High School Block:

Electrical Wiring 110

Electrical Wiring 110 will expose learners to the knowledge, skills, and competencies required in the electrical trade. Learners will explore the pathways to apprenticeship and career opportunities found in the electrical field. The course covers topics such as understanding Canadian electrical code requirements, residential wiring methods, types of cable, circuit design and installation, and the use of tools and equipment in an electrical lab. Students will also develop skills in workplace safety, identifying and preventing hazards, and interpreting diagrams and schematics. Numeracy and literary skills specific to the trade will be developed throughout the course. Hands on applied skills are a focal point in this course including stripping conductor insulation, terminating conductors and cables, and installing required electrical components for a complete electrical system.

CONTEXTS AND CONCEPTS

Safety

  • Accident Prevention
  • Safe body mechanics
  • Safe use of tools and equipment
Career Connections

  • Pathways to trade certification
  • Current and future career opportunities
  • Related occupations
Technical Numeracy and Literacy

  • Read and interpret trade appropriate information.
  • Understanding and application of trade related mathematics.
Applied Skills

  • Develop fundamental wiring skills with hand and power tools.
  • Select and install electrical components.
  • Combine theoretical and applied skills to install a code compliant electrical system.
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GRADE 12

Strand: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

Big Idea: Workplace Safety

Skill Descriptor: Identify and prevent hazards that could lead to injury, illness, or fatalities in the lab or workspace.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

  • Identifying potential hazards and employing proper safety procedures in the workplace.
  • Utilize training to safety address workplace hazards and conditions.
  • Locate first-aid supplies and determine when first aid is required and when hospitalization is required.
  • Locate and engage the emergency action plan in the workplace.
  • Demonstrate responsible behaviour to prevent accidents in personal workspace.
  • Demonstrate the proper procedures for lock out tag out.
  • Obtain OHS Certification by completing the New Brunswick Construction Association online module (NBCSA) https://nbcsa.ca/
  • Obtain Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) certification by completing the New Brunswick Construction Association online module (NBCSA).

Big Idea: Safe work Practices

Skill Descriptor: Apply safe body mechanics when working individually or collaboratively in an electrical wiring Lab.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS ,SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

  • Utilize training to safely lift objects.
  • Demonstrate proper positioning when using tools and equipment on the ground.
  • Demonstrate proper positioning when using tools and equipment in an elevated position.

Skill Descriptor: Safely use tools and equipmentin an electrical wiring lab

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

  • Participate in practical demonstrations of the specific safe operation of tools and equipment in an electrical lab.
  • Demonstrate competency in the use of tools and equipment in an electrical lab.
  • Select the proper procedures and equipment to complete tasks and work in a safe manner.
  • Identify trade specific tools.

Strand: Career Connections

Big Idea: Career Opportunities

Skill Descriptor: Identify and articulate career opportunities

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

  • Identify career opportunities for industrial electricians.
  • Identify career opportunities for construction electricians.
  • Compare and contrast advantages and disadvantages to becoming an industrial electrician vs a construction electrician.
  • Research entrepreneurial opportunities in industry.
  • Analyze job market statistics.

Big Idea: Learning Pathways

Skill Descriptor: Outline pathways to certification

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC. CL

Achievement Indicators:

  • Describe apprenticeship pathway to certification including Red Seal Certification.
  • Research post secondary bridging opportunities. (electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology)
  • Discover adjacent career opportunities. (Instrumentation, millwright, industrial control technology).

Strand: Technical Literacy and Numeracy

Big Idea: Numeracy

Skill Descriptor: Develop and Apply Numeracy skills to electrical principles.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

  • Measure in fractional imperial units.
  • Measure in metric units.
  • Convert units between the imperial and metric systems.
  • Use Ohm’s law (E= I*R) to calculate voltage, amperage and resistance in a circuit.
  • Use Joules law (P=E*I) to calculate true power.
  • Interpret multimeter measurements using place values.
  • Develop estimation skills to determine the cost (labour, materials, markup margins, tax) associated with electrical projects.

Big Idea: Literacy

Skill Descriptor: Develop and apply literacy skills required in the electrical trade.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

  • Examine and apply pertinent sections of the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC).
  • Apply terminology specific to the electrical trade.
  • View and interpret informational text (shop drawings, instructional manuals, installation guides, tool specifications, equipment name plates)
  • View and interpret construction drawings (floor plans, elevation drawings, details, schedules, specifications, symbols)

Strand: Applied Skills

Big Idea: Fundamental skills

Skill Descriptor: Develop core skills used in the electrical wiring trade.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

  • Remove non metallic cable jacket and strip insulation.
  • Terminate branch circuit wiring. (wire binding screws, lugs, bonding)
  • Provide appropriate supports for non metallic cable (staples, framing members, straps)
  • Pre-twist conductors to form a mechanical joint.
  • Cut cable and conductors to length.
  • Utilize a screwdriver to install electrical components.

Skill Descriptor: Select and install electrical components

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

  • Install recesses and surface mound device boxes.
  • Install panel boards, load centers and disconnect means.
  • Cut to length, install and terminate non metallic cable.
  • Determine the ampacity of and install means of overcurrent protection.
  • Size and install mechanical wire nuts, box connectors and staples.
  • Install devices such as single pole switches, 3-way switches, receptacles, Ground fault circuit interrupters, thermostats, smoke detectors, doorbells and push buttons.
  • Install equipment such as base board heaters, bathroom fans and fan forced heaters.
  • Install recessed and surface mount luminaires such as pot lights, fluorescent fixtures, security lights and keyless lamp holders.

Skill Descriptor: Rough-in a complete electrical system

Achievement Indicators:

  • Determine the layout of the job requirements.
  • Identify code requirements for the job.
  • Select the appropriate materials.
  • Measure and mount device boxes.
  • Measure cut and install required cable.
  • Support, bond and terminate cable.
  • Select and install wiring devices. (Cover Plates)
  • Terminate branch circuit wiring at the panel.
  • Test circuit for safety and functionality

Big Idea: Troubleshooting

Skill Descriptor: Diagnose common electrical faults in a residential wiring system.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC, CL

Achievement Indicators:

  • Access prior knowledge of working electrical circuits to identify faults and code violations.
  • Perform visual and physical inspections.
  • Develop a systematic approach to problem solve a dysfunctional circuit.
  • Utilize a multimeter to measure and record voltage, current, resistance and continuity in a circuit.
  • Repair any found faults or code violations.
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