Standards - Career & Technical Education

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces..

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Identify electrical safety hazards and demonstrate safe practices around circuits and equipment.

Install conduit from $frac{1}{2}$ inch to 2 inches according to the National Electrical Code.

Identify types of conduit and sizes.

Select the proper conduit for specific jobs.

Bend conduit to prescribed radiuses.

Describe the purpose of the National Electrical Code (NEC), reference NEC code, and explain current applications of the NEC code in residential and industrial settings.

Troubleshoot a circuit, applying principles of Ohm’s law and Kirchoff’s law.

Identify and perform electrical measurement.

Identify types of circuits found in residential and industrial settings.

Identify and make connections using various types of conductors and fastening devices, following NEC requirements for terminations and splices.

Test circuits and mechanisms using available devices.

Identify and explain the uses of various testing equipment used in the trade.

Differentiate between analog and digital meter readouts.