PIW 100                       HISTORY OF THE LABOR MOVEMENT

This course will be a study of history from the perspective of the labor movement.  It will emphasize the affects of labor unions on the economic, political, and social elements in the development of the United States.

Credit:  3 hours – Three lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  Acceptance into the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.

 

PIW 101                       IBEW PROFESSIONAL INSIDE WIREMAN I

This course is part of the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.  The topics to be covered include job site safety, electrician’s tools, materials rigging, basic conduit bending, direct current theory, and series circuit calculations.

Credit:  3 hours – Two lecture and 2 lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  Acceptance into the IBEW Apprenticeship Program and MATH 1201.

 

PIW 102                       IBEW PROFESSIONAL INSIDE WIREMAN II

This course is part of the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.  The topics to be covered include serial and parallel circuits, national electrical code, and basic blueprint reading.

Credit:  4 hours – Three lecture and 2 lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  IBEW Professional Inside Wireman I-PIW 101.

 

PIW 103                       IBEW PROFESSIONAL INSIDE WIREMAN III

This course is part of the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.  The topics to be covered include codeology as it relates to the National Electrical Code (NEC), measuring processes used in the electrical industry, intermediate conduit bending, and hydraulic, mechanical and hand benders.

Credit:  3 hours – Two lecture and two lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  IBEW Professional Inside Wireman II-PIW 102.

 

PIW 104                       IBEW PROFESSIONAL INSIDE WIREMAN IV

This course is part of the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.  The topics to be covered include inductance and capacitance in AC circuits, National Electrical Code (NEC) standards relating to transformers, transformer theory, design, and calculations, and wiring methods and devices.

Credit:  4 hours – Three lecture and two lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  IBEW Professional Inside Wireman III-PIW 103.

 

PIW 105                       IBEW PROFESSIONAL INSIDE WIREMAN V

This course is part of the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.  The topics to be covered include DC/AC review, semiconductors, transistors, SCR’s, amplifiers, and electronic applications.

Credit:  3 hours – Two lecture and two lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  IBEW Professional Inside Wireman IV-PIW104.

 

PIW 106                       IBEW PROFESSIONAL INSIDE WIREMAN VI

This course is part of the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.  The topics to be covered include National Electrical Code (NEC) Article 250, electrical theory to grounding, grounded conducted, service grounding, earth testing, WYE and Delta 3-phase transformers, and load calculations.

Credit:  4 hours – Three lecture and two lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  IBEW Professional Inside Wireman V-PIW 105.

 

PIW 107                       Electrician Apprenticeship I

The Electrician Internship course has been developed and established as the on-the-job component of the Electrician Apprenticeship program.  The on-the-job component will consist of work relating to the wiring of residential, commercial, industrial and/or specialized electrical systems.  All of the on-the-job work-related activities will be performed under the direct supervision of a journey worker.

Credit:  2 hours – 1600 lab hours.

Prerequisite(s):  Acceptance into the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.

 

PIW 108                       Electrician Apprenticeship II

The Electrician Internship course has been developed and established as the on-the-job component of the Electrician Apprenticeship program.  The on-the-job component will consist of work relating to the wiring of residential, commercial, industrial and/or specialized electrical systems.  All of the on-the-job work-related activities will be performed under the direct supervision of a journey worker.

Credit:  2 hours – 1600 lab hours.

Prerequisite(s):  Acceptance into the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.

 

PIW 109                       Electrician Apprenticeship III

The Electrician Internship course has been developed and established as the on-the-job component of the Electrician Apprenticeship program.  The on-the-job component will consist of work relating to the wiring of residential, commercial, industrial and/or specialized electrical systems.  All of the on-the-job work-related activities will be performed under the direct supervision of a journey worker.

Credit:  2 hours – 1600 lab hours.

Prerequisite(s):  Acceptance into the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.

 

PIW 201                       IBEW Professional Inside Wireman VII

This course is part of the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.  The topics to be covered include motor constructions, motor installations, protection, controls, and schematic diagrams.

Credit:  3 hours – Two lecture and two lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  IBEW Professional Inside Wireman VI-PIW 106.

 

PIW 202                       IBEW PROFESSIONAL INSIDE WIREMAN VIII

This course is part of the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.  The topics to be covered include digital logic, ladder logic, logic circuits and controls, AC motor speed controls, power factoring, power filtering, power harmonics, cable tray, motor control circuits and protection, and hazardous locations.

Credit:  4 hours – Three lecture and two lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  IBEW Professional Inside Wireman VII-PIW 201.

 

PIW 203                       IBEW PROFESSIONAL INSIDE WIREMAN IX

This course is part of the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.  The topics to be covered include fire alarm systems operation, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting; fundamentals of instrumentation and equipment used for calibration; telephone wiring and introduction to TIA/EIA standards and codes; high voltage test equipment; air conditioning systems and basic security systems.

Credit:  3 hours – Two lecture and two lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  IBEW Professional Inside Wireman VIII-PIW 202.

 

PIW 204                       IBEW PROFESSIONAL INSIDE WIREMAN X

This course is part of the IBEW Apprenticeship Program.  The topics to be covered

include programmable logic controllers (PLC)-basics, operation, and installation; designing and programming PLC; National Electrical Code (NEC) for special conditions; and NEC calculations.

Credit:  4 hours – Three lecture and two lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  IBEW Professional Inside Wireman IX-PIW 203.

 

PIW 205                       Electrician Apprenticeship IV

The Electrician Internship course has been developed and established as the on-the-job component of the Electrician Apprenticeship program.  The on-the-job component will consist of work relating to the wiring of residential, commercial, industrial and/or specialized electrical systems.  All of the on-the-job work-related activities will be performed under the direct supervision of a journey worker.

Credit:  2 hours – 1600 lab hours.

Prerequisite(s):  IBEW Professional Inside Wireman X-PIW 204.

 

PIW 206                       ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICESHIP V

The Electrician Internship course has been developed and established as the on-the-job component of the Electrician Apprenticeship program.  The on-the-job component will consist of work relating to the wiring of residential, commercial, industrial and/or specialized electrical systems.  All of the on-the-job work-related activities will be performed under the direct supervision of a journey worker.

Credit:  2 hours – 1600 lab hours.

Prerequisite(s):  IBEW Professional Inside Wireman V-PIW 205.