FLORIDA ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING, INC. (FEAT)
Florida Program Number: I460312
Total Hours: 4 Years

MISSION:
According to the Standards of Apprenticeship: “The objectives of the Florida Electrical Apprenticeship & Training, Inc. (FEAT) Apprenticeship Program shall be for the Apprentice to have acquired the ability to intelligently perform job assignments as an Apprentice and develop proper knowledge essential to high level performance in the occupation of electrician”.

DESCRIPTION:
FEAT is a 4-year electrical apprenticeship program. Apprenticeship is an Industry/Educational partnership providing training to over 100 electrical contractors. This apprenticeship program is a sequence of training and requires the apprentice to be employed by a participating employer/sponsor and enrolled in a formal program registered and approved by the US Department of Labor and the Florida Department of Education.

• Must be 18 years of age
• Proof of employment by a participating FEAT employer

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER:
All students are registered with the Department of Labor through the Department of Education. Books, tools, etc, may be required. Upon completion of this apprenticeship program, the student meets the criteria to qualify to take the Electrical Journeyman’s exam.

JOB TRAINING INCLUDES: Occupational Completion Point (OCP) OCPs provide a student with early completion training options linked to employment opportunities established by the Florida Department of Education based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and accepted industry titles.

Local employers have verified that the range of wages that can be reasonably expected by students who enter this field upon completion of the program is:

From $32,860. annually to $36,520. annually
(Based on year-round, full-time employment)

OCP A: Electrician Helper 1st Year

• Identify safe working conditions at the laboratory and workplace and observe safety precautions
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic direct-Current (DC) electrical-circuit skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic direct-Current (DC) electrical-circuit skills
• Demonstrate appropriate communication skills
• Apply electricity-related basic math
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic electricity
• Demonstrate employability skills
• Read and interpret basic electric codes
• Demonstrate positive customer -relations skills

OCP B: Residential Electrician 2nd Year

• Demonstrate proficiency in electrical math problems
• Demonstrate alternating-current (AC) circuit skills
• Install residential wiring

OCP C: Commercial Electrician 3rd Year

• Demonstrate proficiency in commercial wiring
• Demonstrate specialized electrical skills

OCP D: Industrial Electrician 4th Year

• Demonstrate competency in industrial wiring
• Demonstrate competency in transformers
• Demonstrate competency in AC and DC motors
• Demonstrate competency in electrical and electronic control circuits and equipment