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Maintenance Electrician Course

Name: Maintenance Electrician Course
Price: 1794 ZAR

Get the hands-on electrical knowledge that industrial facilities demand from their maintenance teams. This course covers everything from Ohm's Law and lockout/tagout to PLCs, variable frequency drives, and predictive maintenance. You'll build the skills to keep equipment running, reduce downtime, and work safely on complex industrial systems.

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What you will learn:

You'll learn how to read and troubleshoot ladder logic programs, wire motor control circuits, and configure variable frequency drives. The course covers transformer installation, power quality correction, and overcurrent protection from circuit breakers to switchgear. You'll master conduit bending, conductor sizing, and earthing systems used in real industrial facilities. Preventive and predictive maintenance techniques — including thermal imaging, vibration analysis, and insulation testing — are covered in full. You'll also gain practical skills in PLC hardware, industrial networking, and electrical blueprint reading that employers look for in experienced maintenance electricians.

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Course content

8 Chapters • 39 LessonsDuration between 4 and 360 hours (you decide)

Chapter 1See details

Electrical Fundamentals and Safety

Lesson 1 • Basic Electrical Theory
Covers voltage, current, resistance, and power relationships using Ohm's Law. Establishes the quantitative framework all subsequent electrical work depends on.
Lesson 2 • Electrical Hazard Recognition
Identifies shock, arc flash, and fire hazards present in industrial environments. Connects hazard awareness to the safety practices introduced throughout this chapter.
Lesson 3 • Personal Protective Equipment
Covers selection, inspection, and correct use of PPE for electrical work. Proper PPE use is a prerequisite skill applied in every hands-on chapter.
Lesson 4 • Lockout/Tagout Procedures
Teaches energy isolation methods to protect workers during maintenance tasks. Proper LOTO execution prevents accidental energisation on every job covered in this course.
Lesson 5 • Regulatory Standards Overview
Introduces the functional requirements of electrical safety and installation standards. Understanding compliance obligations guides correct practice throughout the entire course.

Chapter 2See details

Electrical Tools and Test Equipment

Lesson 1 • Insulation and Ground Testing
Introduces megohmmeter and ground resistance testing to assess conductor integrity. These tests are essential for preventive maintenance programmes addressed in advanced chapters.
Lesson 2 • Hand and Power Tools
Covers proper selection and safe use of electrician's hand tools and power tools. Tool competency is foundational to every installation and repair task in later chapters.
Lesson 3 • Multimeters and Clamp Meters
Teaches voltage, current, resistance, and continuity measurement using digital meters. Accurate meter readings underpin fault diagnosis covered in later troubleshooting chapters.
Lesson 4 • Oscilloscopes and Power Quality Meters
Covers waveform capture and power quality parameter measurement for advanced diagnostics. These instruments extend troubleshooting capability beyond basic meter readings.

Chapter 3See details

Wiring Methods and Conductor Installation

Lesson 1 • Conductor Types and Sizing
Covers wire and cable types, insulation ratings, and ampacity tables for proper conductor selection. Correct sizing prevents overheating and is required knowledge for all wiring tasks.
Lesson 2 • Conduit Systems and Bending
Teaches rigid, intermediate, and flexible conduit installation including accurate bending techniques. Conduit work is the primary wiring method in industrial maintenance environments.
Lesson 3 • Cable Tray and Raceway Systems
Introduces cable tray, wireways, and surface raceway installation for large conductor runs. These systems complement conduit methods used in industrial plant layouts.
Lesson 4 • Terminations and Splicing
Covers proper conductor termination at lugs, terminals, and splice connectors. Reliable terminations prevent resistance heating and connection failures in service.
Lesson 5 • Grounding and Bonding Systems
Explains equipment grounding, bonding jumpers, and grounding electrode systems. Proper grounding protects personnel and equipment throughout all installed systems.

Chapter 4See details

Overcurrent Protection and Distribution

Lesson 1 • Ground Fault and Arc Fault Protection
Covers GFCI, GFPE, and AFCI device operation, testing, and installation requirements. These protective devices reduce electrocution and fire risk in modern electrical systems.
Lesson 2 • Switchgear and Motor Control Centers
Introduces medium-voltage switchgear and MCC construction, racking, and maintenance procedures. These systems distribute power to large industrial loads addressed in later chapters.
Lesson 3 • Panelboard Installation and Maintenance
Teaches panelboard assembly, bus connections, and load balancing for branch circuit distribution. Panel work builds directly on conductor sizing and termination skills from Chapter 3.
Lesson 4 • Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Covers fuse types, breaker trip characteristics, and interrupting ratings for circuit protection. Correct device selection is critical before any distribution work is attempted.
Lesson 5 • Short-Circuit and Coordination Studies
Explains available fault current calculation and selective coordination of overcurrent devices. Coordination ensures only the nearest upstream device clears a fault, minimising outages.

Chapter 5See details

Transformers and Power Quality

Lesson 1 • Power Quality Fundamentals
Introduces voltage sags, swells, harmonics, and transients as common power quality disturbances. Understanding disturbances enables targeted corrective action in industrial facilities.
Lesson 2 • Transformer Installation and Maintenance
Covers mounting, primary/secondary connections, and scheduled maintenance for dry and liquid transformers. Proper maintenance extends service life and prevents costly failures.
Lesson 3 • Power Factor and Harmonic Correction
Covers capacitor bank installation, harmonic filter design, and power factor improvement strategies. Correction reduces energy costs and protects equipment from thermal stress.
Lesson 4 • Transformer Theory and Construction
Covers electromagnetic induction, turns ratio, and transformer core and winding construction. Theory provides the basis for all transformer testing and maintenance tasks.
Lesson 5 • Transformer Connections and Configurations
Teaches delta, wye, and zigzag winding connections and their effect on voltage and grounding. Configuration knowledge is essential for correct installation and fault analysis.

Chapter 6See details

Electric Motors and Motor Controls

Lesson 1 • Variable Frequency Drives
Introduces VFD operating principles, parameter programming, and installation requirements. VFDs are the dominant speed control technology in modern industrial facilities.
Lesson 2 • Control Circuit Wiring and Logic
Covers ladder logic diagrams, control transformer wiring, and interlocking for motor circuits. Control circuit skills enable safe and reliable motor operation in complex systems.
Lesson 3 • Motor Troubleshooting and Testing
Applies test instruments and systematic diagnosis to identify motor and starter faults. Efficient troubleshooting reduces production downtime and repair costs.
Lesson 4 • Motor Starters and Contactors
Teaches full-voltage, reduced-voltage, and soft-starter configurations for motor starting. Starter selection directly affects motor longevity and system power quality.
Lesson 5 • AC Motor Principles and Types
Covers induction, synchronous, and wound-rotor motor construction and operating characteristics. Motor theory is the foundation for all control and troubleshooting work in this chapter.

Chapter 7See details

Industrial Control Systems and PLCs

Lesson 1 • Discrete and Analog I/O Wiring
Teaches field device wiring to PLC input and output terminals for sensors and actuators. Correct I/O wiring is the physical link between the PLC programme and the machine.
Lesson 2 • PLC Hardware and Architecture
Covers CPU, power supply, and I/O module functions within a PLC chassis. Hardware knowledge is required before any wiring or programming task can be performed safely.
Lesson 3 • Ladder Logic Fundamentals
Introduces contacts, coils, timers, and counters as the core elements of ladder logic. These instructions form the basis of every programme read or modified in maintenance work.
Lesson 4 • PLC Programme Monitoring and Editing
Covers online monitoring, forcing I/O, and minor programme edits using programming software. These skills allow maintenance electricians to diagnose faults without stopping production.
Lesson 5 • HMI and Communication Networks
Introduces HMI screen navigation, alarm management, and industrial network basics. HMI and network skills extend PLC troubleshooting to the full automation system.

Chapter 8See details

Preventive and Predictive Maintenance

Lesson 1 • Vibration Analysis for Electrical Equipment
Introduces vibration measurement and spectrum analysis for motors and rotating machinery. Vibration data predicts bearing and alignment failures before they cause unplanned outages.
Lesson 2 • Preventive Maintenance Programme Design
Covers task identification, interval setting, and work order creation for electrical PM programmes. A structured PM programme is the foundation of all reliability-centred maintenance work.
Lesson 3 • Thermal Imaging and Infrared Inspection
Teaches infrared camera operation and interpretation of thermal anomalies in electrical equipment. Thermal imaging detects loose connections and overloaded components before failure occurs.
Lesson 4 • Reliability Metrics and Continuous Improvement
Introduces MTBF, MTTR, and OEE metrics to evaluate and improve maintenance programme effectiveness. Data-driven improvement closes the loop between maintenance actions and system reliability.
Lesson 5 • Oil and Fluid Analysis
Covers sampling procedures and interpretation of oil analysis results for transformers and switchgear. Fluid analysis reveals internal degradation invisible to visual inspection.

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This course is for you:

Apprentice electrician: ready to move beyond residential into industrial work.
Maintenance technician: looking to add formal electrical skills to their toolkit.
Industrial mechanic: wanting to handle electrical faults without calling a specialist.
Career changer: entering the trades after working in a non-technical field.
Facilities worker: responsible for plant equipment but lacking structured electrical training.
Junior electrician: seeking to qualify for maintenance roles at manufacturing facilities.

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