Electrician license in order to pull permits. Electricians may work toward additional tickets such as Power System Electrician, Instrumentation and Millwright.
Admission Requirements
Period 1
Recommended path: English 30-2, Math 30-2, Physics 20 or Chemistry 20 or Science 20. Related Career and Technology Studies courses.
Minimum Requirements: English 10-2, Math 20-3, or a pass mark in all five Canadian Genera Education Development (GED) tests or Entrance Exam Category A. Must be registered as an Apprentice Electrician with Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT)
Use this chart to check Provincial high school equivalencies accepted at Portage College. Note: This is just a guide.
Period 2
Successful completion of Period 1
Period 3
Successful completion of Period 2
Period 4
Successful completion of Period 3
Transferability
The technical training is the standard through the Province; therefore apprentices may take their training at Portage College or any college or technical institute in Alberta offering Apprenticeship Electrician training.
Program Start/End Dates
Period 4: March 6, 2023 to May 26, 2023
Period 1: August 28, 2023 to October 20, 2023
Application Deadlines
Period 1: August 22, 2023
Period 2: October 17, 2022
Period 3: January 2, 2023
Period 4: February 27, 2023
Locations
Cold Lake Campus
Apprenticeship Electrician Period 1
| Tuition | $1044.00 |
| Student Association | $68.95 |
| Recreation Fee | $23.54 |
| Total | $1,136.49 |
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Apprenticeship Electrician Period 2
| Tuition | $1044.00 |
| Student Association | $68.95 |
| Recreation Fee | $23.54 |
| Total | $1,136.49 |
Visit Portage Bookstore for textbooks and supplies
Apprenticeship Electrician Period 3
| Tuition | $1044.00 |
| Student Association | $68.95 |
| Recreation Fee | $23.54 |
| Total | $1,136.49 |
Visit Portage Bookstore for textbooks and supplies
Apprenticeship Electrician Period 4
| Tuition | $1524.00 |
| Student Association | $68.95 |
| Recreation Fee | $23.54 |
| Total | $1,616.49 |
Visit Portage Bookstore for textbooks and supplies
Other purchases may be necessary in order for students to complete their courses/program.
Apprenticeship Electrician
We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.