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POWERHOUSE

Magnum Electric’s innovative, in-house electrical trade school. The PowerHouse powers your potential with top quality training, mentorship, and focused career development at a state-of-the-art facility.

Power Your Potential

Located in West Fargo, ND, the PowerHouse is an in-house electrical education program designed by Magnum Electric to modernize the educational system in order to inspire and train students to learn the trade. In addition to covering tuition expenses and offering adaptive schedules, the PowerHouse is the first electrical trade school of its kind to offer daytime programs instead of night classes.

  • PAID ATTENDANCE
  • HANDS ON/IN-PERSON TRAINING
  • DAYTIME CLASSES
  • MEET ONCE A WEEK
  • 6-HOUR, 4-HOUR & 4-HOUR SCHEDULES
  • ONE WEEK OFF/MONTH FROM CLASS
  • 20 STUDENT CAP FOR TAILORED LEARNING
PowerHouse Website

Director/Instructor

Christian Opp is the lead director and instructor of the PowerHouse. Working for Magnum Electric as an apprentice electrician back in 2013, he obtained his journeyman license in 2016 and then his master’s license in 2018. After gaining his foreman and electrical contractor experience, he taught apprenticeship night classes for three years at the IEC Dakotas and Mstate in Moorhead. With Master Electrician licenses in both ND and MN, he served as a member of the North Dakota Electrical Board’s, “Education Advisory Committee,” from 2021-2023.

Courses

  • Pre-Apprenticeship Program
  • Apprenticeship Program
  • Journeyman Prep Course
  • Continued Ed

Courses Overview

Accreditation

Magnum Electric’s PowerHouse Apprenticeship Program is approved as a related training program by the North Dakota State Electrical Board. To see all accredited programs, click the button below.

Approved Training Programs

ND Licensing Requirements

The North Dakota State Electrical Board requires completion of 8,000 hours experience in electrical wiring, along with 576 hours of training classes in order to pursue licensing as a journeyman electrician.

Requirement Details