Industrial Systems Maintenance - Employment Skills Training Program

The Industrial Electrician technical program prepares students for careers as industrial system maintenance technicians. The program prepares students for employment using basic electrical maintenance skills. Students learn occupational areas of industrial safety, direct and alternating current principles, and industrial wiring. Students are trained in the maintenance of industrial motor controls. Topics include Direct Current and Alternating Current motors, basic, advanced, variable speed motor controls, and magnetic starters and braking. For those who complete this program, there is a guaranteed interview with Frito Lay (PepsiCo), the largest plant in the company located in middle Georgia, as well as opportunities at five other industrial manufacturing employers in the middle Georgia region. Regardless of where the Service member relocates, this program serves as a pre-apprenticeship program where they can continue both their degree and on-the-job training until fully qualified as a journeyman. Graduates earn 24 college credits.

Industrial Maintenance Technicians are skilled mechanics that install, repair, and maintain industrial machinery. They usually work in manufacturing plants or small factories where they ensure the smooth running of in-house production equipmen