Minn. R. agency 151, ch. 3801, ELECTRICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS, pt. 3801.3860

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 24, December 9, 2024

Part 3801.3860 - TWO-YEAR ELECTRICAL PROGRAM CONTENT

Subpart 1.Contact hours.

A two-year electrical program shall consist of 2,000 or more hours of student/instructor contact time and is subject to the following:

A. up to 200 hours of independent study may be substituted for student/instructor contact time;

B. a minimum of 1,600 hours of contact time must be technical electrical instruction;

C. at least 30 percent but not more than 40 percent of the technical electrical contact hours must be lecture and the balance shop or lab hours;

D. intern programs, whether internal or external, must not be used to comply with the contact hours requirement;

E. a student may receive advanced standing credit for up to one-third of the courses of an approved program.

Subp. 2.Attendance policy.

A two-year electrical program must include an attendance policy that requires students to attend a minimum of 95 percent of each required program course. The program must include a provision for students to retake courses or make-up portions of courses when the student does not attend 95 percent or more of each required program course. Attendance records must be kept at the course level.

Subp. 3.Technical content.

A two-year electrical program must include courses that cover the following knowledge and skill areas:

A. electrical theory;

B. electronic theory;

C. lighting systems;

D. heating and cooling systems;

E. motors;

F. generators;

G. transformers;

H. panelboards and switchboards;

I. overcurrent devices;

J. grounding;

K. motor controls;

L. electronic controls;

M. electrical code;

N. electrical test equipment and troubleshooting;

O. specification and blueprint reading;

P. installation and application of electrical materials and equipment;

Q. wiring methods;

R. conductors and cables;

S. tools, materials, and handling;

T. fire alarm systems;

U. communication systems;

V. alarm systems;

W. data systems;

X. electrical and jobsite safety;

Y. related mathematics; and

Z. related general education.

Minn. R. agency 151, ch. 3801, ELECTRICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS, pt. 3801.3860

26 SR 1017; L 2007 c 140 art 5 s 32; art 13 s 4

Statutory Authority: MS s 326.241; 326.242; 326B.33