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Job Costs and Estimating Basics (16 hour course)

Job Costs and Estimating Basics is an online, self-paced introduction to estimating job costs, materials and lab labor for electrical installations. You’ll work on your own and complete self-paced assignments for small jobs, Low Voltage tenant improvements, and a job takeover estimate. This course is the 4th of 5 in the Project Engineer to Project Manager (PE to PM) Path for non-electrician construction professionals.

This course is not recommended for students who have taken or will take the Get Wired! 200 series of courses (for instance, if pursuing the Electrician Trainee Program Certificate).

A 2020 National Electrical Codebook is required for this course. See the course textbook list for purchase and rental options.

You must complete all assignments by the course deadline to earn credit for this course. Partial credit for Job Costs and Estimating Basics will not be given.

Log on instructions will be sent by the preferred method of contact chosen during the class registration process. Please allow one business day for order processing and access to the course.

The course tuition is not refundable or transferable.

Total class hours available: 16

Standard Tuition Fee: $199

Minimum Points and Hours: To earn credit hours for this course, students are required to attend a minimum number of course hours and earn a minimum number of points. Zero (0) credit hours will be awarded if the minimum attendance and/or minimum points are not met. See the points and hours matrix for specific requirements for this course.

Self-Paced System Requirements: For the WECA eCampus website to run properly on your computer, please make sure to review the Self-Paced System Requirements. A valid email address is required at the time of sign-up.

Some students choose to take this course on mobile devices including the iPad or iPhone. WECA cannot guarantee course functionality and compatibility with all mobile devices and suggests that students have access to a traditional computer as backup. WECA cannot provide technical support for mobile devices.


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