Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

Program Overview

Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

Program Overview

Work Description

Maintenance Technicians are highly skilled individuals who safely perform mechanical and electrical duties to keep machines, equipment, or the structure of a facility in repair.

Working Conditions

Maintenance Technicians work on mechanical and electrical equipment and machines in paper mills, foundries, production mills, food processing, schools, and hospitals. The mechanical would include installing equipment, repair and replace units, maintaining equipment and using machines such as lathes, drill presses, and various hand tools. Areas of electrical expertise include working with electrical drawings, troubleshooting electrical motors, AC and DC drives, PLC’s (programmable logic controllers), and solid-state devices.

Training

• 5-year training program
• 9,280 hours of on-the-job training
• 864 hours of paid related instruction
• Transition-to-Trainer Course in the final year of the apprenticeship

The apprentice is taught theory and knowledge related to safety procedures while working with electrical and mechanical components. Instruction also consists of repair of electrical or mechanical equipment, installation, alignment, and balancing of new equipment.

Program Details

• Program Number:
• Your Degree: Apprenticeship
• Area of Study: Construction, Manufacturing, and Maintenance
• Delivery Method: Some Online/Some In Person
• Estimated Time to Complete: 29 Credits | Finish paid training and class time in 5 years
• Estimated Program Cost: $5,933.77

Curriculum and Experience

First Semester

• DCAC 1 DC Theory (1 credit)
• DCAC 2 AC Theory (1 credit)
• Controls 1 (2 credits)

Second Semester

• Controls 2 (2 credits)
• DCAC 3 Theory (1 credit)
• Introduction to PLCs (1 credit)

Third Semester

• Codes for Industrial Electricians 1: Introduction to the NEC (1 credit)
• Codes for Industrial Electricians 2: OCPD and Electrical Device Installations (1 credit)
• Mechanisms 1 for Industry (1 credit)
• Mechanisms 2 for Industry (1 credit)
• Interpreting Engineering Drawings Part A (1 credit)

Fourth Semester

• Codes for Industrial Electricians 3: Article 250 Part A (1 credit)
• Codes for Industrial Electricians 4: Article 250 Part B (1 credit)
• Safety for Industry (1 credit)
• Fluid Power 1 for Industry (1 credit)
• Maintenance Operations 1 (1 credit)

Fifth Semester

• Codes for Industrial Electricians 5: Article 300, Cords/Cables, Hazardous Installations (1 credit)
• Codes for Industrial Electricians 7: Motors and Generators (1 credit)
• Industrial Electrician Motors & Generators (1 credit)

Sixth Semester

• Codes for Industrial Electricians 6: Conductors, Raceways, Data/Communication Cables (1 credit)
• Codes for Industrial Electricians 8: Transformers (1 credit)
• Industrial Electrician Transformers (1 credit)

Seventh Semester

• Fluid Power 2 for Industry (2 credits)

Eighth Semester

• Power Systems & Variable Speed Drives for Industrial Electricians (3 credits)

Admission

How to Apply

• If you have signed an Apprenticeship Contract: When your contract arrives from the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards, you will be admitted to the program and enrolled in first-semester classes. You will be notified of your admission and enrollment via your Madison College email.
• If you have not signed an Apprenticeship Contract: You are encouraged to contact the School of STEM Office at 608.246.6990 or to express your interest in becoming an Apprentice. While it is not possible to admit you to an Apprenticeship program without a contract, school office staff can create your student account and enroll you in classes that Apprentices take. Office staff will also be able to advise you on the steps to finding a sponsoring employer and getting an Apprenticeship Contract.

Application Requirements

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Entry requirements vary by employers
• Physically able to perform trade

Career Outcomes

Graduates of the Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship are prepared to:

• Apply AC and DC theory to an industrial setting.
• Apply the National Electric Code requirements to industrial equipment and facilities.
• Apply operational principles to transformers.
• Maintain electric motors and motor controls.
• Apply operational and troubleshooting principles to variable speed drives.
• Apply operational and troubleshooting principles to programmable logic controllers and automation equipment.
• Communicate trade and occupational-related information effectively.
• Demonstrate proper rigging techniques.
• Select an appropriate power transmission system for a given application.
• Identify suitable pumps for given applications.
• Recommend bearings for given applications.
• Apply operational and troubleshooting principles to fluid power systems.
• Plan maintenance schedules for a given system.

Graduate Summary

• Number of Program Graduates: 9 (2022), 2 (2024)
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Program Outline

Outline:

Course Name | Credits earned

DC Theory 1 | 1 AC Theory 1 | 1 Controls 1 | 2 Controls 2 | 2 DCAC 3 Theory 1 | 1 Introduction to PLCs | 1 Codes for Industrial Electricians 1: Introduction to the NEC | 1 Codes for Industrial Electricians 2: OCPD and Electrical Device Installations | 1 Mechanisms 1 for Industry | 1 Mechanisms 2 for Industry | 1 Interpreting Engineering Drawings Part A | 1 Codes for Industrial Electricians 3: Article 250 Part A | 1 Codes for Industrial Electricians 4: Article 250 Part B | 1 Safety for Industry | 1 Fluid Power 1 for Industry | 1 Maintenance Operations 1 | 1 Codes for Industrial Electricians 5: Article 300, Cords/Cables, Hazardous Installations | 1 Codes for Industrial Electricians 7: Motors and Generators | 1 Industrial Electrician Motors & Generators | 1 Codes for Industrial Electricians 6: Conductors, Raceways, Data/Communication Cables | 1 Codes for Industrial Electricians 8: Transformers | 1 Industrial Electrician Transformers | 1 Fluid Power 2 for Industry | 2 Power Systems & Variable Speed Drives for Industrial Electricians | 1

Careers:

Graduates of the Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship are prepared to:

• Apply AC and DC theory to an industrial setting.
• Apply the National Electric Code requirements to industrial equipment and facilities.
• Apply operational principles to transformers.
• Maintain electric motors and motor controls.
• Apply operational and troubleshooting principles to variable speed drives.
• Apply operational and troubleshooting principles to programmable logic controllers and automation equipment.
• Communicate trade and occupational related information effectively.
• Demonstrate proper rigging techniques.
• Select an appropriate power transmission system for a given application.
• Identify suitable pumps for given applications.
• Recommend bearings for given applications.
• Apply operational and troubleshooting principles to fluid power systems.
• Plan maintenance schedules for a given system.