Education & Training / Continuing Education

Continuing Education

ABC - Providing Education and Training for the Construction Industry!

All Journeyman are welcome to attend our continuing education courses. Our courses are approved by the State for Electrical Certification renewal hours.

Cancellation policy: Cancellations must be received 48 hours prior to the start of class to avoid billing. Free SE seats will be charged to the employer/attendee if there are no shows with no cancellation.

Below you will find a general listing of courses offered, class flyers and the hours associated with each class.

To register online..... go to the Calendar/Registration page or contact shealton@abcsocal.net for enrollment information.

The 2019 Calendar is Here!

Click here to download your copy of the 2019 Calendar. If you have any questions, please email shealton@abcsocal.net.

ABC SoCal Subscribing Employers (SE) - ABC SoCal Contractors employing apprentices and paying training fees to the Trust for their Journeymen may be eligible for UNLIMITED no-cost seating at selected classes. Please contact shealton@abcsocal.net for more information.

URGENT ALERT!

Continuing Education for Electrical Certification Renewal

There is a lot of confusion about WHO can deliver the mandatory 32-hours of Continuing Education courses to Certified Electricians needing to renew their Certification. Make sure you are taking classes that the State of California will accept. This is serious, you can't afford to be wrong! See below for the complete alert and make sure you are in compliance with your continuing education requirements.

1) If your company has a person on staff offering to deliver Continuing Education courses to your employees… and that person does not meet the requirement(s) of Regulation 290.1, the hours will not qualify towards State renewal.

2) If a person/entity(s) solicits your company to deliver Continuing Education courses to your employees… and that person/entity does not meet the requirement(s) of Regulation 290.1, the hours will not qualify towards State renewal.

Regulation 290.1 states:
Chapter 2. California Apprenticeship Council - Subchapter 4. Electrician Certification
§290.1. Definitions - dir.ca.gov/t8/ch2sb4.html

Educational Provider is a community college or public school district or public educational institution, or a state-licensed private post-secondary institution under contract with a public educational institution, community college or public school district, or a private postsecondary educational institution approved or registered by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.”

There are NO exceptions to the regulation…not even OSHA training through a certified individual will qualify unless the course is provided through a State recognized “Education Provider”.

ABC SoCal is a State recognized Educational Provider.

NOTE: The Division of Apprenticeship Standards recently revised the certification renewal application form to include instructions to attach Certificate(s) of Completion for the required 32 hours of continuing education completed by the applicant.ABC students will be provided with the proper paperwork to submit to the State.


CSU Dominguez Hills OSHA Training Institute - Now Offers Discounted Rates for ABC SoCal Members!

Throughout the year, the CSU Dominguez Hills OSHA Training Institute holds selected OSHA classes here at ABC SoCal and offers limited seating in those classes to our members at a discounted rate. These discounted rates are on a first come/first served basis.

To request a discounted seat, please register for the class as normal. Some classes may require prerequisites and ABC SoCal will notify the student of any prerequisites, if applicable. Please see the Continuing Education Calendar for the available classes.

Should you have any questions, please contact Steve Healton at ABC SoCal or visit the CSU Dominguez Hills OSHA Training website at http://www.csudh.edu/OSHA