Industrial Electrician, 442A , NOC 7242

To help understand the Industrial Electrician trade and prepare for challenging the Red Seal examination, this course contains the following sections which will be taught in the classroom as well as online :

• Description of the Industrial Electrician trade: An overview of the trade’s duties, work environment, job requirements, similar occupations and career progression
• Essential Skills Summary: An overview of how each of the 9 essential skills is applied in this trade
• Pie Chart: a graph which depicts the national percentages of Industrial Electrician red seal exam questions assigned to the major work activities
• Task Matrix and Examination Weightings: a chart which outlines graphically the major work activities, tasks and sub-tasks of this standard and their respective exam weightings
• Industry Expected Performance: description of the expectations regarding the level of performance of the tasks, including information related to specific codes, regulations and standards that must be observed
• Major Work Activity (MWA): the largest division within the course that is comprised of a distinct set of trade activities:

1. Performs safety-related functions
2. Uses tools and equipment
3. Organizes work
4. Fabricates and installs support components
5. Commissions and decommissions electrical systems
6. Uses communication and mentoring techniques
7. Installs and maintains consumer/supply services and metering equipment
8. Installs and maintains protection devices
9. Installs and maintains low voltage distribution systems
10. Installs and maintains power conditioning systems
11. Installs and maintains bonding, grounding and ground fault detection systems
12. Installs and maintains power generating systems
13. Installs and maintains renewable energy generating and storage systems
14. Installs and maintains high voltage systems
15. Installs and maintains transformers
16. Installs and maintains raceways, cables, conductors and enclosures
17. Installs and maintains branch circuitry and devices
18. Installs and maintains heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) electrical components
19. Installs and maintains electric heating systems and controls
20. Installs and maintains exit and emergency lighting systems
21. Installs and maintains cathodic protection systems
22. Installs and maintains motor starters and control devices
23. Installs and maintains drives
24. Installs and maintains non-rotating equipment and associated controls
25. Installs and maintains motors
26. Installs and maintains signalling systems
27. Installs and maintains communication systems
28. Installs and maintains building automation systems
29. Installs and maintains input/output (I/O) devices
30. Installs, programs and maintains automated control systems
31. Installs and maintains pneumatic and hydraulic control systems

• Appendix A – Acronyms: a list of acronyms used in the standard with their full name
• Appendix B – Tools and Equipment: a non-exhaustive list of tools and equipment used in this trade
• Appendix C – Glossary: definitions or explanations of selected technical terms used in the standard
• Mock Exams