Lineman/Utility Technician
Lineman Training will prepare apprentice-level students for employment in the electrical industry.
What is Lineman Training?
Training at the Lineman Training Center will prepare apprentice-level students to embark on a meaningful and rewarding career in the electrical line work industry. This is accomplished with the use of proven training methods by instructors with extensive experience in the utility industry. Our instructors are either currently employed or retired from the electrical industry and are eager to get you started in your new career.
Madisonville Community College Lineman Training Center has some of the most comprehensive curriculum in the nation. A CDL license is recommended for employment in the Line industry. Our Lineman Training Program includes CDL training for those who need it. Upon completion of the class, our students will have all the necessary training needed to enter the Line Utility Industry.
Getting Started
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Additional Information
The Lineman certification is part of our Advanced Integrated Technology program. The objective of the Lineman course is to provide an opportunity for students to embark on a meaningful and rewarding career in the electrical line work industry. This is accomplished with the use of proven training methods by instructors with extensive experience in the utility industry. Upon completion of the class, our students will have all the necessary training needed to enter the Line Utility Industry.
CDL license is recommended for employment in the Line industry. Our Lineman Training Program includes CDL training for those who need it.
Line Tech Courses begin every:
- March
- June
- September
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must have a High School Diploma or GED
- Must be able to pass a DOT Physical and DOT Drug Screen
- Have a valid Driver's License
Students are continuously exposed to the various elements of accident prevention including:
- Safety Rules
- Safety Meetings
- Housekeeping
- Near-miss and accident review discussions
- Proper care, use, and storage of tools and equipment
- Tool and equipment inspections
Students spend approximately 300 hours in the field performing various introductory training activities. To successfully complete the program, each student must demonstrate that they can perform approximately 80 competencies.
These include:
- Tool and Equipment Operation
- Climbing
- Personal Performance
- Simulated Emergency Storm Restoration
- Rigging
- T&D Construction, Maintenance, and Operation
- Digger and Bucket Truck operation
Students spend approximately 100 hours learning various subjects at the introductory level including:
- Rigging
- Electrical Systems
- Basic Electricity
- Career Planning & Strategies
- Personal Protective Grounding
- Transformers
- Material Identification
- Basic Metering
- Substations
- System Operations
- Live-Line Tools
- Maps & Standard
- First Aid
- CPR
- Climbing
- Bucket Truck Operation & Rescue
- Class A CDL
- Pole-Top Rescue
- Flagging Training
- Digger Truck Operation
The career of LINEMAN is restricted, it’s not for the weak-minded or the faint of heart, working conditions include rain, cold, hot, dark, high wind, and all combinations and extremes of these. Normal work hours apply only when all the lights are on; if someone is out of service your work day is not over. Workstations are at an elevated level, if you like staying on the ground floor this career is not for you. High voltage is most always present yet invisible, and fear is always a factor.
It’s a lineman thing. You wouldn’t understand...YET
Contact Information
Call the Workforce Solutions office at (270) 824-8658 or stop by Brown Badgett Center Technology Center Suite 280.
