Continuing Education - CEU’s

Quality Continuing Education for Electricians

For Electricians, Master Electricians, and Administrators in Washington State, Labor & Industries requires a completion 24 hours of approved Continuing Education Units (CEU) prior to each license renewal period.

ETI offers state approved live classroom courses to meet the continuing education needs of electricians. Each of our courses provides an excellent learning environment and the advanced knowledge required for professional career advancement. We offer courses at our Poulsbo classroom or, for six or more attendees, we will come to your shop and conduct a convenient live course. This is great way for contractors to help all of their electricians to learn together and stay up-to-date on state licensing requirements.

Keep your license up-to-date and acquire the knowledge you can’t always get “in the field” with our quality Electrician’s Continuing Education live classroom courses.

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To sign up for a course, simply scroll down to view course offerings and email us the information from the list below. You will be contacted to secure your place and to arrange payment.

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• WA Elec. Certificate number and type

• Course needed

Available Continuing Education Courses:

Training Classes for CEU’s and Basic Classroom

Conductor Sizing and Voltage Drop: 8 hour class units

Approved for 8 hrs CEU’s and Basic Classroom Training

  • Emphasis on NEC Articles 110, 210, 310, 240
  • Determine the current carrying capacity (ampacity) of conductors; Understand over current protection for conductors and maximum loading of branch circuits; Understand aluminum conductors and possible fire hazards if they are not properly installed; Understand the special ampacity ratings of service entrance conductors
  • Voltage drop calculations; Definitions and factors for ampacity; Explanation of Table 310.13; types and uses of insulation; Permissible loads on branch circuits; Types and use of connector; Common connection problems
  • Conductor temperature ratings; Complete discussion of voltage drop and do practice calculations using the formulas
  • Types and materials of conductors; solid stranded; copper, aluminum; Neutral sizing calculations

Text: NEC 2008; please bring a code book

Services and Service Equipment: 8 hour class units

Approved for 8 hrs CEU’s and Basic Classroom Training

  • Emphasis on NEC Articles 230, 408, 110.26, WAC 296-46B-230
  • Understand the NEC terminology and requirements for installing all types of residential electrical services
  • Calculate the proper size of residential service conductors and raceway; Understand and install the required grounding and bonding for electrical services; Understand the meaning of the term “UFER” ground; Understand the meaning of conductor “withstanding rating”; Definition of service, service entrance conductors, service lateral conductors, service drop conductors, grounding electrode and ground fault.
  • Clearance requirements for overhead services; Underground services; Main service disconnect location, clearance, headroom, and lighting
  • Text: NEC 2008; please bring a code book

Soares Grounding: 8 hour class

Approved for 8 hrs CEU’s and Basic Classroom Training

  • Understand the NEC requirements for Grounding
  • Understand the theory of grounding ”
  • Instructions for reducing hazards through design and installation of grounding in electrical distribution systems

Basic Electrical Theory

Approved for 8 hrs CEU’s and Basic Classroom Training

  • Safety - Basic Safety Rules, Effects of shock, lock out tag out & PPE
  • Basics of involving matter, Definitions of Electrical quantities and Ohms Law, elements of an electrical circuit
  • Resisters - what they are and how they are used.
  • Understanding of Series circuits and calculations of electrical quantities
  • Understanding of Parallel circuits and calculations of electrical quantities
  • Understanding of Combination circuits & calculations of electrical quantities
  • What is a multiwire circuit and the requirements
  • Magnetism, what is it and how is electricity produced
  • Magnetic induction effect on an current flow and a circuit
  • Alternating current how is it produced and measurements of electrical quantities
  • What is capacitance and capacitor and how it is used
  • What is power factor and efficiency
  • The basics of transformers and single phase motors

2008 NEC Code Update

Approved for 8 hrs CEU’s and Basic Classroom Training

  • Review each code change, with impact, starting at the “change at a glance”
  • Explain the analysis and effect
  • How the NEC put together: Chapters; Articles; Items
  • How to distinguish changes in the NEC text
  • How to read the code and stay on the subject

Basic Grounding / Low Voltage Cabling

Approved for 8 hrs CEU’s and Basic Classroom Training

THE COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR THE TRAINEES OF THE LOW VOLTAGE INDUSTRY

  • Purpose of grounding
  • Purpose of bonding
  • NEC  and WAC code requirements for all types of Low voltage Wiring
  • Electrical safety
  • What type cables can be installed for what system
  • Installation requirements and methods
  • Safety - overview of shock and shock hazards, what voltages are dangerous
  • What systems required to be grounded
  • Objectionable currents
  • Definitions: Grounding, Grounded, Electrode, Bonding, Ground, Equipment Grounding Conductor,  and more.

Note: L&I does not approve online courses for BCT’s.

CLICK HERE to visit the Labor & Industries website for more information.