San Diego Transit Electronic Technician Apprenticeship

Summary

The San Diego Transit apprenticeship program is a four-year program designed to prepare the student for a career as a bus Electronics Technician. For application to the program, please contact San Diego Transit Corporation, 100 16th Street, San Diego, CA 92101. More information is available at SD Commute.

Award Note: The Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.

Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the San Diego Transit Electronic Technician Apprenticeship Program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate preparedness for successful transition to Journeyman level designation and professional certification by the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
2. Illustrate procedures utilized for San Diego Bus Electronic Technicians practices in use of tools techniques and hands-on skills and competencies for Journeyman-level practices in San Diego Transit work as an apprentice bus electronic technician.
3. Identify and utilize equipment and related components of bus electronic technicians to meet standards for measurement, calibration and bus electronic technician practices at Journeyman levels.
4. Read, comprehend and apply Electronic Technician instructions and design standards for construction or production outcomes as required by San Diego Transit practices and industry standards.

Apprenticeship Program

The apprenticeship training program provides an opportunity for a balanced approach of on-the-job training and related technical instruction to achieve the position of journeyperson in one of the state-approved programs. The length of the program depends on the trade selected and can range from two to five years. The program encourages the transfer of skills and knowledge from master journeyperson to apprentices to further employment potential in their trade. The California state system was established in 1939 with the passage of the Shelley-Maloney Apprenticeship Labor Standards Act. This act established the California Apprenticeship Council as the policy-making body; named the State Director of Industrial Relations as the administrator of apprenticeship; authorized the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) to approve training standards and provide assistance in the development of apprenticeship programs; and assigned responsibility for related and supplemental training to state and local boards responsible for vocational education.

Affirmative Action Statement

The Apprenticeship Committees for whom the District provides related and supplemental instruction have indicated they do not and will not discriminate against any employee or against any applicant for employment because of age, race, color, religion, handicap, ancestry, sex, or national origin.

Admission To The Program

Indenture in a state-approved apprenticeship program is a required prerequisite to enroll in the apprenticeship related and supplemental classes. Applicants for apprenticeship should contact the employer, program coordinator, or labor union listed before each program in the apprenticeship course description section of the catalog. Each of the individual programs listed in the apprenticeship course description section of this catalog is administered by an apprenticeship committee made up of member representatives from the respective trades or industries. This committee serves as the approval body for all apprenticeship matters relating to the particular trade. See our Apprenticeship Programs website for more information.

Completion Requirements

In addition to the academic requirements listed, each apprentice must complete the prescribed number of hours of training during the period of the apprenticeship program as approved by the apprenticeship committee to receive the certificate of achievement or degree.

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