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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Major: 5055
Effective Term: 2017 Fall   

Award: CCL  
Total Credits: 30
CIP Code: 46.0303
Instructional Council: Occupational Administrators (53)
GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: 49-9051


Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Electric Utility Technology program is designed to prepare the student for the position of an apprentice-level line worker who is familiar with the use of tools, materials, and the equipment of the electric utility industry. Students will be trained in power line installation and maintenance, pole climbing and use of tools, truck and equipment operation and overhead and underground distribution, construction and maintenance of electrical lines.




Required Courses
EUT103 Introduction to Rigging 2
EUT104 Equipment Safety and Operation 2
EUT110 Line Work I 2
+ EUT112 Basic Electricity: AC and DC 4
+ EUT115 Field Training I 4
+ EUT210 Line Work II 2
+ EUT211 Electrical Apparatus 4
+ EUT215 Field Training II 4
+MAT122 Intermediate Algebra 3
PPT120 Energy Industry Fundamentals 3
Credits: 30

Program Competencies
1. Identify and describe careers and entry requirements within the energy industry. (PPT120)
2. Analyze rational, radical, quadratic and exponential equations, expressions, functions, applications and associated graphs. (MAT122)
3. Present an overview of line work including the equipment and tools, pole climbing techniques, safety practices and procedures related to pole climbing. (EUT110)
4. Explain the basic principles of AC and DC electricity and describe the uses of electricity in the utility industry. (EUT112)
5. Identify and use the components necessary to build series, parallel and series parallel DC circuits. (EUT112)
6. Describe the appropriate care and handling techniques for the types of rope and rigging equipment used in the utility industry. (EUT103)
7. Tie the major types of knots used in the industry and describe the appropriate use of each. (EUT103)
8. Use the appropriate tools and equipment to climb utility poles. (EUT115)
9. Demonstrate techniques approved by the industry to set poles manually and with equipment. (EUT115)
10. Frame single and double cross arms and build single-phase lines. (EUT115)
11. Identify and describe the proper equipment, techniques, procedures and industry safety practices used in hot sticking. (EUT210, PPT120)
12. Identify and describe the proper equipment and techniques used in lock out and tag out procedures and describe the industry safety practices and procedures related to each. (EUT210)
13. Explain the structure and function of transformers and outline the construction of the major types of transformer connections used in the industry. (EUT211)
14. Demonstrate the safe set-up and operation of the major types of equipment used in the utility line industry. (EUT104)
15. Construct, install and provide maintenance for two-phase and three-phase systems. (EUT215)
16. Practice rubber gloving and hot sticking techniques and demonstrate the trenching and construction of underground power lines. (EUT215)
17. Demonstrate the procedures used in pole top and bucket truck rescue. (EUT215)
18. Identify obstacles to decision making, and resources for overcoming obstacles within safety requirements and energy industry standards. (PPT120)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: March 28, 2017

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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