Program Information
Line workers, also known as line installers or repairers, install or repair electrical power systems and telecommunications cables, including fiber optics. Complex networks of physical power lines and cables provide consumers with electricity, landline telephone communication, cable television, and Internet access. Line workers are responsible for installing and maintaining these networks.
Line installers and repairers can specialize in different areas depending on the type of network and industry in which they work:
Electrical power-line installers and repairers install and maintain the power grid—the network of power lines that moves electricity from generating plants to customers. They routinely work with high-voltage electricity, which requires extreme caution.
Telecommunications line installers and repairers install and maintain the lines and cables used by network communications companies. Depending on the service provided—local and long-distance telephone, cable television, or Internet—telecommunications companies use different types of cables, including fiber optic cables.
Because these systems are complicated, many line workers also specialize by duty:
Line installers install new cable. They may work for construction contractors, utilities, or telecommunications companies. Workers generally start a new job by digging underground trenches or erecting utility poles and towers to carry the wires and cables. They use a variety of construction equipment, including digger derricks, which are trucks equipped with augers and cranes used to dig holes and set poles in place.
Line repairers are employed by utilities and telecommunications companies that maintain existing power and telecommunications lines. Maintenance needs may be identified in a variety of ways, including remote monitoring, aerial inspections, and by customer reports of service outages.
Requirements
Minimum age of 18 years old.
Estimated Program Length & Cost
| Award | Length | Tuition/Fees | Books |
| Certificate | 10 Weeks | $4,150 | $0 |
Financial Assistance
This award in non-cred and is not Pell Grant eligible.100% funding is available through the Alabama Career Center. For information regarding eligibility and application for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), please contact an Alabama Career Center.
Montgomery Career Center
334-286-1746
The Veteran’s Administration has approved this program for funding of qualified individuals.
Scholarship opportunities may be available.
Awards Available
Certification
Line Worker
All Line Worker Information
can be found on the Trenholm State website at:
https://www.trenholmstate.edu/line-worker-training/
Program Contact
Danny Carden
Program Coordinator
334-420-4385
dcarden@trenholmstate.edu