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Program Overview and Curriculum

The Inside Wireman Apprenticeship offers a direct path to a career in the electrical industry. Apprentices earn while they learn, gaining hands-on experience and technical training needed to work on electrical systems that power buildings, infrastructure, and modern facilities.
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Program Overview

The Inside Wireman Apprenticeship is a comprehensive five-year training program designed to prepare apprentices for careers as Journeyman Inside Wiremen. The program combines paid on-the-job training with structured classroom instruction, allowing apprentices to develop the skills and knowledge required to work in the electrical industry.

Apprentices complete approximately 8,000 hours of on-the-job training working for licensed electrical contractors throughout San Diego County. This hands-on experience is supported by a minimum of 1,000 hours of related classroom and lab instruction, where apprentices study electrical theory, safety practices, and industry standards while reinforcing skills learned in the field.

Inside Wireman apprentices install, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical systems in commercial and industrial facilities. This includes working with electrical conduits, wiring systems, cables, motor controls, and panelboards used to power buildings and equipment.

Graduates of the program gain the experience and training necessary to become state-certified electricians and work as Journeyman Inside Wiremen.

Curriculum

Inside Wireman
(5-year program)

APIW 101

(2-week day school format)
  • Introduction to Apprenticeship
  • Electrical job information
  • Applied Codeology
  • Harassment prevention awareness
  • Material Identification (boxes & fittings)
  • Conduit bending and fabrication
  • Various circuit switching labs

APIW 102

(2-week day school format)
  • Electrical Theory DC
  • DC Theory Lab
  • Construction drawings
  • Progressions from previous conduit bending and various circuit switching labs

APIW 103

(2-week day school format)
  • Electrical Theory AC
  • AC Theory Lab
  • Code
  • Standards & Practices II
  • Progressions from previous conduit bending and various circuit switching labs

APIW 104

(2-week day school format)
  • Codeology (Navigating the Codebook)
  • Blueprint reading
  • Blueprints Lab
  • Intermediate conduit bending and various circuit switching labs

APIW 105

  • Motor Controls lecture & lab
  • Transformers lecture & lab
  • Advanced conduit bending
  • Various circuit switching labs
  • LOTO (Lock Out/Tag Out)

APIW 106

  • Solar (Photovoltaic Systems)
  • ESAM-TAC (Battery Storage)
  • EVITP (Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training)
  • NFPA 70E
  • Advanced conduit bending

APIW 107

  • Intro to Fire Alarm systems
  • Intro to Structured Cabling systems
  • Intro to Fiber Optics systems (including labs)
  • Bluebeam
  • Preparing for Leadership

APIW 108

  • Electrical Certification Prep – CA General Electrician Cert

APIW 109

  • Project Supervision
  • Test Instruments
  • Service Equipment

APIW 110

  • OSHA-30
  • CALCTP Technician Course (Lighting Controls & Safety)

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