The Pennsylvania Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program recently awarded York Electrical Institute $296,061 to help train apprentices.
“We are extremely grateful for this generous investment in electrical apprenticeship in South Central PA,” Timothy Griffin, York Electrical Institute director of education, said. “This will help us carry out the mission of training new electrical workers on foundational and emerging technologies through high quality hands-on instruction. Apprentices will be able to safely acquire and practice new skills necessary to succeed in this expanding and ever-changing industry.”
York Electrical Institute offers three pre-apprentice programs. The Youth Bootcamp is an introduction to what it takes to become a construction or maintenance electrician. The Interim Credentials Program allows students to take apprentice-level courses before high school graduation. The Adult Pre-Apprenticeship Program prepares adults to enter the electrical industry.
The institute plans to use the funding to improve the quality of its electricians’ registered apprenticeship program. Currently, there are 47 apprentices enrolled in the program.
Funding will be used to purchase 12 classroom laptops to run 3-D Building Information Modeling software used in construction; a solar and wind trainer for interactive, alternative energy systems learning; and a Lab-Volt Rigging Trainer.
The rigging trainer allows for the safe movement of heavy pieces of equipment.