Trades

Electrician

INTRODUCTION

Course Duration: 2 Years

Eligibility Criteria: 10th Passed

During the two years duration of Electrician trade a candidate is trained on professional skill, professional knowledge, Engineering Drawing, Workshop Calculation & Science and Employability skill. In addition to this a candidate is entrusted to undertake project work and extracurricular activities to build up confidence. The broad components covered related to the trade are categorized in four semesters each of six months duration. The semester wise course coverage is categorized as below:

1st Semester – In this semester the trainee learns about safety and environment, use of fire extinguishers, artificial respiratory resuscitation to begin with. He gets the idea of trade tools & its standardization, identifies different types of conductors, cables & their skinning & joint making. Basic electrical laws like Kirchhoff’s law, ohm’s law, laws of resistances and their application in different combinations of electrical circuit are practiced along with laws of magnetism. The trainee practices on circuit for single phase and poly-phase circuits for 3 wire /4 wire balanced & unbalanced loads.

2nd Semester – Skilling practice on different types & combination of cells for operation and maintenance is being done. Wiring practice with installation of different accessories like ICDP switch, distribution fuse box and mounting energy meters are practiced as per IE rules for hostel/residential building, workshop and its fault detection is done by trainee. The trainee will practice for pipe & plate earthing. Different types of light fitting are to be done like HP/LP mercury vapour and sodium vapour are prominent. The trainee will practice on different types of measuring instruments like multimeter, wattmeter, energy meter, phase sequences meter, frequency meter, for measurement of electrical parameters in single & three phase circuits. He will gain skill on range extension, calibration and testing of meters. Practice for dismantling, assembling and testing of heating element equipment, induction heating equipment, grinding machines and washing machines will be done by trainee. Skill will be gained on transformer for operation, efficiency, series parallel operation, replacement of transformer oil 1. COURSE INFORMATION 2 ELECTRICIAN and combination of single phase transformers for 3 phase operation. The trainee will practice on winding of small transformer.

3rd Semester – In this semester the trainee will study the details of rotating machines: DC machines, induction motors, alternators & MG sets and practice on them. The trainee will practice on determining characteristics, their performance analysis, starting, speed control and reversing direction of rotation of machines. He will practice on parallel operation & synchronization of alternators, winding practice and over hauling will be practiced for DC machine and induction motors.

4th Semester – Practices on diodes for bridge rectifier, switching devices & amplifiers by electronic components, different wave shape generation and testing by CRO is carried out. Designing control cabinet, assembling control elements and their wiring are to be practiced. Speed control of AC/DC motors by electronic controller is being practiced. The trainee will practice on testing, analyzing and repairing of voltage stabilizer, emergency light, battery charger, UPS and inverter. He will gain knowledge of thermal, hydel, solar & wind energy systems. The trainee will practice on distribution system, domestic service line and accessories & their protection by practicing on relay and circuit breaker for operation and maintenance.

Employment Opportunities

Private Sector

  • MNCs (electrician)
  • Power production and transmission companies
  • Electrical equipment manufacturing firms
  • Electrical appliance manufacturing firms
  • Refineries
  • Industries that use electrical machine


Government Sector

  • State-wise electricity boards
  • PWDs
  • Municipal Corporations
  • Armed Forces
  • PSUs


Self-Employment Opportunities

Career Progression Pathways:

  • Can appear in 10+2 examination through National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) for acquiring higher secondary certificate and can go further for General/ Technical education.
  • Can take admission in diploma course in notified branches of Engineering by lateral entry.
  • Can join Apprenticeship programme in different types of industries leading to National Apprenticeship certificate (NAC).
  • Can join Crafts Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) in the trade for becoming instructor in ITIs.