High Voltage Electrical Technician (High Voltage Electrotechnician)

Vocational Qualification Awarded: Secondary Vocational Qualification in Electricity

Program objective: The program aims to provide competitive training in electrical engineering, to train qualified specialists in high voltage electrical engineering who own or operate substations and high voltage power lines, operate electricity transmission systems from the production site to the distribution system, and operate distribution systems (consisting of power lines, poles, meters, and cables) that deliver electricity received from the production site or from the transmission system to the end user.

Program volume and Duration.

For Georgian-speaking students:

• Volume: 70 credits
• Duration: 49 weeks

For non-Georgian-speaking students:

• Volume: 100 credits
• Duration: 69 weeks

Admission prerequisite: Full general education

Employment opportunities: A holder of a secondary vocational qualification can be employed in any organization that owns or operates substations and high-voltage power lines, he/she can operate electricity transmission systems from the production site to the distribution system, operate distribution systems (consisting of power lines, poles, meters and cables) that deliver electricity received from the production site or transmission system to the end user. Employment positions may include: Fitter; Fitter’s assistant and Electricity Transmission Systems Specialist.

• National Classification of Economic Activities Code: 35.
• International Classification of Occupations (ISCO) Code: 7411; 7412; 7413

Program Manager: Natalia Kereselidze

Program Implementation Location: Tbilisi, Noe Ramishvili St. 12