Subpart 1.
Generally.
An instructor for a power limited technician program shall
meet the requirements of subparts
2 and
3.
Subp. 2.
Licensing, experience, and
education.
An instructor shall:
A. hold a license as issued by the Board of
Electricity as a Class A master electrician, Class A journeyworker electrician,
or power limited technician;
B.
hold a current license issued by an electrical licensing authority in the state
where the school is located if the state has a reciprocal agreement with the
Board of Electricity for either master, journeyworker, or power limited
technician, or equivalent licenses;
C. have a bachelor of science degree in
electrical or electronic engineering and have 3,000 hours of experience in
engineering, planning, laying out, supervising, or installing technology system
wiring;
D. have an associate of
applied science degree in electrical construction or maintenance, or both, and
have 4,000 hours of experience performing electrical work;
E. have a two-year diploma for completing a
two-year electrical construction or maintenance program, or both, and have
4,000 hours of experience performing electrical work;
F. have an associate of applied science
degree in technology systems, and have 4,000 hours of experience performing
technology system work;
G. have a
two-year diploma for completing a two-year technology systems program, and have
4,000 hours of experience performing technology system work;
H. be a certified instructor for a nationally
recognized training program; or
I.
for courses limited to specific technical or general education areas, other
than general wiring methods or the application of electrical codes, be a
technical expert based on special training or certification or accreditation in
the specific knowledge or skill area.
Subp. 3.
Recent initial
experience.
Except for instructors of courses in subpart
2, item I, a minimum of 2,000
hours of the required instructor experience must have been in the five years
prior to the application for program approval or the instructors employment
date, whichever is later, and consist of either:
A. a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience
performing electrical work, including technology system work; or
B.
(1) up
to 1,500 hours of experience credit for instruction based on a formula in which
one hour of instruction equals two hours of experience credit; plus (2) a
sufficient number of hours of experience performing electrical work to total
2,000 hours.
