Minnesota Administrative Rules

3801.3865 QUALIFICATIONS OF INSTRUCTORS FOR TWO-YEAR PROGRAMS.

Subpart 1.

Generally.

An instructor for a two-year electrical program shall meet the requirements in subparts 2 and 3.

Subp. 2.

Licensing, experience, and education.

An instructor shall:

A.

hold a current license issued by the Minnesota Board of Electricity as a Class A master electrician or a Class A journeyworker electrician;

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 Minnesota Board of Electricity for either master or journeyworker licenses;

C.

have a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering and have 4,000 hours of experience performing electrical work;

D.

have an associate of applied science degree in electrical construction or maintenance, or both, and have 6,000 hours of experience performing electrical work;

E.

have a two-year diploma for completing a two-year electrical construction program or maintenance program, or both, and have 6,000 hours of experience performing electrical work; or

F.

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 F, 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 instructor's employment date, whichever is later, and consist of either:

A.

a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience performing electrical 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.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 326.241; 326.242; 326B.33

History:

26 SR 1017; L 2007 c 140 art 5 s 32; art 13 s 4

Published Electronically:

November 29, 2017