images/nietc/image_news_header/image_7.png Electricians working in the Jurisdiction of local 48 in both Washington and Oregon are required to attend continued education training every three years to maintain their license

, improving and honing their skills along the way. Continuing education requirements include training classes in area's of Code change and Code related.

Leadership Through Continuing Education
Continuing education requirements include training classes in area's of Code change and Code related. Code change typically includes eight to twelve hours of the most significant changes in the latest version of the National Electric Code. This course provides the electrician with the latest in safe installation practices and new requirements in the Industry.

Code Related Courses and Licensing Requirements
Code Related courses focus on topics covered in the National Electric Code, as well as local area requirements. Titles include Service Requirements, Overcurrent Protection, Grounding and Bonding, Health Care Facilities, Hazardous Locations, Fire Alarms, and Residential.

Service Requirements including disconnecting locations, Service conductors, and other components of the Service. Overcurrent Protection includes information regarding sizing and operation of overcurrent protective devices, conductors and typical ampere ratings of conductors and equipment. Grounding and Bonding covers various parts of the grounding system including grounding electrodes, sizing of conductors and requirements for bonding of metallic systems.

Health Care Facilities primarily covers requirements for wiring methods and installation requirements for hospitals and other medical care facilities. Hazardous Locations reviews the requirements for sealing and protection of components, and defining class and division ratings. Fire Alarms provides information on code requirements from the NEC and NFPA 72-National Fire Alarm Code. Residential courses cover location requirements for receptacles and fixtures as well as calculation process for determining loads and branch circuit requirements.

Code Related Courses and Future Technologies
Other Code Related courses range from lighting control and automation to Amp Act 1. These courses include topics electricians commonly encounter on the jobsite, providing installation information for the worker. Courses on Lighting controls provide information on the latest in Home theater technology, lighting controls and Audio Visual protocol throughout the home. Courses covering Low Voltage termination and practices provide the attendee with generic information relating to EIA/TIA standards as well as vendor specific processes for making copper and fiber connections. Courses on Instrumentation and PLC’s are also highly regarded among attendee’s.

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