The first year courses are a mixture of classes, including principles of basic electricity, unionism, and “hands-on” classes. The first emphasis is an eight week course on the principles of electricity which is a major basis for following classes. They learn how and what electricity is, including Ohm’s Law. They build, test and troubleshoot various circuits. They learn how to use a meter to test and troubleshoot. Also cycles, phases, transformers, etc. are introduced.