Electrician Schools in Illinois

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Electrician schools in Illinois offer training and apprenticeship programs that teach the skills necessary to become a licensed electrical worker. Electricians work in a variety of settings such as office buildings, schools, industrial plants, private residences and more. The work they perform is very technical and dangerous and takes intense training to learn how to do properly and safely. The most common way to become an electrician is to enroll in an apprenticeship program that combines real work experience and classroom instruction.

Common topics covered in electrical training programs include occupational safety, National Electrical Code (NEC) standards, residential, commercial and industrial wiring, reading electrical schematics, conduit installation, and motor controls. Classroom instruction is combined with an apprenticeship component where students spend several thousands of hours working under the guidance of a licensed electrical mentor. Electrical training programs are one of the very few programs where participants earn money. They typically earn 30-50% of the earnings fully licensed electricians earn. Industry and labor experts expect the career to grow at a steady pace of 12% by the year 2018.