Electrician Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship is a unique form of post-secondary education that blends hands-on work experience with classroom learning. On average, you will spend 80 per cent of your apprenticeship on the job, practicing your trade or profession, and 20 per cent in the classroom or lab through structured learning at RDP.    

At the end of the final year of the program, you will also be eligible to earn a Red Seal Endorsement on your Journeyperson certificate upon successful completion of the Red Seal Exam. The Red Seal Endorsement allows Journeypersons to work anywhere in Canada without additional training.  

If you have a valid Alberta Journeyperson Certificate, you are eligible to receive a Blue Seal Achievement in business competencies after completing the necessary requirements.   

In Alberta, a valid Master Electrician Identification Number is required in order to obtain electrical work permits. Alberta Certified Electricians may apply to the Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta to become Master Electricians after three years of becoming certified and passing a written exam.

During year one, two and three of the program you will spend eight weeks on campus every year, and a minimum of 1,560 hours on-the-job training. During year four you will spend 12 weeks on campus and 1,440 hours on-the-job training.  

Students must achieve a weighted average of 65% with no section under 50% in both the theory and practical components of the classroom training as well as achieving a minimum grade of 70% on the AIT Provincial Exam for each period of classroom training.  

The term of apprenticeship for an Electrician is four years (four 12-month periods) including a minimum of 1560 hours of on-the-job training and eight weeks of classroom instruction in each of the first three years, and a minimum of 1440 hours of on-the-job training and 12 weeks of classroom instruction in the fourth year.