Responsibility
As an Toronto electrician, you need to be skilled in this highly demanding trade. If you are in an industrial site, the clients place their trust in you in installing the electrical power and systems, fire and security systems, telecommunications as well as electric controls on their work site. Your job will involve installing wiring, servicing the electrical equipment as well as installing equipment. The electrical work that you perform will include new work from time to time, additions, and change in a job that you have already accomplished. You can also be asked to maintain equipments and even do repair works for a faulty wiring condition.
Skills
If you work in the industrial sector, you job as the electrician is very important in supporting the growth in the construction industry, manufacturing, steel production as well as electrical power companies. Through your apprenticeship, you are able to develop skills in interpreting drawings as well as blueprints and likewise in understanding the different electrical code specifications. You will also have the skills to install, repair wiring and replace wiring, lighting and other fixtures, conduits and other electrical components. You are also expected to work full time or in shift type of work. This will be dependent on the project requirements.
Outlook
Your role as the electrician is very important in the construction industry and also in the manufacturing sectors in specifically in maintaining and replacing older equipments. With the government approval, the emergence of wind and solar alternative power generation will require the installation services as well as links to power grid connections. In accordance with the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the factory sector typically provides the most stable employment for most electricians. If you have a wide range of skills this will open additional opportunities for you in different industries.
Education
In order to become an industrial electrician, after you have completed your high school diploma, you need to complete a four to five year apprenticeship program which will require you of at least 144 hours in technical training and at least 2,000 hours of paid practical training. When in class, you will learn industrial electrical theory, electrical code requirements, blueprint reading as well as safety and first aid practices and training in communications, soldering, fire alarm systems and elevators. The training will qualify you to do maintenance and construction work. Every state has its own set of requirements to practice.