In response to a needs assessment conducted with local employers and the results of student interest surveys, the St. John Valley Technology Center (SJVTC), the Career and Technical Education (CTE) arm of the Valley Unified Education Service Center, has added Electrical Construction to its program menu this school year.
The program is housed in leased space a short distance from the SJVTC at the former LJB Plumbing and Heating site at 409 U.S. Route 1 in Frenchville. A total of eight students from the three Valley Unified sending high schools are enrolled in the first year of the program.
Program instructor is Jan Perreault, a Master Electrician with 15 years experience. According to Perreault, "the electrical field has so many different career opportunities and the demand for skilled workers is high, so my job is to introduce and give students the chance to apply a broad set of skills."
During this first year, students are learning various residential wiring methods and techniques that meet or exceed National Electrical Code (NEC) standards. In year two of the program, students will learn more advanced skills while earning experience hours that fulfill electrical journeyman licensing requirements.
For more information about this new hands-on, application-based, career-focused learning opportunity, go to page 8 of the SJVTC 2020-2021 Program of Studies at bit.ly/34h6n8S or click on the image below. Students and parents who are interested in this program should contact their high school Guidance Counselor.
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