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Powerline Worker Training
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EITI is the technical training provider for powerline technician apprenticeships and journeyperson upgrade training for the province of British Columbia. Programs include both classroom and hands-on training, on both overhead and underground powerlines. All programs address the most current worker safety and maintenance procedures and meet the Canadian “Red Seal” standard for quality. Where applicable, all courses meet or exceed Workers' Compensation Board Regulation(s) and those set by other Provincial regulatory agencies.
The Power Line Technician Apprenticeship Program is designed for individuals already indentured as apprentices defined by the Industry Training Authority, (ITA) and employed by an electrical utility company in British Columbia. Our three-year PLT apprenticeship program provides hands-on overhead and underground training that meets or exceeds all applicable regulations. It covers the most current safety and maintenance procedures, such as rigging and live line procedures, underground residential distribution, distribution troubleshooting, and more.
Individuals seeking a career as a Power Line Technician are requested to contact the Industry Training Authority or any one of BC’s electrical utility companies.
Please note that we do not offer a pre-apprenticeship program at this time.
To arrange for or register for a course, please contact info@eiti.ca.
EITI offers several Journeyperson Upgrading programs. Including both classroom and hands-on training, all program meet or exceed applicable regulations. All programs emphasize safety and productivity. Topics include Rigging, Transformation, Reclosures, Fusing, Voltage Regulators and Capacitors, Field Switching, Trouble-shooting and more.
Metering technology is universal. Various Electrical Metering programs are available to suit Powerline Technicians to Industry Managers. Programs include both practical and theorectical training in all aspects of single and polyphase metering.