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Electrician: Electrician: Construction and Construction and Maintenance Maintenance Apprenticeship Apprenticeship By: Gaby Vainer By: Gaby Vainer

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Electrician: Electrician: Construction and Construction and

Maintenance Maintenance ApprenticeshipApprenticeship

By: Gaby VainerBy: Gaby Vainer

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Do you have what it takes to Do you have what it takes to become a become a Construction Construction

and Maintenance and Maintenance electrician?electrician?

Being a Being a household household Electrician is a Electrician is a very fun and very fun and rewarding career rewarding career requiring a lot of requiring a lot of responsibility.responsibility.

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Skills Required:Skills Required: This particular field requires a solid This particular field requires a solid

understanding of electricity, its movement understanding of electricity, its movement and its effect on other objects.and its effect on other objects.

It requires one to know how to make the It requires one to know how to make the appropriate calculations with circuit loads appropriate calculations with circuit loads and using the appropriate size conductor and using the appropriate size conductor accordingly.accordingly.

It requires one to be able to quickly and It requires one to be able to quickly and efficiently refer to local code for reference efficiently refer to local code for reference of certain applications.of certain applications.

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My Strengths In This Field:My Strengths In This Field:

Am very enthusiastic about doing a great Am very enthusiastic about doing a great job.job.

Very organized.Very organized. Great communication and social skills.Great communication and social skills. Am gentle enough to perform delicate Am gentle enough to perform delicate

procedures in various residential procedures in various residential applicationsapplications

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Areas to build in:Areas to build in:

• My time management skills.My time management skills.• My concentration skills.My concentration skills.

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Skills I may take with me to Skills I may take with me to another job:another job:

My organization skillsMy organization skills My willingness to learn new thingsMy willingness to learn new things My willingness to face new challenges My willingness to face new challenges

every day, and face them with prideevery day, and face them with pride My reliability, knowing that when I do a My reliability, knowing that when I do a

job, you know that it will be done well the job, you know that it will be done well the first time aroundfirst time around

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Connections To Related Connections To Related School Subjects:School Subjects:

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Best PPLP Subject That My Best PPLP Subject That My Placement Relates To:Placement Relates To:

Identify and describe the personal Identify and describe the personal management skills, habits, and management skills, habits, and characteristics that would contribute characteristics that would contribute to their success in their selected to their success in their selected post secondary learning or work post secondary learning or work destinations and explain their destinations and explain their importance…importance…

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One Area Of Crucial One Area Of Crucial Learning:Learning:

The one area in which I have excelled in The one area in which I have excelled in the most is the use of various methods to the most is the use of various methods to organizeorganize and label different wire and label different wire junctions and configurations. This is junctions and configurations. This is one of my many management skills.one of my many management skills.

This particular skill is very important This particular skill is very important in my field of work… Lets see why:in my field of work… Lets see why:

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This is what organized electrical work This is what organized electrical work looks like; it is a much safer and looks like; it is a much safer and

pleasant environment to work in or pleasant environment to work in or service…service…

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• As you can clearly see, wiring and making sure As you can clearly see, wiring and making sure everything meets code is one thing. But doing a good everything meets code is one thing. But doing a good professional job is another. Aside from the fact that professional job is another. Aside from the fact that the customer only sees the finished product, and the customer only sees the finished product, and therefore this will impress him, there is another therefore this will impress him, there is another point. That is thinking ahead.point. That is thinking ahead.

• When the next electrical contractor, technician, or When the next electrical contractor, technician, or the property manager himself comes to service the the property manager himself comes to service the equipment, it is a breeze to identify and correct a equipment, it is a breeze to identify and correct a problem. problem.

• It is also much safer for anyone to work in an area It is also much safer for anyone to work in an area where all of the wiring is organized and labelled, where all of the wiring is organized and labelled, where all your connections are obviouswhere all your connections are obvious

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Now here is what happens when things Now here is what happens when things are not properly labelled and organized:are not properly labelled and organized:

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The unacceptable wiring that you have seen is a result of The unacceptable wiring that you have seen is a result of carelessness, lack of proper knowledge in wiring, and lack carelessness, lack of proper knowledge in wiring, and lack of maintenance. of maintenance.

It is not only inconvenient and extremely difficult to It is not only inconvenient and extremely difficult to perform services and diagnose problems under such perform services and diagnose problems under such conditions, it is also a hazard to the technician because he conditions, it is also a hazard to the technician because he has to come in contact with so much wire while performing has to come in contact with so much wire while performing the service. This increases the chance of electric shock.the service. This increases the chance of electric shock.

There is also a risk of fire hazard with some of the wiring There is also a risk of fire hazard with some of the wiring pictures that you have seen. When current passes through pictures that you have seen. When current passes through a conductor, it generates heat. There therefore must be a conductor, it generates heat. There therefore must be sufficient space for heat dissipation/ proper ventilation of sufficient space for heat dissipation/ proper ventilation of the conductors and their insulators. When wire overheats, the conductors and their insulators. When wire overheats, it can melt the insulation around the wire causing arcing it can melt the insulation around the wire causing arcing between wires, or a short circuit which pose a serious between wires, or a short circuit which pose a serious threat as a fire hazard.threat as a fire hazard.

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So Do Your Self And Your So Do Your Self And Your Family A Favour, And Avoid Family A Favour, And Avoid

This:This:

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By Not Hiring A Licensed By Not Hiring A Licensed Electrical Contractor You:Electrical Contractor You:

Carelessly putting all the people in the Carelessly putting all the people in the building at riskbuilding at risk

RiskingRisking getting a costly fine getting a costly fine Risking not having your insurance Risking not having your insurance

cover your building in the event of a cover your building in the event of a fire, which could lead to serious fire, which could lead to serious financial lossesfinancial losses

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So do your self a favour…So do your self a favour…

And hire electrical contractors only if And hire electrical contractors only if they are fully licensed by the ESAthey are fully licensed by the ESA

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Safety Requirements At My Safety Requirements At My WorkplaceWorkplace

1) The first and most important safety 1) The first and most important safety requirement of all is to use common sense. requirement of all is to use common sense. Think before you act, and Think before you act, and ALWAYSALWAYS ask if you ask if you are unsure of something. This requirement is are unsure of something. This requirement is needed with any job.needed with any job.

2) Steel Toe Boots- They are needed everywhere 2) Steel Toe Boots- They are needed everywhere except when doing a residential service within except when doing a residential service within the house; however depending on the the house; however depending on the circumstances, proper insulated footwear may circumstances, proper insulated footwear may be required. (commonly used on construction be required. (commonly used on construction sites)sites)

3) Hard Hat- Required at any construction site, 3) Hard Hat- Required at any construction site, or where there is a risk of falling objects.or where there is a risk of falling objects.

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Education and Career Education and Career Information:Information:

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Requirements for entry level Requirements for entry level job at this placement:job at this placement:

1010thth grade math and science (in order to grade math and science (in order to be eligible for the College programs)be eligible for the College programs)

1111thth grade math and science (if you would grade math and science (if you would like to join the electricians union)like to join the electricians union)

A contractor willing to take youA contractor willing to take you Proper safety equipmentProper safety equipment Basic Electricians tools and beltBasic Electricians tools and belt The will to continuously learn more about The will to continuously learn more about

the endless fieldthe endless field

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Promotions:Promotions:

As a worker, the first promotion is to get signed up as As a worker, the first promotion is to get signed up as an apprentice.an apprentice.

After that, you are automatically ranked by your years After that, you are automatically ranked by your years of experience (e.g. 3of experience (e.g. 3rdrd year apprentice). Your pay rises year apprentice). Your pay rises accordingly.accordingly.

Your level of responsibility rises as well. As your Your level of responsibility rises as well. As your supervisor deems fit, you may be required to do supervisor deems fit, you may be required to do bigger tasks such as panel installations and upgrades bigger tasks such as panel installations and upgrades later on into your apprenticeship.later on into your apprenticeship.

If you prove yourself worthy, you may be given the If you prove yourself worthy, you may be given the honour of running a jobsite, and being responsible for honour of running a jobsite, and being responsible for supervising others work and make sure it meets the supervising others work and make sure it meets the employers standardsemployers standards

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Qualifications Required For Qualifications Required For Promotions:Promotions:

Any safety or first aid course (e.g. Red Any safety or first aid course (e.g. Red Cross first aid)Cross first aid)

Proving your self trustworthy and reliableProving your self trustworthy and reliable Any additional technical training (e.g. Any additional technical training (e.g.

Cisco TechnitianCisco Technitian, experience in low , experience in low voltage, etc.)voltage, etc.)

Electrical courses done in college towards Electrical courses done in college towards your electrical licenceyour electrical licence

Electrical Licence Electrical Licence Master Electricians licence Master Electricians licence

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And Most Importantly…And Most Importantly…

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Acknowledgements:Acknowledgements:

Mr. Ian Jacobson- My Co-op teacherMr. Ian Jacobson- My Co-op teacher

David Ackerman- Supervisor, Trainer and bossDavid Ackerman- Supervisor, Trainer and boss

Chip, Jase, Ryan and Daniel- Colleague electriciansChip, Jase, Ryan and Daniel- Colleague electricians

The Guidance department- for all your help and supportThe Guidance department- for all your help and support

Thank you !Thank you !