Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship, 3-years

Program Code: 50-464-1

For more information: wctc.edu/maint-tech

Maintenance technicians perform tasks involving the maintenance, modification and repair of electrical and mechanical systems. Learn safety practices, machine operation and repair, metallurgy, electricity, hydraulics, pneumatics, blueprint reading, motor and logic controls, transformers, electrical codes and how to interpret schematics. Receive high-quality, hands-on classroom instruction that complements on-the-job apprenticeship training critical for success in the industrial trades. 

The minimum required course grades and program grade point average (GPA) for students under this catalog are:

Core Courses = C
Program GPA = 2.0

Build your degree along a career pathway.  Start with a couple of courses or an entry-level credential to enter the job market in your area of interest, then continue with higher credentials on your educational path for job advancement and higher wages.

Additional details regarding apprenticeship:

• Obtain further information about apprenticeship programs by visiting the State’s Department of Workforce Development website: https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/apprenticeship
• Secure employment as a State of Wisconsin Indentured Apprentice.
• WCTC will send the schedule to the student; application to WCTC is not necessary by the student.

1.  Apply AC and DC theory to an industrial setting.
2.  Apply the National Electric Code requirements to industrial equipment and facilities.
3.  Apply operational principles to transformers.
4.  Maintain electric motors and motor controls.
5.  Apply operational and troubleshooting principles to variable speed drives.
6.  Apply operational and troubleshooting principles to programmable logic controllers and automation equipment.
7. Communicate trade and occupational related information effectively.
8. Demonstrate proper rigging techniques.
9. Select an appropriate power transmission system for a given application.
10. Identify suitable pumps for given applications.
11. Recommend bearings for given applications.
12. Apply operational and troubleshooting principles to fluid power systems.
13. Plan maintenance schedules for a given system.