Looking to get into the electrical field? Live near Las Vegas? These schools and courses can give you a leg up on a new career or help you gain new skills if you’re currently working as an electrician or electrician’s apprentice.
Quality Training Centers
We offer a comprehensive program that covers the basic principles of AC and DC theory with residential and commercial wiring—and that’s just the beginning!
Our electrician training emphasizes the understanding of electrical systems and covers major system components, testing equipment, and troubleshooting procedures
We provide twelve different courses over a 12-week period of time, totaling 144 hours. Our Electrical Technology courses include the following:
- E101 Electrical Theory and Safety
- E102 Electrical Tools
- E103 Drawings & Schematics
- E104 Wiring Methods
- E105 Conduit and Junction Boxes
- E106 Overcurrent Protection & Service Distribution
- E107 Transformers and Grounding
- E108 Branch Feeders and Lighting
- E109 Motors
- E110 Motor Controls
- E111 Maintenance Troubleshooting
- E112 Troubleshooting and Final Labs
Throughout these courses, you’ll learn imperative information, such as how resistance affects an electrical circuit, how to safely work with electrical wirings and circuit breakers, how to read and analyze electrical drawings, how to utilize the National Electrical Code and the Ugly’s Electrical Reference book, and so much more!
Electrical JATC of Southern Nevada
Offers an electrical apprenticeship program.
Program Benefits
- Excellent Wage Rate
- Paid Health Insurance
- A Career with a Future
- State-of-the-art training
- Safer Working Conditions
- Advancement Opportunities
- Guaranteed Pension Benefits
ATI
Offers an Electrician Trainee program.
The Electrician program at ATI prepares students to begin an entry-level career in the electrical industry. Students learn electrical code, wiring installation, conduit bending, motors and transformer systems, as well as manual and electric industrial controls, and more. ATI’s program provides hands-on, practical training to give students real-world experience.
Graduates will be capable of working in residential and industrial maintenance environments, and will also be able to execute new construction electrical work.
If your goal is becoming an Electrician, then ATI’s Electrician program is the first step to making it happen!
NTI
NTI’s Entry Level Electrical Technician course combines the theory, safety, and technical, hands-on skills that you need to start a career as an electrician.
The entire program is 192 hours taught in NTI’s high-tech classroom and industry-standard practice labs. Moreover, we help you even further by including classes to help you market yourself and interact with clients, the “soft skills” that every successful electrician needs to run a business or be a valuable employee.
United Education Institute
UEI’s Electrician Training Program provides students with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on training that prepares them to become entry-level electricians.
As UEI Students train to become electrical technicians, they will be trained on installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems used to power modern homes and commercial buildings, making peoples’ lives easier and more convenient.
- Coursework
- Basic Safety
- Introduction to Electrical Theory
- Flexible Cables/Conduit Bending and Raceways
- Residential Applications
- Commercial Applications
- Low Voltage Applications
- Motor and Industrial Motor Controls
- Programmable Logic Controls
- Solar Electric Applications
IBEW Local 357
Offers training and employment opportunities in a union setting.
