Where Did You Learn The Trade?

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Where Did You Learn The Trade?

  • On the Job Training

    Votes: 54 55.7%

  • Organized Apprenticeship Program (IBEW, ABC, etc.)

    Votes: 22 22.7%

  • Attended Trade School In My Teens

    Votes: 17 17.5%

  • Night School As An Adult

    Votes: 4 4.1%
  • Total voters
    97
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Shipyard

Shipyard

I served my electrical app. in a shipyard. I think it actually turned out well as on a ship(as the Navy guys here can attest) you have it all from power generation to motors and controls to lighting along with communication equip. and sensitive radar, sonar, many hi tech gizmos etc...

Went on to night school to prep for masters and after shipyards took a dive went into industry and got involved with PLC's VFD's etc... later inherited the instrumentation work from the prev Inst tech who quit.

Most difficult for me was going from ungrounded DC aboard ship to grounded AC in res, comm, and industry

Diverse career to say the least.:)

John
 
USMC MOS 1142 - is where I got most of the therory and troubleshooting skills, I did air field lighting and loads of generator work - some ship to shore and pole climbing - then later after the service, service work - and later, re-model new construction for a wide variety of people and companies.
 
Man you make it sound so easy I did 2 yrs industrial technology..4 years on the job..with multiple weekend and evening schools..even did a correspondence course on micro processor repair..still in school working and learning..I even did 3 yrs in christian college..Now I know the more I learn the less I really know..wait a second here lets see if I started at 18 and went to school, plus on the job, still adding up the math yep that is still young enough to play and not grow up..I will let you know what it is I want to be when I grow up..:grin: :D
 
I roped houses/apartments for four years, and then started learning commercial. Aside from the forum, pretty much all my education/training has been OJT (no CEUs are required for electricians in my state).

I actually landed terminations on my first transformer today. ;)
 
I did the Tech Center starting in 11th grade and my senior year I was able to do a work study at Baltimore Gas and Electric. I went to college in another field but when I began to look for work after college and getting married I got back into the field. Since then it has been OJT, night courses, online CEU, etc. Now, I have the likes of you people to keep me on my toes (one of the best things I could have done :wink: ). I will say, to those that may be starting out in those courses or other similar areas, study hard and keep it with you. When I first started wiring houses we were doing circuit layouts and me and the other guy were still relatively green. I spent most of my lunch time trying to figure out that 3-way, 4-way, 3-way and all the tech center stuff came flooding back. I still remember that feeling. :) I'd give anything to have some of that material back for training newbies. Now if I can just get those theories back in my head. :confused: :confused: :grin:
 
after reading this entire post which I will never remember..I thought of this time when I was young..we were wiring some equipment for coca cola corp and the elctrician in charge said I have a real good sit down job for you..I was thinking cool until he took me to the panel..handed me a print and said land all them wires..I will never forget the count..it took three days in front of that panel landing wires and when I was all done I had three wires wrong..I even got to help with the programing after that..it was fun now that I think of it..so thanks for the memories and the knowledge you share with everyone..
 
Started in '90, OJT, read books in the evening, then entered an apprenticeship (ABC) for 4 years, 2 nights a week in the classroom. Graduated '96, sat for (and passed) Masters exam in '03 (Couldn't get my time from pevious employers, so I had to wait to have 7 years with my present employer)
 
Half way through getting a Bachelors in EE I decided summer work as an electrical apprentice would broaden my education.

My first boss taught me well. He fielded my green engineering observations and taught me how to make good connections.

So, Engine school and OJT.
 
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