Wireman

Wireman is NCVT Trade. During the two-year duration of Wireman trade a candidate is trained on professional skill, professional knowledge and Employability skills related to job role. In addition to this a candidate is entrusted to undertake project work and extra-curricular activities to build up confidence.

Main Features

• First Year: -At beginning the trainee learns about safety and environment, use of fire extinguishers and artificial resuscitation etc. He practices basic allied trade jobs viz., filing, drilling, riveting, fitting, joining, etc. He gets the idea of trade tools & its standardization, He identifies different types of conductors, cables & prepares electrical wire joints and carries out crimping, soldering and brazing.
• The trainee understands basic electrical laws like Kirchhoff’s law, ohm’s law, laws of magnetism and their application in electrical circuits. He performs measurement of various electrical parameters and Sealing of energy meters and Monitors meter readings using MRI. The trainee understands concepts of generation, transmission, distribution of electrical power including renewable energy sources.
• The trainee learns to prepare Plate and Pipe earthing installations. He carries out connections, testing, and maintenance of AC/ DC machines including transformers &motor starters. The trainee learns to read, understand and draw electrical Schematics. He learns to plan, draw, estimate material/cost and performs various domestic wiring, control panel wiring and understands importance of EMI/EMC, Bonding & Grounding. He learns to install, test and maintenance of batteries and solar cell.
• Second Year: -In this year the trainee learns to plan, draw, estimate material/cost and performs various commercial and industrial wiring including installation of inverter, CCTV camera, cable management and temporary electrical wiring at construction site.
• The trainee practices on illumination system for domestic, commercial and industrial requirements, operation of PAR light on DMX controller (Stage light control), remote control of fan and light, sensors for bathing area, motion detector sensors, kitchen under-cabinet lighting, shelf lighting, closet lighting, cove lighting, display spotlights and LED downlights, etc. He assembles basic electronic circuit like rectifiers and repairs CFL & LED Lamps.
• The trainee practices to assemble different solar components like charge controller, solar PV panels, batteries etc., and install small solar plant, solar street light, Solar pump and other Solar DC appliances. He practices on jointing of LT/HT underground cables using cable jointing kits. The trainee will practice on Electric Vehicle charging systems, their installation & diagnostics. He/she learns to repair domestic appliances viz., cooking range, food processor, fan, washing machine, geyser, water pump etc. including repair of electrical faults in refrigerator, window and split AC. The individual performs winding of small transformers and motors viz., ceiling fan, table fan, mixer/grinder, submersible pump etc.
• The trainee also understands the concept of structured / smart wiring for automation and IoT applications. The trainee also gets awareness about different software used for electrical wiring, solar PV e-learning, LED video wall panel and wireman licensing procedure etc.

Eligibility Criteria?

• Students should have been passed 8th class examination of 10 + 2 pattern or an equivalent examination form a recognized school board in the country.

Trainee needs to demonstrate broadly that they are able to:

• Read & interpret technical parameters/documentation, plan and organize work processes, identify necessary materials and tools;
• Perform tasks with due consideration to safety rules, accident prevention regulations and environmental protection stipulations;
• Apply professional knowledge, core skills & employability skills while performing the job, and repair & maintenance work.
• Check the job/ assembly as per drawing for functioning identify and rectify errors in job/ assembly.
• Document the technical parameters in tabulation sheet related to the task undertaken.

Progression Pathways:

• Can join industry as Technician and will progress further as Senior Technician, Supervisor and can rise up to the level of Manager.
• Can become Entrepreneur in the related field.
• Can appear in 10th examination through National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) for acquiring high school certificate and can go further for General/ Technical education.
• Can join Apprenticeship programs in different types of industries leading to a National Apprenticeship certificate (NAC).
• Can join Crafts Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) in the trade for becoming an instructor in ITIs.
• Can join Advanced diploma (Vocational) courses conducted by DGT.

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