The Update Process
It is our pledge to you and to the electric utility industry to update this lineworker apprenticeship program, keeping it current, as our industry continues to change. In a time when the industry is facing a skilled workforce shortage, we recognize the need has never been greater for current, updated, lineworker training materials.
Future title updates are directed by a User's Development Board, comprised of user organizations and industry experts. All users are encouraged to submit recommendations for updates, corrections, and additions.
The T&D PowerSkills product line is endorsed by the Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction.
Recent Updates
Circuit Breakers 1 (April 2014) [Minor Update]
Relays 2 (April 2014) [Minor Update]
Climbing Steel Poles and Towers (April 2014) [Minor Update]
Electrical Safety (May 2014) [Minor Update]
Power Transformers 2 (June 2014) [Minor Update]
Transformer Troubleshooting (June 2014) [Minor Update]
Underground Residential Distribution Systems (June 2014) [Minor Update]
Transmission (June 2014) [Minor Update]
Climbing Wooden Poles (September 2014)
Distribution Line Replacement (September 2014)
Rigging 1 (September 2014) [Minor Update]
Troubleshooting Overhead Lines (September 2014) [Minor Update]
Safety in Underground Line Maintenance (October 2014) [Minor Update]
Material Handling Bucket Trucks (September 2014) [Minor Update]
Introduction to Transmission and Distribution Systems (June 2015)
Hydraulic Derricks (February 2016)
Distribution Line Replacement (February 2016)
Alternating Current Fundamentals (January 2017)
Cable Splicing 1 (November 2017)
Cable Splicing 2 (April 2018)
Pole Top Equipment - Capacitors (April 2018)
Cable Terminations (August 2018)
Transformer Connections 1 (March 2021)
Transformer Connections 2 (March 2021)
Pole Top Equipment - Reclosers and Switching Devices (March 2021)
Rigging 1 (February 2023)
Basic Electricity (February 2023)
Coming Soon:
Rigging 2
Distribution Line Safety