041-5 Wyo. Code R. §§ 5-6 - Apprentice Electricians, Apprentice Electrician Training Programs and Apprentice Technicians
(a) An apprentice
electrician is any person working as an apprentice for a licensed electrical
contractor and under the direct supervision of a licensed journeyman
electrician, or a licensed master electrician.
(i) Apprentice electricians renewing their
registration with the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety will
be required to provide proof of the following:
(A) The total number of hours of on-the-job
electrical work experience obtained during the twelve (12) month period from
July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the current year. Work shall have
been governed by the minimum standards of the NEC, under the direct supervision
or attestation of a licensed journeyman or licensed master electrician. A
breakdown indicating number of hours obtained in residential, commercial, and
industrial work categories shall be included. Documentation of work history
shall be through notarized letters on company letterhead from past or present
employer.
(B) The total number of
hours of successfully completed electrically related classroom instruction
obtained through accredited schools or through approved apprenticeship programs
during the twelve (12) month period from July 1 of the previous year to June 30
of the current year. Documentation of all electrically related classroom
instruction, time spent in electrical school, and time spent in approved
on-line classroom instruction shall be through transcripts from an accredited
school or classroom training records from an approved electrical apprenticeship
program.
(ii) Apprentice
electricians will not be advanced to the next year of apprenticeship training
until proof of one (1) year (2,000 hours) of on-the-job electrical work
experience and 144 hours of successfully completed electrically related
classroom instruction or approved online classroom instruction, obtained
through an approved electrical apprenticeship program, can be documented for
the current year of their apprenticeship registration.
(iii) Each apprentice electrician shall be
supervised by a licensed master or journeyman electrician during his entire
training period.
(A) First (1st) year
apprentice who has less than 2,000 hours on-the-job training and less than 144
hours related classroom training shall be supervised 100 percent of the workday
by a licensed master or licensed journeyman, who must be present on the
job.
(B) Second (2nd) year
apprentice who has at least 2,000 hours on-the- job training and 144 hours of
related classroom training but less than 4,000 on- the-job-training or 288
hours of related training shall be supervised 100 percent of the workday by a
licensed master or licensed journeyman, who must be present on the
job.
(C) Third (3rd) year
apprentice who has at least 4,000 hours on-the-job training and at least 288
hours of related classroom training, but less than 6,000 hours
on-the-job-training or 432 hours of related training shall be supervised at
least 50 percent of the workday by a licensed master or licensed journeyman,
who must be present on the job.
(D)
Fourth (4th) year apprentice who has at least 6,000 hours on-the- job training
and 432 hours of related classroom training but less than 8,000 hours
on-the-job-training or 576 hours of related training shall be supervised 25
percent of the workday by a licensed master or licensed journeyman, who must be
present on the job.
(E) Fifth (5th)
year apprentice who has at least 8,000 hours on- the- job-training and 576
hours of related training shall be supervised 25 percent of the workday by a
licensed master or licensed journeyman, who must be present on the
job.
(F) An apprentice who has at
least 10,000 hours on-the-job-training regardless of hours of related training
shall be supervised 100 percent of the workday by a licensed master or licensed
journeyman, who must be present on the job.
(b) Electrical contractors employing
apprentice electricians in the State of Wyoming must have an electrical
apprenticeship training program to provide classroom instruction for all
apprentice electricians in their employ. Requirements for apprenticeship
training programs shall be as follows:
(i) The
training program must provide at least 144 hours per year, 576 hours over a
four (4) year apprenticeship program, of a structured and comprehensive
sequence of instruction in subjects, such as electrical theory, the National
Electrical Code, and other technical subjects related to the electrical
trade.
(ii) Classes for electrical
apprenticeship training programs must be conducted on a regular pre scheduled
basis with enough scheduled classes to accommodate the 144 hour per year
requirement.
(iii) Instructors for
electrical apprenticeship training programs must be licensed journeyman
electricians, licensed master electricians, or other persons with adequate
electrical expertise as determined by the Department.
(iv) Apprenticeship course hours must be
approved by the Chief Electrical inspector.
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