If you like to be outdoors, love challenges and aren't afraid of heights, being a professional Lineman is a career to consider.
What is Lineman Training?
Training at the Lineman Training Center will prepare apprentice-level students to embark on a meaningful and rewarding career in the electrical line work industry. This is accomplished with the use of proven training methods by instructors with extensive experience in the utility industry. Our instructors are either currently employed or retired from the electrical industry and are eager to get you started in your new career.
Somerset Lineman Training Center has one of the most expansive indoor training facilities and comprehensive curriculum in the nation. A CDL Utility License is required for employment in this industry. Our Lineman Training Program includes CDL training for those who need it. Upon completion of the class, out students will have all the necessary training needed to enter the electrical industry as a lineman.
*Use this link to apply to the program and NOT the SCC admission application!
Getting Started
What are my career options?
Once you become a lineworker, you’ll have the opportunity to advance up a well-defined career path, growing your skills and experience. Here is an example of a Lineman career path:
- Apprentice Lineworker
- Journeyman
- Crew Leader
- Supervisor
What is the cost?
$6,000 for Lineman + Utility CDL. A discount may be applied if you already have your CDL.
Students are not eligible for financial aid but may qualify for third-party funding or loans.
WIOA/LCADD
Available for dislocated workers, low income, and youth students.
This is through your local Kentucky Career Center. Please visit Kentucky Career Center Locations to find your local case manager. If you do not have a local one, you can contact the one nearest to you, or the Pulaski County office.
Center for Rural Development
Small scholarships available.
Funding is available on a case by case basis. You may be eligible for additional funds if you have been impacted by the decline of coal from specific counties.
Please call (606) 677-6000 for more information!
Career Training Student Loan
Search online for student loan lending companies. If you choose to go this route, please let us know ahead of time! Please note that you CANNOT get loans from the FAFSA for this program.
How do I apply?
- Submit your Lineman Training Program Application*.
- *Please use this link to apply for the Lineman program and not the SCC admission application!
- Two weeks after submitting your application, contact Carol Wesley for your class date.
For more information about the application process, possible financial assistance, or questions about the Lineman career, please call (606) 451-6697.
In order to qualify for enrollment in an available course, students must meet the following requirements:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Must have a High School Diploma or GED
- Must be able to pass a DOT Physical and DOT Drug Screen
- Have a valid Kentucky Driver's License
- Must obtain Class A CDL Permit before class starts
What Else Do I Need to Know?
Additional Information
The career of LINEMAN is restricted, it’s not for the weak minded or the faint of heart, working conditions include rain, cold, hot, dark, high wind and all combinations and extremes of these. Normal work hours apply only when all the lights are on; if someone is out of service your work day is not over. Work stations are at an elevated level, if you like staying on the ground floor this career is not for you. High voltage is most always present yet invisible, and fear is always a factor.
It’s a lineman thing; you wouldn’t understand... YET.
Students are continuously exposed to the various elements of accident prevention including:
- Safety Rules
- Safety Meetings
- Housekeeping
- Near-miss and accident review discussions
- Proper care, use, and storage of tools and equipment
- Tool and equipment inspections
Students spend time in the field performing various introductory lineman training activities. To successfully complete the program, each student must demonstrate that they can perform course competencies. These include:
- Tool and Equipment Operation
- Climbing
- Personal Performance
- Simulated Emergency Storm Restoration
- Rigging
- Underground Distribution
- T&D Construction, Maintenance, and Operation
- Digger and Bucket Truck operation
Students spend time learning various subjects at the introductory level, including:
- Rigging
- Electrical Systems
- Basic Electricity
- Career Planning & Strategies
- Personal Protective Grounding
- Transformers
- Material Identification
- Basic Metering
- Substations
- System Operations
- Live-Line Tools
- Maps & Standard
Students enrolled in the Class-A CDL Utility training will spend time performing various CDL Skills:
- First Aid
- CPR
- Climbing
- Class-A Utility CDL
- Pole-Top Rescue
- Flagging Training
- OSHA 10
Lineman Training Center
347 Coin Road
Somerset, KY 42503
Phone: (606) 274-1721
Fax: (606) 274-1318
