Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Generally.
An instructor for a two-year electrical program shall meet
the requirements in subparts
2 and
3.
Subp. 2.
Licensing, experience, and
education.
An instructor shall:
A. hold a current license issued by the
Minnesota Board of Electricity as a Class A master electrician or a Class A
journeyman electrician;
B. hold a
current license issued by an electrical licensing authority in the state where
the school is located if the state has a reciprocal agreement with the
Minnesota Board of Electricity for either master or journeyman
licenses;
C. have a bachelor of
science degree in electrical engineering and have 4,000 hours of experience
performing electrical work;
D. have
an associate of applied science degree in electrical construction or
maintenance, or both, and have 6,000 hours of experience performing electrical
work;
E. have a two-year diploma
for completing a two-year electrical construction program or maintenance
program, or both, and have 6,000 hours of experience performing electrical
work; or
F. for courses limited to
specific technical or general education areas, other than general wiring
methods or the application of electrical codes, be a technical expert based on
special training or certification or accreditation in the specific knowledge or
skill area.
Subp. 3.
Recent initial experience.
Except for instructors of courses in subpart
2, item F, a minimum of 2,000
hours of the required instructor experience must have been in the five years
prior to the application for program approval or the instructor's employment
date, whichever is later, and consist of either:
A. a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience
performing electrical work; or
B.
(1) up to 1,500 hours of experience credit
for instruction based on a formula in which one hour of instruction equals two
hours of experience credit; plus
(2) a sufficient number of hours of
experience performing electrical work to total 2,000 hours.
