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The Gulf Power Academy
Gulf Power Company is a proud partner with West Florida High School of Advanced Technology. Students in the Gulf Power Academy will be exposed to the electric utility industry structure, processes, and terminology. In addition they will gain a solid understanding of industrial electricity. The Gulf Power Academy will provide students an excellent foundation for a variety of careers in the electric utility industry as well as in the construction trades industry.
In order for students to be successful in this program, they must have a good background in math, maintain at least a “C” average in their academic classes, with at least a “C+” average in the Gulf Power Academy, possess good employability skills, have a desire to be a team player, and a zeal to succeed in life.
Subjects covered in the 10th Grade Year:
· Basic Safety (including topics oriented to Gulf Power)
· Industrial Math
· Hand and Power Tools
· Blueprints
· Rigging (Gulf Power Presentation included)
· Electrical Safety
· D C Electrical Theory
· Electrical Test Equipment (including Gulf Power Equipment)
· The National Electrical Code
· Residential & Commercial Wiring
· AC Theory
· Motors: Theory and Application
Subjects covered in the 11th Grade Year:
· The Gulf Power Mentoring Program
· Grounding
· Conduit Bending
· Boxes and Fittings
· Conduit Installations
· Cable Tray
· Conductor Terminations and Splices
· Installation of Electric Services
· Circuit Breakers and Fuses
· Contactors and Relays
· Electric Lighting
· Load Calculations, Branch Circuits and Feeders
· Conductor Selection and Calculations
· Raceway, Box, and Fitting Fill Requirements
· Basic Electronic Theory
Subjects Covered in the 12th Grade Year:
· The Advanced Career Experience (ACE; Students actually go to work for Gulf Power in the field of their interest and receive pay.)
· Motor Control
· PLC's
· Distribution Equipment
· Distribution system Transformers
· Motor Calculations
· Motor Maintenance
· Hazardous Locations
· High Voltage Terminations/Splices
· Fire Alarm Systems
· Specialty Transformers
Articulation:
15 hours of college credit toward an Electronics Engineering Technology Degree A.A.S. at Pensacola Junior College
Typical Job Opportunities:
· Electrical Engineer
· Mechanical Engineer
· Civil Engineer
· Environmental Engineer
· Chemical Engineer
· Electrician
· Welder/Mechanic
· Chemical and Results Technician
· Wide range of Administrative positions
· Field Service Representative
· Line Technician
· Customer Service position
· Chemical and Results Technician
· Meter Technician
· And Many More