Program Description:
Jackson EMC has Five offices servicing 12 counties in Northeast Georgia. Our apprentices safely build, maintain and repair the power grid. Currently 54 employees in the program. This apprenticeship program is a 7 year program with 8 levels. The program is reviewed annually to ensure it meets industry standards and current safety protocols.
Our apprenticeship program includes both on the job training with a minimum of 10,000 hours upon completion of the program as well as classroom instruction that is taught through face to face instruction as well as online materials.
Program Objective:
In the 300 series, the second year of the program, the apprentice continues mastering the outside lineman occupation. Entry level skills are highlighted as well as an introduction to field work.
Learning Outcomes:
- learn entry level skills required to become a lineman such as such as set pole energized area
- install anchor
- load/unload poles
- crane hand signals
- operate line truck
- load/unload trenching equipment
- install shoring
- operate backhoe
- operate trencher
- splice underground
- drive ground rod
- handhole connection
- install underground service
- pull in underground conduit
- operate winch
- set padmount and transformer
- take voltage reading and check continuity
- basic electricity (4 parts)
- prepare stringing blocks
- install traveling grounds
- compression sleeve
- splice overhead service
- rigging
- fill out work order
- assemble double arm
- assemble steel switch arm