ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes) in India are offering some of the best vocational courses out there. Electrician trade/course is one such job oriented vocational course.
It is a 2 years long course. 10th passed students (with Science subject) are eligible to pursue this course. At the end of training, successful candidates are awarded Vocational Training certificates.
Electrician trade trains students in areas such as –
- Wiring (residential, commercial and industrial)
- Lighting installation (residential, commercial and outdoors)
- Power generation, distribution and transmission systems
- Insulators
- Earthing
- Capacitors and electrical circuits
- Batteries
- Working, servicing and repair of electrical appliances (motors, fans, pumps, home appliances, AC, fridge etc)
- Transformers
- AC/DC systems
Type of course
It is a Vocational Training Certificate course.
Duration
2 years.
Eligibility criteria
10th pass (under 10+2 system of schooling) is the minimum qualification required to pursue this course.
Institutes and admission process
Many private and government operated ITIs across India are offering electrician trade. Most of them rely on merit based admission process. Some ITIs are also know to rely on direct admission process.
Syllabus
The syllabus can roughly be divided into two parts –
- Trade theory
- Trade practical
Career prospects and job opportunities
TI passed electricians have diverse job opportunities available in front of them. They have access to both private sector and government sector jobs. Besides that, self employment is another opportunity available in front of them.
Some of the well known private sector recruiters are –
- MNCs (electrician)
- Power production and transmission companies
- Electrical equipment manufacturing firms
- Electrical appliance manufacturing firms
- Refineries
- Industries that use electrical machine
Some of the well known government sector recruiters are –
- State-wise electricity boards
- PWDs
- Municipal Corporations
- Armed Forces
- Railway
In the above mentioned work setups, ITI electrical trade passed students may done the following roles –
- Electrician
- Wire man
- Lineman
- Supervisor
- Technician
- Repair expert
Self-employment opportunities include –
- Starting own electrical repair shop
- Starting own electrical goods store
- Becoming a contractor
- Being self-employed by offering one’s service to people