Online Electrician Course

Electrical Fundamentals Online Course

Electrical Fundamentals Online Course takes complete beginners from zero experience to jobsite-ready understanding by teaching how electricity works, how residential systems are built, and how electricians apply safety and code-thinking in real situations. You’ll learn core electrical theory (voltage, current, resistance, Ohm’s Law, AC/DC), overcurrent protection, branch circuits and load basics, grounding concepts, devices and wiring methods, plus GFCI/AFCI protection and special-location requirements for kitchens, bathrooms, garages, basements, and outdoor work. By the end, you’ll have the fundamentals needed to step confidently into apprenticeship-level field training.

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6 Section Course

Earn the skills you need through a rigorous variety of electrical concepts

Beginner Level

No preliminary skills required

Self- Paced Schedule

Learn on your own schedule. Complete the course on your terms.

Certificate Course

By completing this course, you will receive a certification of completion.

Course Overview

Course Details

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Syllabus

Course Overview

What Will You Learn?

  • You’ll be confident selecting and installing common devices (receptacles, switches, lighting), including GFCI/AFCI protection and special-location considerations.

 

  • You’ll recognize the most common residential mistakes that cause failed inspections, call-backs, shocks, and fires—and how to prevent them with workmanship and planning.
  • You’ll have a repeatable troubleshooting process (observe → isolate → test → confirm → repair → verify) to diagnose common residential electrical problems safely.

 

  • You’ll know how to navigate the NEC quickly—using definitions, chapter structure, exceptions, and tables instead of guessing.

What Skills Will You Gain?

Electrical Diagnostics
Proper Documentation
Quality Control
Professional Communication
Electric Circuit Systems
Job Quoting
Mentoring
Workplace Safety
Power Grid To Receptacle Architecture
Etc.

Course Details

Knowledge Based Questions
0
Hours of Educational Content
0
In-Depth Electrical Lessons
0

Frequently Asked Questions

Who Is This Course Intended For?

Our Electrical Fundamentals Online Course is intended for complete beginners, new apprentices, apprentices looking to advance in their career, entry-level electrical helpers, residential service techs, maintenance electricians/facility technicians, home inspectors and property maintenance staff who want to recognize common electrical hazards, career changers entering the skilled trades, electrical companies who want to standardize training across their team, and more. For a full list, click here.

After you’ve complete your purchase, you should be redirected to the course page. If you are not, you can click here, then select “Register > Start Learning”. If you need further assistance, please feel free to contact us.

This course has a runtime of approximately 60 hours. Depending on your level of involvement, your experience and your research style it may be more or less.

Each student will have access to the course for a full year after they purchase it. If you complete your course and would like continued access to practice your skills and procedures, you can request additional time by contacting us.

Not quite. While we wish we could guarantee all of our students secured jobs after completing this course, this is not possible. This course is designed to teach you the necessary skillsets to feel confident and ready as an electrician in the field, however specific job placement will depend on a variety of factors that we will not have control over. 

Yes! In fact, we encourage you to complete the course with others. Keep in mind that both you and your friend will need to register separately. Each of you should complete all sections and quizzes within the course in order to get your own certificate of completion.

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Syllabus

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