Electrician

Your New Career
With thousands of new houses and buildings being erected, or old structures being remodeled on a daily basis, there is a constant need for skilled Electricians to install and inspect wiring. Now you can train at home to enter this exciting and profitable field.

• Earn your Career Diploma at home in as little as a year by studying just an hour a day for your new career.
• Start your own business. Work part-time from home, or open a full-time Electrician business.

The U.S. Department of Labor projects that there will be over 52,000 new jobs through 2016.*

According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, "job opportunities for skilled electricians are expected to be very good. As the population and economy grow, more electricians will be needed to install and maintain electrical devices and wiring in homes, factories, offices, and other structures."** That means there can be plenty of opportunity for you — if you have the right skills.

Your New Skills
You'll learn every important part of being an Electrician.

• Install and set up wiring systems. Learn how to install and work with conduit, conductors, circuits, and more.
• Learn the NEC®
  • You will understand the National Electrical Code^® and how it applies to your everyday routine as an electrician.
• You will also learn:
  • Safety techniques
  • Using circuit analyzer tools
  • Mathematics of electricity
  • Cabling and boxes
  • Lighting and heating practices
  • Blueprint reading
  • Power systems
  • The business of being an Electrician
  • And much more!

National Electric Code and NEC are trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions.

* Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2016. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

** "Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition," a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor.