Electrical Lineworker Program

Electrical Lineworker Program is a 15 week program held 3 times per year.Students will learn in the classroom: personal protective grounding, rigging and knot tying, underground, career planning, electrical tools, and materials. Field Instruction includes: pole climbing, equipment operation, distribution, transmission, underground, grounding, rigging/splicing/knot tying. Certifications include: Pole-top rescue, bucket truck rescue, digger-derrick certification, wood pole climbing, OSHA ET&D 11.5 Hour, first aid, cpr and defibrillation, Clss A CDL, or Class B CDL, including the pre-trip inspection and driving test-to be paased at our CL testing site. National Flagging Certification (elective)

Apprentice lineworker assist crews to help build, maintain, and repair overhead andundergournd electrical power distribution and transmission systems. Working at heights to include climbing utility poles and transmission towers, or operate aerial lift devices. Help set utility poles, pull cables, and install transformers, switches, capacitors, and streetlights under the direct supervision of a journeyman. Assist in emergency troubleshooting and storm restoration work during power failures.