Bismarck State College has been a premier trainer of energy education since
1976. BSC offers apprenticeship training to help provide competent and
thoroughly trained employees to ensure a productive, globally completive
workforce. BSC currently offers the following 3-year Apprenticeship Training
Programs within Workforce Training:
These apprenticeships can be offered via four different modes: face-to-face, correspondence, computer-based, and/or online. BSC also offers a one year Electrical and Instrumentation Apprenticeship program that is available exclusively online. The training program is designed for 1 to 100 apprentices and provides qualified instruction from the industry. BSC provides the record keeping and awards certificates for each successfully completed courses.
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Arc Welding Operations
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Industrial Safety and Health
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Portable Hand Tools
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Basic Hydraulics
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Industrial Rigging Principles and Practices
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Power Transmission Equipment
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Basic Mechanics
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Lubricants and Lubrications
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Pump Installation and Maintenance
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Basic Pneumatics
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Maintenance Pipefitting
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Pumps
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Bearing and Shaft Seal Maintenance
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Making Measurements
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Reading Blueprints
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Bearings
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Mathematics in the Plant
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Reading Schematics and Symbols
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Bulk-Handling Conveyors
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Mechanical and Fluid Drive Systems
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Troubleshooting Skills
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Equipment Installation
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Mechanical Drive Maintenance
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Tubing and Hose System Maintenance
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Generating Steam in the Power Plant
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Metals in the Plant
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Using Steam in the Power Plant
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Hand Tools
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Nonmetals in the Plant
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Valve Maintenance and Piping System Protection
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How Power Plants Work
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Oxyfuel Operations
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Waste-to-Energy Fundamentals
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Hydraulic Troubleshooting
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Piping Systems
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Welding Principles
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Absorption Chillers
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Electrical Safety and Protection
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Programmable Logic Controllers
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AC Control Equipment
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Electrical Troubleshooting
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Reading Blueprints
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Air Handling Systems
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Evaporators and Metering Devices
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Reading Schematics and Symbols
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Basic Electricity and Electronics
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Heat Pumps
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Refrigerants and Refrigerant Oils
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Batteries and DC Circuits
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Heating System Basics
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Semiconductors
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Compressors
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Heating System Equipment
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Single-Phase Motors
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Condensers and Cooling Towers
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Industrial Rigging Principles and Practices
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System Troubleshooting
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DC Equipment and Controls
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Mathematics in the Plant
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The Refrigeration Cycle
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Digital Logic Systems
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Piping
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Three-Phase Systems
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Electrical Measuring Instruments
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Power Supplies
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Transformers and AC Circuits
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Amplifiers
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How Computers Function
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Mathematics in the Plant
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Analytic Instrumentation
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How Control Loops Operate
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Oscillators
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Computers in Process Control
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Industrial Safety and Health
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Power Supplies
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Data Transmission
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Input/Output Devices
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Pressure Measurement
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Digital Logic Systems
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Input/Output Devices II
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Programmable Logic Controllers
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Final Control Elements
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Introduction to Computers
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Safety, Calibration and Testing Procedures
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Flow Measurement
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Introduction to Process Control
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Semiconductors
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Force, Weight and Motion Measurement
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Level Measurement
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Temperature Measurement
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Foundations of Measurement Instrumentation
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Maintaining/Troubleshooting Computer Systems
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Working with Controllers
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| Basic Hydraulics |
General Math Concepts |
Relays 1 & 2 |
| Basic Pneumatics |
High-Voltage AC Power 1 & 2 |
Safety in Electrical Maintenance |
| Capacitors and Reactors |
Hydraulic Troubleshooting |
Storage Batteries and Charges |
| Control Equipment and Substation and
Switchyards |
Instrument Transformers and Polyphase Metering 1
and 2 |
System Protection and Monitoring |
| Current Transformer Testing 1 |
Introduction to Transmission and Distribution
Systems |
Three Phase AC Motor Maintenance |
| Current Transformer Testing 2 |
Maintaining Troubleshooting Microprocessor
Systems |
Three Phase Systems |
| D-C Equipment and Controls |
Motor Branch Circuit Protection |
Troubleshooting & Emergency Repair of AC
Systems and Equipment |
| Developing Pneumatic Troubleshooting Skills |
Operating and Maintaining 1 Phase Motors |
Troubleshooting & Emergency Repair of DC
Systems and Equipment |
| Examining Application I/O Devices |
Reading Electrical Diagrams I |
Watthour Meter Principles |
| Examining System I/O Devices |
Reading Electrical Diagrams II and Reading
Schematics and Symbols |
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| Basic Hydraulics |
Introduction to Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration |
Safety in Electrical Maintenance |
| Basic Pneumatics |
Motor Branch Circuit Protection |
Storage Batteries and Chargers |
| Control Systems for AC & Refrigeration |
Operating & Maintaining 3 Phase Systems |
Synchronous Motor, Controller Maintenance &
Understanding Basic AC Control Equipment |
| DC Equipment and Controls |
Operating and Maintaining 1 Phase Motors |
Transformer Maintenance |
| Developing Electrical Troubleshooting
Skills |
Power Supplies |
Troubleshooting & Emergency Repair - AC |
| Developing Pneumatic Troubleshooting Skills |
Programmable Logic Controllers |
Troubleshooting & Emergency Repair - DC |
| Hydraulic Troubleshooting |
Reading Electrical Diagrams I and Blue
Prints |
Troubleshooting Air Conditioning Systems |
| Input/Output Devices I - User Level |
Reading Electrical Diagrams II, Schematics and
Symbols |
Using Electrical Test Equipment |
| Input/Output Devices II - Technician Level |
Safety Calibrations and Testing Procedures |
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| Control Equipment and Substations and
Switchyards |
Maintaining Troubleshooting Microprocessor
Systems |
Semiconductors |
| DC Equipment and Controls |
Math for Metering 1 & 2 |
Systems Protection and Monitoring |
| Distribution |
Power Supplies |
The Basic Logic Gates |
| Electrical Troubleshooting |
Programmable Logic Controllers |
The Microcomputer |
| Examining Application I/O Devices |
Reading Electrical Diagrams II |
Three Phase Systems |
| Examining System I/O Devices |
Relays 1 & 2 |
Transformer Maintenance |
| General Math Concepts |
Safety in Electrical Maintenance |
Troubleshooting & Emergency Repair of AC
Systems and Equipment |
| High-Voltage AC Power 1 & 2 |
Safety in Meter Work |
Troubleshooting & Emergency Repair of DC
Systems and Equipment |
| Instrument Transformers and Polyphase Metering 1
and 2 |
Safety in Substations and Switchyards |
Using Line Test Equipment |
| Introduction to Metering |
Safety, Calibration & Testing
Procedures |
Watthour Meter Principles |
| Introduction to Transmission and Distribution
Systems Transmission |
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