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Electrician Trainee (ET) Program

What is an Electrician Trainee?

An Electrician Trainee (ET) is an individual who is registered with the State of California and working toward becoming a certified electrician while gaining supervised on-the-job experience and completing approved classroom instruction.

California requires individuals who perform electrical work for a C-10 electrical contractor and who are not already certified electricians to be properly registered as Electrician Trainees and enrolled in a state-approved Electrician Trainee school.

How to Enroll

ABC Central California's Electrician Trainee Program is an employer-sponsored program and is not open for individual public enrollment.

To participate:
- Students must be employed and sponsored by their employer.
- The sponsoring employer must be a current member of ABC Central California.
- The employer is responsible for enrolling the employee in the program.
- Students must meet applicable California Electrician Trainee registration requirements.

If an employer is not currently an ABC Central California member, they must become a member before enrolling employees in the program.

Employees interested in participating should speak with their employer about enrollment.

Contact us for more information on our Electrician Trainee program.

ABC Central California's Electrician Trainee Program

ABC Central California, in partnership with College of the Sequoias, offers a California state-approved, four-year General Electrician Trainee Program designed to provide students with the classroom education needed to maintain their Electrician Trainee status while building the knowledge and skills required for a career in the electrical trade.

Our Electrician Trainee Program is designed with working students in mind.

Classes are currently offered Monday and Wednesday evenings, allowing students to work during the day and attend training after normal business hours.

For employers enrolling larger groups of employees, flexible scheduling options may also be available. Depending on class size, employer needs, instructor availability, and program requirements, ABC Central California may be able to work with companies to develop an alternate class schedule that better accommodates their workforce.

Employers interested in a customized or group training schedule are encouraged to contact the chapter to discuss available options.

Our program uses NCCER curriculum, a nationally recognized construction and craft training curriculum, to provide structured instruction throughout all four years of the program. The NCCER curriculum is designed to build skills progressively from foundational concepts through more advanced electrical applications.

Students progress through four levels of electrical training while continuing to work for their sponsoring employer and gain on-the-job experience toward eligibility for the California electrician certification exam.

Physical Address:
19466 Flightpath Way
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone: (661) 392-8729
Fax: (661) 392-9076

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 80718
Bakersfield, CA 93380-0718