National Electrical Code

Introduction

• The purpose of the NEC® and what it covers
• The code arrangement: how the parts complement each other
• Metric and other measurement rules
• Definitions

Requirements for Electrical Installations

• Electrical connections
• Flash protection
• Working space clearances
• Dedicated equipment space
• Circuit impedance and other characteristics
• Interrupting rating of O/C devices
• Identification of disconnects for services, feeders, and branch circuits
• Identification of grounded conductors
• Branch circuit analysis
• AFCI and GFCI requirements
• Receptacle outlet locations

Service and Feeder Applications

• Services and feeders up to 600 volts
• Multi-building complexes
• Disconnect requirements
• Rules on overcurrent protection
• Ground fault protection for services and feeders

Protecting Conductors and Equipment from Overloads and Fault Currents

• Overcurrent protection requirements for conductors and equipment
• Feeder and transformer tap rules

Grounding and Bonding

• How to provide an effective ground fault path
• When are systems required to be grounded?
• Grounding service supplied AC systems
• Grounding separately derived systems
• Grounding rules at separate buildings or structures
• Equipment grounding conductors
• Grounding electrode system

Wiring Methods

• Temporary wiring, including GFCI requirements
• Cable and raceway types
• Securing and supporting raceways and cables
• Installation in air handling spaces
• Physical protection and burial depths

Conductors for General Wiring

• Application of correction and adjustment factors
• Application of terminal temperature limitations
• Continuous and non-continuous loads

Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers

• O/C rating for motor feeder circuits
• Analysis of motor feeders and branch circuits
• Selecting conductors, controllers, and disconnects
• O/C protection and special applications

Transformers

• How to select proper overcurrent protection
• Where to install primary and secondary O/C devices
• Use of primary O/C device to protect secondary conductors
• Location requirements

Raceway Fill Calculations

• When and how Annex C can be used
• Installing multi-conductor cables in conduit
• The use of raceway sizing tables in Chapter 9

The course will likely NOT be approved for Electrical Trade credit in Wisconsin.

Registration Date/Time:
4/14/2026 7:30am Central Time

Event Dates/Times:

• 4/14/2026  8:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
• 4/15/2026  8:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
• 4/16/2026  8:00am - 3:00pm Central Time

This course is taught in-person only in Madison, WI.

Active attendance is required to receive the course certificate. Seats are limited. Please enroll now if you are interested and avoid being waitlisted. 

• Program Director

  Kevin Rogers

• Instructors

  Noel Williams

  Noel runs Noel Williams Consulting (more than 20 years) and serves as an instructor and developer of electrical training programs covering electrical safety, including the National Electrical Code and related standards. He has provided training services for Salt Lake Community College, NFPA, NTT, IAEI, and private clients that included Los Alamos National Labs, Alcan Cable, Thiokol, Honeywell, Salt Lake City Airport, and the University of Utah Hospital. He has taught thousands of students throughout most of the United States as well as a few other countries for over 25 years. He has also worked as a subject matter expert for development of online training programs and as an expert witness.

• Instructors

  Noel Williams

  Noel runs Noel Williams Consulting (more than 20 years) and serves as an instructor and developer of electrical training programs covering electrical safety, including the National Electrical Code and related standards. He has provided training services for Salt Lake Community College, NFPA, NTT, IAEI, and private clients that included Los Alamos National Labs, Alcan Cable, Thiokol, Honeywell, Salt Lake City Airport, and the University of Utah Hospital. He has taught thousands of students throughout most of the United States as well as a few other countries for over 25 years. He has also worked as a subject matter expert for development of online training programs and as an expert witness.

  Kevin Rogers

  Program Director

  Kevin Rogers is an electrical engineer with a background in electrical power systems. He is a registered professional engineer, and his 18 years of industry experience spans across electric utility, government, commercial, and industrial applications. His technical responsibilities have included design and commissioning of mission-critical facilities, underground medium voltage distribution planning, design, and operations, high-voltage substation design, and relaying protection and control for complex interconnections.

When two or more sign up from same employer, your course fee is $1295 per person.

If you are planning to attend an Interdisciplinary Professional Programs course, payment is required at the time of registration. Below are the payment options:

Pay by Credit Card

Enroll online and pay by credit card.

• Search for the course on the website and then click on the Enroll Now button from the course webpage.
• Enter all necessary course attendee information and payment information on the course enrollment page.
• You will receive an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Enroll over the phone and pay by credit card.

• Call CERC Registrations at 608-262-2451.
• Provide the registrations representative with:
  • the course name, dates, and/or course number.
  • the necessary course attendee information and payment information.
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment payment.

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Mail in a completed registration form and check payable to UW Madison.

• Fill out a registration form (found either in the back of the course brochure you received in the mail or here).
• Prepare a check, made payable to UW Madison.
• Mail the registration form and check to: CERC Registrations 21 N Park St, Ste 7101 Madison, WI 53715
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

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• Request Purchase Order information from interpro@union.wisc.edu
  • If a fee quote is needed, contact custserv@interpro.wisc.edu first
• You will receive an invoice from UW–Madison Business Services for payment, usually within 3–5 business days

Military

If using SF-182 form, please call our registration number at 608-262-2451 or email interpro@union.wisc.edu for details and instructions.

Event Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.

If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date, no-shows, or after course materials have shipped are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll in a substitute class at any time before this course's start date.