A Construction Electrician lays out, assembles, repairs, maintains, connects and tests electrical fixtures, apparatus, control equipment and wiring in just about every kind of residential and commercial building you can imagine.
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What Preparation and Training Do You Need?
To become a Construction Electrician, you must complete an apprenticeship of 9000 hours, comprised of on-the-job and in-school training. Although the minimum entry requirement for this skill trade is grade 10 under the TQA, most employers require a minimum of Grade 12. Related training in high School through co-operative education, technical courses or OYAP is an advantage.
What’s Your Future as a Construction Electrician?
Most workers employed as Construction Electricians work full-time, sometimes seasonally or on a project-by-project basis, or can be self-employed. There is always a risk of injury on the job as you are working with electricity and sometimes on construction sites. Potential employers include:
The trend in the last decade, as with many trades, is toward the use of 'smart' technology. Electricians must keep up with advances by learning about and operating computer-controlled equipment and by learning to deal with fibre optics, local area networks and coaxial cable.
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