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Electrician Continuing Education
Alaska: Electrical Administrators are required to take 8 hrs of electrician continuing education per category type every two years, based on the current state adopted codes. Electrical Journeyman are required to take 16 hours of continuing education every two years, of which at least eight hours must be based on the current codes and eight hours may be “industry related.”
Delaware: Electricians must complete 10 hours of Continuing Education (min. 5hrs NEC code) every 2 years on June 30th (even yrs).
Florida: Fourteen hours board-approved continuing education each biennium prior to renewal period for both certified and registered contractors is required. One hour must be in workplace safety, one hour must be in business practice, one hour must be in worker’s compensation, one hour must be on an Advanced Module of the FL Building Code. One hour must be specifically related to laws and rules regulating the construction industry (effective 9/1/2007). Continuing Education Hours approved by DBPR – Provider #3625
Idaho: Each Master and Journeyman electrician with a license expiration date of July 31, 2005 or later must provide 24 hours of continuing education, 16 of which must be on the 2005 code changes, in order to renew their licenses.
Montana: All licensees are required to complete 16 hours of continuing education (8 hrs of NEC Code, and 8 hours Industry Specific). Renewal period is July 15th every even year. Next renewal is July 15th, 2010.
New Mexico: The construction Industries Commission, at its January 18th, 2008 meeting approved the adoption of the 2008 New Mexico Electrical Code (NMEC) which adopts and amends the 2008 National Electrical code (NEC) as the minimum electrical code for the State of New Mexico. The effective date for enforcement is July 1, 2008. any project that is permitted after July 1, 2008, shall comply with the 2008 NMEC and 2008 NEC.
North Carolina: All Electricians in North Carolina must complete either 4 or 8 hours depending on classification, of Continuing Education every year, half of which can be done online. State Approved 8 hour packages.
Oklahoma: There are no present requirements for this industry. YouTrainOnline.com does however offer NEC 2008 Code Update for Oklahoma, a 6 hour course for $65.00 Click here for Demo.
Oregon: There are no present requirements for this industry. YouTrainOnline does offer ten Electician CE packages, five 4.0 hour courses and the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Outreach Training Program. Please click here for Electrical Fundamentals Demo.
Texas: Texas State CE Requirements Imortant Information About Continuing Education Requirements for the Following Electrician License Types; Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Master Sign Electrician, Journeyman Sign Electrician, Maintenance Electrician, Residential Electrician: To renew the listed electrician licenses Title 8, Occupations Code, Chapter 1305, Section 168 required the completion of 4 hours of TDLR-approved continuing education (CE) courses during the term of the current license. The required hours must cover the National Electrical Code (NEC) and Texas state electrician laws and rules. Courses may be delivered in many different fromats including the Internet and traditional classroom. Note: Apprentice Electricians, Electrical Contractors, and Electrical Sign Contractors are not required to have continuing education for their license renewals. For more info please visit www.license.state.tx.us/electricians/elecce.htm
Vermont: All licensed electricians must complete 15 hrs of board approved Continuing Education every 3 years. State Approved 15 hour Package includes: 7 hrs of NEC Code covering: 4 hrs of NEC 2005 Grounding and Bonding with 3 Hrs NEC Wiring & Protection. the remaining 8 hours covered: Electrcial Fundamentals 4hrs and NFPA 70E 4hrs.
Washington: All electricians must complete 24 hrs of Continuing Education with a minimum of 8 hrs on Code Changes. As of Jan. 1, 2005, 4 hrs of the Continuing Education must be on the currently adopted Revised Code of Washington and its related Administrative Code (WAC). Continuing Education Hours approved by State of Washington Dept of Labor and Industries Board.
Wisconsin: There are no present requirements for this industry. YouTrainOnline.com offers a 4.0 hr Electrical Fundamentals Course, Lockout/Tag Out Basics, Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E. Courses starting at $20. ea.
Please visit our Electrician CE campus, click on Enroll Now to see the secure campus list of courses.
Air Conditioning Fundamentals Course
Overview of YouTrainOnline.com Air Conditioning Fundamentals (20 NATE Recognized hrs)
Description:
A thorough intro to the concepts, laws, and processes related to air condtionining systems.
- NATE CEHs: 20
- RSES issues CEUs in accordance with Council on Continuing Education guidelines. It’s up to individual entities whether they accept RSES CEUs.
- Course length: approximately 16-24 hours.
This 20 hour course is designed for Service Technicians.
Upon Completion of this course, you will understand:
- The functioning and components of a basic vapor compression system
- The basic structure of matter and the fundamental laws related to the behaviour of different states of matter
- the air conditioning compression cycle
- use of the refrigerant tables and the refrigerant properties
Course Description:
- On-demand, interactive course of 10 modules
- Online course reader with easy-to-print PDFs
- Online self-assessment
Modules: CEU’s NATE CEHs
- Intro to Basic System Operation 0.2 2.0
- Basic Structure of Matter 0.2 2.0
- Heat Energy 0.2 2.0
- Gas Laws I 0.2 2.0
- Gas Laws II 0.2 2.0
- Pressure- Temperature Relationships 0.2 2.0
- Compression Cycle I 0.2 2.0
- Compression Cycle II 0.2 2.0
- Refrigerant Tables 0.2 2.0
- Refrigerant Properties 0.2 2.0
Every Module Includes:
Reading assignment, Learning activities, Lesson summary, Module exam
Outcomes:
The 10 online modules help you to understand:
- The operation of the vapor compressor system and the components and fluids associated with it, the basic principles of thermodynamics.
- The basic structure of matter, the various states of matter and the concept of chemical compounds, the behavior of matter under different conditions.
- The processes that take place when heat is added to a material (solid, liquid, or gas) or removed from it, the concepts of measuring temperature changes and amounts of heat.
- The description of gas laws that govern the behavior of the refrigerant used in an air conditioning system.
- The behavior of various gases under different circumstances, the concept of density and temperature change, the specific volume and specific gravity of a material, the behavior of gases with respect to changes in weight and density.
- The key terms–saturation, superheat, and subcooling, and how they relate to the functioning of an air conditioning systems, the various temperature and pressure scales used in the HVAC industry and the concept of a pressure-temperature chart.
- The principles of cooling, the concept of vapour to liquid conversion, and the air conditioning compression cycle.
- The concept of volumetric efficiency and the factors that affect it, transformation of energy, and mechanical energy.
- The concept of refrigerant tables and how they help to set controls and compute head pressure, the use of refrigerant tables to calculate liquid and vapor density and net refrigeration effect and estimate discharge temperatures.
- The various properties of refrigerants, an explanation of the terms zeotropes, azeotropes, and near-azeotropes and the difference between them, the thermodynamic, physical and safety properties of common refrigerants.
How This Course Relates to Existing RSES Training:
This online course is a great complement to the instructor-led trainings being offered by RSES Chapters.
The modules that make up the Air Conditioning Fundamentals online course most directly resemble content within the first few Lessons of the, “RAC Unit1 – Principles of Refrigeration,” manual as well as the, “RSES Technical Institute Manual 1,” however, because the eLearning courses are available in short, segmented, module format, you can also choose to use any of the independent modules to supplement nearly any course in which further study or explanation is needed in a given topic area.
This is just one of many great online packages/courses we offer. Come visit YouTrainOnline.com to Enroll Now!
NEC 2008 Code Update Course
NEC 2008 Code Update
Youtrainonline.com offers as part of our Electrician Continuing Education the NEC 2008 code update course for the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin.
Description:
The Changes to the National Electrical Code (NEC) 2008 course is designed for persons performing electrical work. While there were over 3,688 proposed changes to the 2008 Code, this course will examine some of the most significant changes that affect the people throughout the electrical industry including residential, commercial, and industrial electricians.
Even though the 145 articles contained in the Code can be confusing and may contain what appears to be contradictory requirements, the authority having jurisdiction (AJH) will be the fundamental decision maker. You will need to understand and follow their interpretation as to the significance of information contained in a particular article, section, or subsection.
During this course, particular emphasis will be provided when this situation is known to have occurred and some of the different perspectives will be presented to permit you to see several sides of a particular topic.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Newsletter Free newsletter with news/updates on codes and standards.
State Requirements for Electrician CE:
Alaska: Electrical Administrators are required to take eight hours of continuing education per category type every two years, based on the current state adopted codes. Electrical Journeyman are required to take sixteen hours of continuing education every two years, of which at least eight hours must be based on the current codes and eight hours may be “industry related”.
Arkansas: All licensed electricians are required to take 8 hours of continuing education every code change, the hours must consist of NEC Code Updates.
Delaware: electricians must complete 10hrs of Continuing Education (min. of 5hrs NEC Code) every 2 yrs on June 30th (even yrs).
Florida: The State of Florida requires fourteen hours board-approved continuing education each biennium prior to the renewal period for both certified and registered contractors. “At least one hour must deal with workplace safety, one hour on the subject of worker’s compensation, one hour on the subject of business practices and one hour on Florida Building Code advanced modules.”
A person who holds more than one certificate or registration issued by the board is required to complete the continuing education requirements only once during each biennial certification renewal period and only once during each biennial registration period.
(1) hour must be in workplace safety (1) hour must be in business practice (1) hour must be in worker’s compensation. (1) hour must be on an Advanced Module of the FL Building Code. (1) hour must be specifically related to laws and rules regulating the construction industry (effective 9/1/2007)
Idaho: Each Master and Journeyman electrician with a license expiration date of July 31, 2005 or later must provide 24 hours of continuing education, 16 hours of which must be on the 2005 code changes, in order to renew their licenses.
Montana: All licensees are required to complete 16 hours of continuing education (8 hrs of NEC Code, and 8 Hours Industry Specific). Renewal period is July 15th every even year. Next renewal is July 15, 2008.
New Mexico: The Construction Industries Commission, at its January 18, 2008 meeting approved the adoption of the 2008 New Mexico Electrical Code (NMEC) which adopts and amends the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC) as the minimum electrical code for the State of New Mexico. The effective date for enforcement is July 1, 2008. Any project that is permitted after July 1, 2008, shall comply with the 2008 NMEC and 2008 NEC.
North Carolina: All Electricians in North Carolina must complete either 4 or 8 hours depending on classification) of Continuing Education every year, half of which can be done online.
Oklahoma: There are no present requirements for this industry. However, Youtrainonline.com offers the 2008 NEC code update course, 6.0 hrs for Oklahoma.
Oregon: There are no present requirements for this industry.YouTrainOnline.com has ten Electrician Packages and several individual courses for Oregon Electrician CE
Texas: State CE Requirements Important Information About Continuing Education Requirements for the Following Electrician License Types Master Electrician Journeyman Electrician Master Sign Electrician Journeyman Sign Electrician Maintenance Electrician Residential Electrician To renew the above electrician licenses, Title 8, Occupations Code, Chapter 1305, Section 168 requires the completion of 4 hours of TDLR-approved continuing education (CE) courses during the term of the current license. The required hours must cover the National Electrical Code (NEC) and Texas state electrician laws and rules. Courses may be delivered in many different formats including the Internet and traditional classroom. Note: Apprentice Electricians, Electrical Contractors, and Electrical Sign Contractors are not required to have continuing education for their license renewals. For more info please visit http://www.license.state.tx.us/electricians/elecce.htm
Vermont: All licensed electricians must complete 15 hrs of board approved Continuing Education every 3 yrs.
Washington: All electricians must complete 24 hrs of Continuing Education with a minimum of 8 hrs on Code Changes. As of Jan. 1, 2005 4 hrs of the Continuing Education must be on the currently adopted Revised Code of Washington and its related Administrative Code (WAC).
Wisconsin: There are no present requirements for this industry.YouTrainOnline.com offers the NFPA 70E course, Electrical Fundamentals, Internet: Lockout/tag Out basic and Internet: Electrical Safety course.
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