• Substation types, applications, components and safety procedures
• Medium-voltage circuit breaker maintenance and testing methods
• Perform insulation resistance, contact resistance on air, oil and vacuum breakers, and tank loss index on oil circuit breaker and vacuum bottle integrity tests on vacuum breaker
• Switchgear arrangement, torque requirements, insulation systems and maintenance intervals
• Perform switchgear inspection and maintenance in lab
• Battery types, applications, systems and components
• Perform battery maintenance and testing in lab
• Air and disconnect switch fundamentals, maintenance and testing methods
• Perform air disconnect maintenance and testing in lab
• Ground testing fundamentals, maintenance and testing methods
• Perform ground resistance testing in lab
• Transformer fundamentals, maintenance and testing methods
• Perform insulation resistance, transformer turns ratio (TTR), power/dissipation factor, core excitation, winding resistance and a wide range of insulating liquid tests in lab
• Electrical hazards and safety procedures for working on/around metal-clad switchgear, substations, motor control centers and facility electrical systems
• In-service care and use of required personal protective equipment
• Energized and de-energized work procedures such as minimum approach distances and lockout/tagout requirements
• Temporary and permanent grounding systems and specific equipment hazards
• Overview of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.331-335, .269, .303, .137 and .147

This certification requires completion of:
One of the two safety courses and both Substation Maintenance courses listed below
OR
One of the two safety courses and both the Substation Components and Live Online Substation courses listed below. These may be completed in any order within an 18 month period. The certification will be valid for 3 years from the date of issue. The courses mentioned above are: