If you live in the state of Texas or nearby and you would like to learn about residential wiring, either to work on your own home or to advance your electrical career, there is an electrician course for you. The cost is 280.

This electrician course provides an in-depth look at the U.S. National Electrical Code to which all working electricians must comply. Students study methods of wiring, protection from over currents, branch circuitry, electrical raceways, ampacities, and voltage drops. They study topics that relate to residential installations that help these student electricians prepare for their examination.

Those participating in this electrician course must bring a copy of the NEC code book of 2005 and a scientific calculator with them to the class. The course is held from 6-9pm every Monday for seven weeks in Austin. The course is bilingual but as the NEC testing is and code book is only in English, the classroom setting will emphasize the English electrical terminology.

Another electrician course held in Austin prepares apprentices and other electrical students for their journey level certification. The eight week course is held in the evenings so those already employed during the day can still take an electrician training course after work

The course is a study of the National Electrical Code in great detail, in preparation for the examination and certification. The ICC State of Texas license exam requires this or a similar electrician course before applying for the examination.

The content of this electrician course is expansive. Students learn first about the theory behind general electrical processes and procedures and take part in a basic math review that includes algebra and square root determination. They next learn about the various methods of electrical wiring, and the materials for the procedure as well as the installation itself. Branch circuitry is next on the course agenda, followed then by the study of generators and other electrical motors. Students in this electrician exam-preparatory course also learn about air conditioning and refrigeration loads as well as transformers, electrical services and feeders. They learn the basic principles and installation of bonding and grounding, as well as the principles behind special occupancy. The electrician course also gives the students some valuable tips in how to take the ICC state license exam and information that will help them pass it with flying colours.

Students must come to the first day of this electrician course with their own copy of the NEC code book of 2005, and their own scientific calculator. Upon completion of the electrician course they will be given a copy of the manual working with the Code, a copy of a study guide for the electrical exam and a number of course handouts. While the cost of this electrician course is 395, the value of the manuals, guides and book given as part of the classroom instruction is nearly 100. Students will take away from this electrician course everything they need to earn their ICC state of Texas license to work as a certified electrician.

The following are a sampling of some of the journey level electrical courses one can take to advance his or her learning in his or her chosen electrical field.

The first, an eight hour training session in Leviton, teaches students about the installation of cable, about its use and termination and about how to install and handle a multiple pair. They learn as well about installing a twisted pair, as well as fibre optic and coax cables. This is one of the electrical courses in the UK that offers continuing education credits towards electrician license renewal. Six credits are awarded with successful completion of this course.

For certification in various elements of electrical course there are a number of UK electrical courses available. The first is that for the certification in residential general electrician and life and fire safety. The instructors in these electrical courses look at the various principles of the federal National Electrical Code of 1999, Ohms law and the basic principles that must be adhered to and learned for certification. Students are able to participate in practice tests. To attend these certification electrical courses each student must bring his or her own copy of the NEC book. These electrical courses are available as classroom lectures during the day or online for those who cant attend the lectures.

One of the more introductory of the electrical courses for journey level electricians is the instrumentation intro class. An introduction into industrial instrumentation, the course teaches flow, pressure, temperature and monitoring of all these levels as part of working in process control. The nine week course teaches students who are just starting out in the instrumentation field as well as those who want to bone up on the lessons of instrumentation for their ISA exam to become a certified control systems technician.

Three follow up electrical courses expand the instrumentation lessons. Instrumentation 102 is nine weeks too, and in this session students work in a laboratory environment applying the classroom lessons learned in the introductory courses. They learn calibration techniques and methods, and more closer examine the fundamentals and operations of indicators, switches, recorders and transmitters. This course is ideal for loop check workers and those involved in the installation of instrumentation equipment.

This course is then followed by a chance to learn about why process control systems are important, and why control logic is crucial to every industry. Every student in this class will have to apply prior knowledge in the electrical laboratory. Theyll use electrical equipment to calibrate, wire and test it under the watchful eye of the trained instructor. Theyll construct their own process system, demonstrating safe procedures for start-up and tuning. This training is one of the electrical courses that teach and hone troubleshooting capabilities and apply the knowledge theyve learned about maintaining electrical instruments.

The final one of the instrumentation electrical courses refines the former training and looks at advanced instrumentation practices. In addition, students will learn about MMI and computer graphics and how important they have become in electrical instrumentation.