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Electrician Apprenticeship Second Period

Program Overview

Do you enjoy doing hands-on work such as installing, altering, repairing, and maintaining electrical systems? Would you like to get involved in a trades career? Electricians specialize in specific types of installations, such as residential (housing developments), commercial (office buildings), institutional (hospitals), and industrial (plants, factories). If you are already signed up as an apprentice, and are ready to attend your Second Period of technical training, then Northern Lakes College is where you want to be!

Further Educational Opportunities for the Electrical Apprenticeship Program are: Third Period and Fourth Periods. Journeyperson Electricians can become Master Electricians. Electricians often take further training to gain additional expertise in variable frequency drives, code upgrades, cathodic protection, and alternative energy installation. This dynamic and continually changing trade often requires updating.

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Program Locations

Sep 01, 2026 - Oct 23, 2026 - Face to Face - Slave Lake

Program Year

2026-2027

Program Length:

8 Weeks

Program Type

Electrician Apprenticeship

Program Delivery

Traditional classroom setting with electrical shop and lab practical applications and demonstrations.

Eligible students are determined by Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT). See www.tradesecrets.alberta.ca for more details.

Minimum Requirement: Registered Apprentice in the trade through Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT), 1st Period completed.