VoltMark low-voltage apprentice

The low-voltage trade, one lesson at a time

Five hundred lessons across twenty-five divisions — safety and electrical fundamentals, intrusion, access control and doors, video, networks, copper, fibre from the bench to the pole line, fire alarm, building controls and licensing literacy. A national foundation: where a requirement differs by state or by local jurisdiction, the lesson says so instead of pretending there is one answer everywhere.

DIVISION 2Electrical fundamentals
DIVISION 3Tools, measurements and drawings

3 more in this division, in preparation.

DIVISION 4Cable, pathways and workmanship
DIVISION 5Power supplies and basic commissioning
DIVISION 6Intrusion systems and devices
DIVISION 7Intrusion installation, monitoring and service
DIVISION 8Access equipment and door fundamentals
DIVISION 9Access installation and integration
DIVISION 10Video surveillance
STILL TO COME16 divisions

Division 1, Safety and entering the trade; Division 11, Networks for low-voltage technicians; Division 12, Structured copper and certification; Division 13, Fiber fundamentals and components; Division 14, Fiber installation, termination and splicing; Division 15, Fiber testing and fault location; Division 16, Outside-plant fiber construction; Division 17, Campus and long-distance fiber; Division 18, Industrial fiber and resilient networks; Division 19, Fire-alarm principles and equipment; Division 20, Fire-alarm installation and calculations; Division 21, Fire-alarm testing, service and interfaces; Division 22, Low-voltage HVAC and building controls; Division 23, Intercom, audio, wireless and specialties; Division 24, Service, estimating, documentation and leadership; Division 25, Licensing literacy, careers and assessments.

Free study material for low-voltage apprentices. This is a national foundation course: requirements differ by state and by local jurisdiction, and a practice that is common in one place is not a rule everywhere. Nothing here is a licence, a certification, or authority to work unsupervised, and completing it does not count as apprenticeship hours or continuing-education credit. Check the codes adopted where you are working, the licensing authority for that work, and your employer's safety programme. VoltMark is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NFPA, OSHA, NICET, BICSI, FOA, or any state or local licensing authority.