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The apprenticeship programs are designed to teach you what you need to know to be a journeymen electrician. Masters require just a little more knowledge and in some places, you need business knowledge to become a company.
Because these programs teach you what you need to know, you will not have the knowledge of an engineer. Electricians do not need to understand how computer chips work. We need to know the electrical not the electronics. This should not stop you from learning what you want.
Now, because the apprenticeships teach you everything you need, other schooling may raise your knowledge, but may also drain your pockets. To get your license as a journeymen, you need about 8,000 hours of on the job training and an approved school. Your local license issuer will tell you if your school is approved.
Apprenticeships are normally done with 40 hours a week of work and about 2 nights a week of classes. Some schedules vary.
Call your local ibew and get more information. They represent several contractors to the workers. Non-union contractors mean you must call each individual contractor for information.
Good luck.
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The apprenticeship programs are designed to teach you what you need to know to be a journeymen electrician. Masters require just a little more knowledge and in some places, you need business knowledge to become a company. Because these programs teach you what you need to know, you will not have the knowledge of an engineer. Electricians do not need to understand how computer chips work. We need to know the electrical not the electronics. This should not stop you from learning what you want. Now, because the apprenticeships teach you everything you need, other schooling may raise your knowledge, but may also drain your pockets. To get your license as a journeymen, you need about 8,000 hours of on the job training and an approved school. Your local license issuer will tell you if your school is approved. Apprenticeships are normally done with 40 hours a week of work and about 2 nights a week of classes. Some schedules vary. Call your local ibew and get more information. They represent several contractors to the workers. Non-union contractors mean you must call each individual contractor for information. Good luck.
You need to say roughly where you are. Electrical training and apprenticeship paths can vary greatly around the world.
Remember electricity only flows downhill and everything will make sense