Feeling like your career hasn’t achieved its potential due to a lack of education? No need to worry, various resources exist to expand your knowledge of electricity and electrical systems. There are a few organizations specifically designed to provide education in order for you to achieve your professional goals. They offer continuing education classes to further your understanding of electrical concepts. Just starting out in the industry? There are also schools and classes to get you started in a power generation career. Check out some of the resources we’ve collected below and take your first steps to advancing your career today!
Electrical Generation Systems Association
The Electrical Generation System Association (EGSA) provides members and non-members with short-course education providing certification that can prove to your employers/customers that you have the knowledge you need to get the job done.
Core Program Sessions
- Generators/alternators
- Voltage regulations
- Governors
- Engine/generator instrumentation and controls
- Intro to generator protection
- Automatic transfer switches
- Sizing and servicing generator systems
Additional Seminars
- Basic electricity
- Prime mover fundamentals
- Understanding specifications & bid documents
- Troubleshooting service problems
- Multiple generator switchgear and generator controls
AVO Electrical Training Services
The AVO Training Institute offers numerous courses that provide training in various electrical disciplines. From basic electricity, power system engineering, electrical print reading, substation maintenance to electrical safety and circuit breaker maintenance and testing, AVO will educate you to advance your career.
Course Locations and Options
- National locations making it easy to find a course near you.
- On-site training available for workforce education.
- Educational videos for fundamental electrical principles.
Technical & Vocational School Guides
Comprehensive guide of schools, colleges and classes providing technical education and classes in a particular vocation. The site provides the ability to search for classes by location or subject. Technical schools listed on the site include courses in electronics, electrical technician, electronics in computer and communication technology, and many more courses that offer education in the power industry.
Other Areas of Focus
- Automotive industry (diesel and truck technology)
- Industrial diesel automotive technology
- Associate degrees in automotive technology
Pennsylvania College of Technology
The Pennsylvania College of Technology offers a 2-year course to earn your Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.) in Electric Power Generation Technology. This program will provide students with the skills essential in installing, deinstalling, maintaining, and servicing various types of power generation sets.
Program Details
- Advanced instruction on electrically controlled gensets.
- Safety training throughout the two years.
- Electronic switching components in generation and/or transmission of electric power.
Industrial Training University
ITU conducts electrical training for colleges, private companies, and organizations who need practical training done in the shortest time possible. ITU teaches skills that can be used that same day on the job!
Benefits of ITU Training
- Fast, effective learning.
- Tricks of the trade to make workers faster, more accurate, safer, and more effective.
Koldwater Training Software
Koldwater has been serving the training industry for 31 years as a provider of quality instructional software for PLC training, ControlLogix training, Motor Control training, HMI training, Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) training, and DeviceNet training.
Training Tools
- Interactive, multimedia Computer-Based Training (CBT).
- Visual perception of abstract technical concepts.