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If you mean certified as crazy, just stay too long at the job. :D :D No, just kidding. It can be very satisfying work.

In my case, I was a Journeyman Electrician for 12 years, when I answered an ad for a night-class instructor at the local Community College.

The next year they asked me to apply for a full-time position that became available.
One of the conditions of employment required me to complete nine summer school credits in teacher training, which, after three years teaching experience, earned me a Vocational Teacher's Licence.

I still feel sorry for those poor students during the first few years. :eek:

Ed

[ January 14, 2005, 07:48 PM: Message edited by: Ed MacLaren ]
 
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I am certified (I guess) through the state of Utah as a CEU provider. I gave them my application which included a resume, and they accepted it.
 
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Thanks guys, I am a master electrician an a certified electrical inspector. I woulld like to teach a residential electricial class. I was just wondering what is the process to get certified as in instructor,or to hold electrical seminars ?
 
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It boils down to ?certified by whom?? It?s a local thing, and depends on the nature of the students. What I mean is that there is a formal and carefully controlled process for becoming certified to teach elementary or high school. But I don?t think there is a similar process for becoming certified to teach electricians, or at least not one that applies everywhere. Like Ed and Ryan said, it?s just a matter of convincing someone to hire you, or in your case perhaps, convincing some students to sign up for your class.
 
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What Charlie B says is exactly true- It depends on the type of class and the requirements of your state or city. This is also true of continuing education classes for license renewal. If you plan on teaching classes for renewal credit, check with your licensing board to find out about the instructor qualifications and the application process. It is often a little less dependant on formal education than the certification process to teach in a technical school, but there are usually some minimum requirements such as your amount of experience and licensing.

I might add that as Ed says in his post, teaching in a technical school, or similar full time program, often can be entered into without a technical education degree with field experience and a committment to take teacher education classes. Usually there is also a requirement to take continuing education college classes toward a teaching degree in order to renew your teaching credentials. Again, this is different in each state. I began teaching full time in this same manner, taking education courses and approved technical courses for my renewal credit, eventually finishing my technical teaching degree.

[ January 16, 2005, 12:29 AM: Message edited by: stevearne ]
 
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I am certified through the NCCER National Center for Construction Education and Research. They are the organization that writes our texts. They have courses for all trades. and they certify instructors and keep a registery nationally of instructors and graduates from our courses.

[ January 18, 2005, 12:30 PM: Message edited by: laidman ]
 
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You have two options in the state of Florida. You can become a state certified continuing education provider through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation or you can get certified through the Department of Education and the School Board of the particular county you teach in.
 
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Laidman
I also took the NCCER course for certification. NYS is requiring all Boces instructors to take this course, regardless of how many years experience they may already have teaching.
The instructor I had was outstanding as an instructor.

Pierre
 
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continuing education

I have an opportunity to teach continuing education classes where I live in south arkansas.I have been an electrician for 16 years and have taught apprentices for a few years through the NJATC program.I am studying for my masters.What do I need to teach and how do I teach people that have been in the trade for up to 20 years longer than me and still show them proper respect.
 
Do not be intimadated by years of experience. No one knows it all. Treat students as a person, not a job. Ask them for their knowledge.
 
I have a BS Degree in Workforce Education. A lot of the certificate programs are parts and pieces of this degree. Some of our CE classes require the instructor to have community college type instructor credentials.
There are many one day train the trainer programs....
 
Interesting topic: I once fired an electrician because he didn't know his back side from a hole in the ground. His next job was at a community college teaching electrical code and theory.

I will admit that he lasted only 2 semesters and was replaced. I did have to feel sorry for his students.
 
the students don't care if you have a degree or not. Its experience. But my degree is in instructing my job to others. Its takes a lot of time to develop a class. The degree and or certification comes in when you determine how to sequence the material for learning, ...and make it fun.
You can probably count on one hand the number of really good instructors you know.
 
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