Electricity / HVAC
Prerequisites: Grades 11 and 12, and grade 10 if
space is available. Average math and reading skills, as
well as good self-discipline are required.
Course Description: Students develop skills in the
installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of
residential, commercial, and industrial electrical
systems. They also study DC and AC motors, controls, and
electrical-distribution panels. Industry standards are
taught to ensure that student have received the
instruction necessary for them to obtain industry
certifications. Students must pass written and
performance tests to receive a certification.
Course Content and Objectives:
• Study of construction and tool safety
• Study of residential and commercial wiring
• Study of the National Electrical Code
Students are expected to maintain a high performance in
class attendance, participation and assignments.
Electrical training requires high safety performance;
therefore student discipline and attendance policy will
be enforced at all times.
NCCER Core Curricula, NCCER Level Electrical
www.nccer.org
EPA
section 608 Refrigeration certification
HVAC
Excellence
www.hcacexcellence.org
This course may assist the student in
preparing for the following
certification examinations, national
assessments, or licensure examinations
approved by the Virginia Board of
Education:
- BICSI Registered Installer,
Level 1 (BICSI--International
Telecommunications Association)
- Basic Principles of
Construction: Residential
Construction Academy Examination
(Thomson Delmar Learning/Home
Builders Institute)
- Carpentry: Residential
Construction Academy Examination
(Thomson Delmar Learning/Home
Builders Institute)
- Certified Fiber Optics Installer
(The Associations of Communications
& Electronics Schools,
International)
- Certified Satellite Disk
Installer (Electronics Technicians
Association, International)
- Construction Electricity
Assessment (1024) (National
Occupational Competency Testing
Institute)
- Construction Fundamentals
Certification (National Center for
Construction Education & Research)
- Copper-Based Cabling
Certification (RBT Systems, Inc.)
- Electrical, Level 1
Certification (National Center for
Construction Education & Research)
- Electrical Principles:
Residential Construction Academy
Examination (Thomson Delmar
Learning/Home Builders Institute)
- Fiber Optic Network Cabling
Certification (RBT Systems, Inc.)
- Fiber Optics Installer
(Electronics Technicians
Association, International)
- Graymark Cable Installation
Certification (Graymark
International)
- House Wiring: Residential
Construction Academy Examination
(Thomson Delmar Learning/Home
Builders Institute)
- Voice and Data Cabling
Certification (Cisco Systems)
- Data Cabling Installer
Certification (DCIC) (Electronics
Technicians Association,
International)
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This course allows students to earn up to 12 college
credits through
Dual Enrollment at
Mountain Empire Community College.
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