- Hands-on experience whenever appropriate
- Experienced industry professionals as trainers
- Challenging proficiency exams
- Content developed by industry specialists, engineers, technologists and trades people
MEC courses are designed for those responsible for the construction, maintenance and testing of industrial and utility electrical equipment as well as for those responsible for the safety and overseeing of projects in the electrical industry.
- Journeymen
- Technicians
- Engineers
- Supervisors
Qualified Electrical Worker Safety Training 2 days - hands-on
Provides electrical workers working on electrical apparatus over 750 volts the information required to meet provincial OH&S legislation.
Understanding Arc Flash 1 day
Provides electrical workers the information needed to develop arc flash safety strategies to minimize the likelihood of injury and fatality in the workplace. Learn about the arc flash electrical safety standard CSA Z462 "Workplace Electrical Safety" which covers electrical safety issues from work practices to maintenance, special equipment requirements, and installation.
Switchgear & Circuit Breaker Maintenance 1 day - hands-on
Provides an introduction to NETA, NFPA 70B and CSA Z462 standards and an understanding electrical switchgear, including switchgear construction, test equipment overviews, inspections, maintenance, testing, and safety.
Transformer Maintenance 1 day - hands-on
Provides information on transformer construction and test equipment; the importance of inspections and maintenance, as well as transformer testing using NETA standards. Topics include: transformer test sets, recording and analysing test results, limits of approach, oil sampling precautions and PPE.
Understanding Protective Relays 1 day - hands-on
Provides an introduction to NETA, NFPA 70B and CSA Z462 and relay and protection theory. Become familiar with various principles of relaying and protection, relay construction, programming and relay test sets. Sessions provide a general understanding of the operations, programming, set points, software usage, hardware connections and the recording and analyzing of information.
Cable Splicing 2 ½ days – hands on
Covers power cable splicing & phasing, termination and testing. Learn about cable terminology, cable theory, cable construction, NFPA 70E , CSA Z462 and safety. This course covers the essentials of safe use of splicing tools, proper cable preparation, installation and handling techniques, testing, splicing and termination procedures. Hands-on sessions have students performing splicing and terminating using tape, shrink and molded technologies.
