Technical Diploma - Electrical Power Distribution (314132)

Qualified line technicians are needed to install, maintain, and operate the complex network of power lines and cables that supply electric energy to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Electrical Power Distribution prepares students with classroom and hands-on training in all phases of power line construction and maintenance. Students must be willing to work in a diverse work environment in all weather conditions and be comfortable at heights.

A graduate of the program will have the potential for employment as a Line Technician, Lead Line Technician, Line Technician Supervisor, Cable TV Line Technician, Telephone Line Technician, Technician in an Electricity Generating Plant, or Installer/Maintainer of Underground Systems. Graduates in those jobs will perform construction, operations, and maintenance work on the electric power system and equipment.

Program Outcomes: • Utilize relevant personal protective equipment to safely perform specific work • Apply electrical theory to electric power systems • Communicate technical information • Identify sub-station components • Work comfortably at heights • Climb poles and towers • Operate electrical power equipment • Assist in basic meter reading and testing of meter base • Assist in the construction/maintenance/disassembly of overhead electrical distribution systems • Assist in the construction/maintenance/disassembly underground electrical distribution systems • Assist in the construction/maintenance/disassembly of electric transmission systems • Assist in troubleshooting and maintaining power distribution and transmission systems