Career Development

The Lineman Career Development Program program provides a way for municipal power line technicians to increase their skills and knowledge. Linemen enrolled in this program will learn to install, repair and maintain electric systems. The program is divided into four levels beginning at Level I and ending with Level IV or the Journeyman level. Each level will take approximately one year to complete. It is a mixture of classroom and on-the-job-training. The students will gain an understanding of electricity and, in the more advanced levels, gain supervisory experience and knowledge of complex electric operations.

This comprehensive apprenticeship program includes state registration with ApprenticeshipNC for the student and provides a way for Public Power electric lineworkers to increase their skills and knowledge. Lineworkers enrolled in this program will learn to install, repair, and maintain electric systems. Participants will gain an understanding of electricity and, in the more advanced levels, gain supervisory experience and knowledge of complex electric operations. The program consists of four levels, each level requires completion of online modules, instructor-led classroom training (including hands-on testing), field performance requirements, on-the-job training hours, and end-of level testing to demonstrate mastery of knowledge and skills. This program exceeds training mandates outlined in the Federal Register 1910.269 Subpart R and 1926.95 Subpart V of the OSHA regulations guide. Upon completion of the program, the apprentice will receive a Journeyman Card, recognized by both ApprenticeshipNC and nationally by the U.S. Department of Labor, certifying their mastery of the linework professional.

The Meter Technician Career Development Program is designed to increase the skills and knowledge of meter technicians at all experience levels. The students will learn to test, install, repair and maintain customer watt-hour meters. They will also gain an understanding of the basics of math as it relates to electricity. In the more advanced levels, the students will gain overall job knowledge of complex polyphase metering. The program is divided into three training levels: Level I – Basic; Level II – Intermediate; and Level III – Advanced.

The Substation Career Development Program provides a way for municipal substation technicians to increase their skills and knowledge. Technicians enrolled in this program will learn to install, repair and maintain electric systems. They will gain an understanding of electricity and, in the more advanced levels, gain supervisory experience and knowledge of complex electric operations. This program consists of four levels of training.