Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP)

EVITP- Get Certified “for free”

The BALMCC has offered to reimburse any member who has completed the EVITP online course and certification exam.

Members should register for the course now, as the sponsorship will end Jan. 1, 2023.

With an increased interest in “going green” and Electric vehicle Infrastructure at a local and National level, the EVITP certification is a worthy accomplishment that could open doors to future opportunities only available to Certified installers.

The Training Center will facilitate the documentation process of notifying the BALMCC upon course completion to reimburse those that have become Certified.

For course info: https://secure.tradeschoolinc.com/v5/nietc-org/classSchedule/index.php

Oregon to Washington Reciprocation

If you have an Oregon General Journeyman License you may reciprocate to Washington to acquire your Washington Certificate.

The following is from the Washington L&I website:

“Washington reciprocal certificates are generally available to those electricians who obtained their Oregon general journeyman electrician (J) licenses after completing 8,000-hour Apprenticeships requiring at least 576 classroom hours of education and passing Oregon exams. Anyone having an Oregon General Supervising Electrician (S) license obtained by Oregon examination is also eligible.

If this describes you, and you have never held a Washington (01) general journey level electrician certificate before, or failed to pass an exam for one in the last two years, and you are not otherwise disqualified by conditions in WAC 296-46B-942(20), you are likely eligible.”

To apply, submit an Application for a Reciprocal 01 General Journey Level Electrician Certificate (F500-148-000).

Here is the link: https://lni.wa.gov/forms-publications/F500-148-000.pdf

No waiting periods apply. Oregon license holders can apply any time after they receive their Oregon license.

For licensing verification from Oregon, submit Part C of the Washington reciprocal application to Oregon as follows:

By mail:
Department of Consumer and Business Services Building Codes Division
PO Box 14470
Salem, OR 97309

By fax: 503-378-2322
Oregon charges no fee to process verification requests. Once completed, the original form will be returned by mail if you do not provide instructions requesting it be returned by fax and a fax number to send it to. Please direct questions about Oregon licensing verification to:

license.bcd@oregon.gov.

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2020/2021 Apprentice Graduation

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crane building lowering new wall of Training Center

Training Center Addition

Growth of the electrical industry in the NW has had an incredible impact in all things electrical, everything from the technology of using iPads to read building drawings and GPS for outlet location layout to growth of the apprenticeship program, tipping the scale at the 1000 student mark. All of this impact has created struggles as well, one in particular being square footage. The current Training Center footprint takes up just over 54,000 square feet providing 17 classrooms and 3 large labs. Many of the classrooms are designed for specific topics such as Fire Alarm, Motor Controls, PLC’s, Instrumentation, 3D Modeling, Building Automation, Copper and Fiber Networking, Security and Access Control, leaving just a few left for random topics of almost anything electrical.

This presents a conflict when the need arises for meeting spaces, aptitude testing, applicant interviews, Continued Ed classes and other industry-related functions. We have recently had to say “No” to requests to use our space, but that will soon change.

Our NIETC has employed the expertise of Schommer & Sons Inc., to assist us in adding approximately 8500 sq. feet of additional building space, providing 3 new classrooms, an additional multi-use lab, and additional men, women and gender neutral restrooms.

The addition will also add required landscape areas, an outdoor picnic shelter and sidewalk, and access improvements.

We look forward to a ribbon cutting ceremony some time in April 2020 so stay tuned.