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what was the course of your career like to be able to work for PG&E electrical construction remodeling?
I am a san jose job corps student and I want to study for the electritra construction remodeling degree
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Prabhath Ekanayake
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I would recommend getting electrical engineering courses from the power stream and passing the FE exam would be a good qualification for get in to an any kind of electrical distribution companies. volunteer intern with EWB is another good qualification if you don't have experiences in the similar field.
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Bradley’s Answer
What it takes is a combination of study and being an apprentice. One way to do well is to be interested in the subject you want to work in. Electrical systems are a category where dangerous energy is used and workers have to be certified in safety and have to have the mindset of safety. Not everyone likes to go step by step, just throw the switch and see what happens?? No. Electricity is dangerous, did you know household 120volt AC is deadly because it makes the heart try to beat 60 times a second? Normally around 1 time per second? heart muscles go into disorder, called fibrillation and the victim needs a de-fib used asap. So you have to have training and then there are all the ways to connect and do things; and electricity acts different at high voltages. I know a really great Electrical Engineering Professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo who works with PG&E on things, someone like that would be able to help, but it always starts with college intro courses, English, Math, History, get the theory understood, have to get Calculus too, and you can really go far. You can get other training that would be a 2 year degree, just do the classes, absorb them then you work as an apprentice and start learning, nothing wrong with that. I know of young folks who want to jump right into higher things, there is no way because one has to learn alot of basic things, get a really solid foundation thats what you want. Older people wish they were young, young people wish they had experience, being young is valuable. Going to a college is good because it helps show you how to learn, Id say trust the system of education, be open to learning, best of luck.
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Kathee’s Answer
Hello – i think a electrical construction degree will be priceless. This type of skill is something that can be used daily and be in high demand.