An electrician is a person who installs, operates, maintains. or repairs electric devices or electrical wiring. The main iob of an electrician is to ensure that all your electrical appliances work properly, and fix them when required.
Personal Competencies
• You like to assemble things
• You have a scientific bent of mind
• You like to analyse problems/situations
• You like to do experiments
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification
• After completion of class 8 and minimum age is 14, you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* Level 3 for Electrician - General
OR
• After passing Class IO you can enrol for NSQF Level 3 for Electrician - General
OR
• A Diploma in Electrical Course from Industrial Training Institute. After the ITI Electrician Course you can go for a Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Direct 2nd year) for 2 years. And after the completion Of diploma you can go in for B,Tech/BE (2nd year ) and complete the course in 3 years.
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the iob market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Where will you study?
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES
1. Industrial Training Institute located in various states UTs
2. Gracious College Abhanpur, Raipur, Chattisgarh
3. Bharat Technical Institute Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
4. Kohinoor Technical Institute, Bhopal and Indore, Madhya Pradesh
5. Keltron Knowledge Services Group (Kerala State Electronic Development Corporation Ltd.), Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala
6. Espoir Academy, Angamaly, Kerala
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlineInstituteSearchIndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: buddy4study.com/articIe/iti-schoIarships
(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Factories, workshops, power houses, business houses, residential premises.
Entrepreneurship: You can provide home based service, connect yourself with any electrician shop, you yourself can set up supply, installation, maintenance of electrician service as well as enroll yourself to a service aggregator.
Work Environment: Working hours are flexible, if you are part of a company, you must be prepared to work at a moment's notice. Shift system might be applicable. This iob involves travelling and leg work on a regular basis.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
*These figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
• The approx. salary Of an Electrician - fresher ranges between INR 6,000 - 8,000* per month.
• The approx. salary of an Electrician with 2 or more years' experience range between INR 12,000 - 15000* per month.
Shri Gopabandhu Dora, a hitherto unemployed youth from Dhenkanal District, joined SOI, Bhubaneswar for a six-month Industrial Electrician course. After successful completion of the training program, he was offered a iob by Leighton India on a salary of Rs.15000/- per month. Within a year, through his dedication, he was promoted to supervisory level with an increase in salary to Rs.25000/- per month. He is now enjoying a fulfilling career and a happy life*
ELECTRICIAN- GENERAL
NCS Code: 7411.0100 | TST028• You like to assemble things
• You have a scientific bent of mind
• You like to analyse problems/situations
• You like to do experiments
Minimum Qualification
• After completion of class 8 and minimum age is 14, you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* Level 3 for Electrician - General
OR
• After passing Class IO you can enrol for NSQF Level 3 for Electrician - General
OR
• A Diploma in Electrical Course from Industrial Training Institute. After the ITI Electrician Course you can go for a Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Direct 2nd year) for 2 years. And after the completion Of diploma you can go in for B,Tech/BE (2nd year ) and complete the course in 3 years.
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the iob market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES
1. Industrial Training Institute located in various states UTs
2. Gracious College Abhanpur, Raipur, Chattisgarh
3. Bharat Technical Institute Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
4. Kohinoor Technical Institute, Bhopal and Indore, Madhya Pradesh
5. Keltron Knowledge Services Group (Kerala State Electronic Development Corporation Ltd.), Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala
6. Espoir Academy, Angamaly, Kerala
ONLINE COURSES
Online courses are available in
Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/topic/electrical-circuits/
eskillindia.org: https://eskillindia.org/Course/course_detail/asst-electrician-eng-amrita
Swayam: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc23_ee 19/preview
A majority of government schemes are free
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlineInstituteSearchIndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: buddy4study.com/articIe/iti-schoIarships
(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of Work: Factories, workshops, power houses, business houses, residential premises.
Entrepreneurship: You can provide home based service, connect yourself with any electrician shop, you yourself can set up supply, installation, maintenance of electrician service as well as enroll yourself to a service aggregator.
Work Environment: Working hours are flexible, if you are part of a company, you must be prepared to work at a moment's notice. Shift system might be applicable. This iob involves travelling and leg work on a regular basis.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Assistant electrician → Electrician (General) → Chief Electrician Supervisor
*These figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
• The approx. salary Of an Electrician - fresher ranges between INR 6,000 - 8,000* per month.
• The approx. salary of an Electrician with 2 or more years' experience range between INR 12,000 - 15000* per month.
Source: https://bit.ly/3XsXyDV
Experts from the field
Shri Gopabandhu Dora, a hitherto unemployed youth from Dhenkanal District, joined SOI, Bhubaneswar for a six-month Industrial Electrician course. After successful completion of the training program, he was offered a iob by Leighton India on a salary of Rs.15000/- per month. Within a year, through his dedication, he was promoted to supervisory level with an increase in salary to Rs.25000/- per month. He is now enjoying a fulfilling career and a happy life*
Source: https://www.hsscindia.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Succes-Story-of-Trainees-from-SDIs.pdf
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
electrician, electric, wiring, home appliance repair