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phil000

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I was wondering what hoops one has to hop through/classes to take to become a commercial electrician? Right now I'm a stage electrician and I think I'm decent but I have no illusions about the theater work scene and would like to keep my options open while I'm young. So, any ideas?

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You could always apprentice to someone... learning while you get paid.

http://www.ohioworkforce.org/jobseekers/apprentice_toc.stm

Here in Calgary there's a tech school that teaches various trades... you could look for something similar where you are. Here you can take a two year course, or you can take an 8 week course and then start working for someone. You work for a year, then come back for another few weeks of training, then work more. Pretty nice setup, but I don't know if they have that everywhere.

Best of luck!
 
phil000 said:
I was wondering what hoops one has to hop through/classes to take to become a commercial electrician? Right now I'm a stage electrician and I think I'm decent but I have no illusions about the theater work scene and would like to keep my options open while I'm young. So, any ideas?

Thanks.
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Check with the Local Electrician's Union. They would be best to direct you. You might be able to get on with them as an apprentice electrician and also get paid while you work. Then you learn from the journeyman electricians. There might be state exams you would be required to take/pass, but the Local would be able to give you all the info. I think the electrician's union is the IBEW.
 
Here in NH, all electrical apprentices must be registered with the state.

They are required to take a certain amount of classroom instruction, and are required to meet a certain amount of hours of on the job training. When they attain a certain skill level, usually 4th year I believe, and have met all the requirements, then they can test for their Journeymen's license.

It is not necessary to be a union member to do this, though that is a possibility.

Glenn
 
what glennbad said is also true for all the states I've lived in. Union or not, 4 yrs to Jman, a few more to master.
 
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