Thursday, January 9, 2025

Important Information for California Member Contractors Regarding Accommodations for WECA Students and Apprentices Affected by Wildfire Evacuation Orders and Power Outages
 

For California Member Contractors:

If you employ Apprentices, Electrician Trainees and/or Journeyperson Continuing Education students who have been affected by the California wildfires or power outages, and you have any questions or concerns about their progress, please contact WECA for clarification about accommodations for your employees' situations at 877-444-9322.

Please watch your email closely for further updates from WECA as the wildfire situations change; apprenticeship classes at our WECA facilities in Southern California are not affected at this time.

For Electrician Trainees and Journeyperson Continuing Education students affected by wildfire evacuation orders and/or power outages:

WECA will accommodate course make-up requests for currently enrolled Electrician Trainees and Journeypersons, in addition to course refunds or transfers, and waive all associated fees for those whose homes are affected by fires or evacuations. Please contact WECA at 877-444-9322 to get started.

Please note the following information for WECA students affected by power outages:

WECA is still running all scheduled GetWired webcasts, GetWired labs (whether scheduled for onsite or online), Live Online 2-Day Exam Prep classes, and all other instructor-led class instances at this time. Students should plan to attend class as normal.

Students who are unable to attend a scheduled webcast due to a power outage at their residence, and who cannot attend the class instance from an alternate remote location (which is encouraged), can contact WECA to arrange a class make-up. WECA will cross-check the student's address with outage maps or otherwise request proof of the outage before accommodating the make-up; this accommodation is for students living in power outage areas only.

Please contact WECA at 877-444-9322 if you must miss a scheduled webcast due to an outage and wish to request a make-up class instance.

Please watch your email closely for further updates from WECA; if the power outage maps are expanded, classes may be further affected.