Electrician

Do you enjoy working with your hands? Are you looking for an exciting and varied profession with great job opportunities? Then you’ve come to the right place: become an electrician at Astar!

Why Become an Electrician?

Thanks to the varied tasks, no day is the same for an electrician. One day, you might be installing wiring in a new residential building, while the next day involves troubleshooting and repairing a faulty system. This ensures that you never have a dull moment at work.

At the same time, the electrical industry is booming. With more aspects of society relying on electricity, your skills are in demand across numerous workplaces. By completing your electrician education at Astar, you will have great job opportunities!

What you will Learn

The program at Astar covers everything from theoretical foundations to advanced techniques and practical execution. You will learn to read blueprints and to install, maintain, and repair electrical systems safely.

We don’t just provide technical skills; you’ll also participate in workplace-based learning (APL) with a real electrical company, allowing you to experience the profession firsthand. The combination of theory and practice provides you with the best possible foundation for a bright future in the expansive electrical industry.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity for a rewarding career as an electrician. Welcome to Astar, and take the first step toward your dream job!

What Astar offers

High job prospects. Learning through workplace-based training (APL). Development of your professional talent and personal growth!

Program structure

The education is based on full-time studies.

The education includes theory and practical elements. The practical laborations as well as some theoretical exams will take place at Campus Skellefteå. The theoretical part is carried out remotely.

English is the means communication in the course and educational material is in English.

More information about the premises, schedule, and set-up can be obtained at the start of the educational program.

Your Costs for the Education

You are responsible for costs related to course materials, as well as clothing equipment and travel and accommodation for lab sessions or APL in another location.

Who can apply?

You are eligible for adult education from July 1st of the year you turn 20. If you are younger than 20 years you are eligible to study if you have a final grade from upper secondary school, an upper secondary school diploma or a study certificate from studies in Sweden at the equivalent of upper studies.

The education is conducted in English and it is important that you have the appropriate prerequisites to study at upper secondary level. You need to have a passing grade in English 5 or a passing grade in a course on an equivalent level from a different country. If you do not have a grade at the corresponding level specified above, it is possible to prove your language skills through a level test, read more at Nivåbedömning and follow the instructions. Use the built-in web translator to translate the text into English or another language.

If you have a grade at the corresponding level from another country, it is possible to evaluate your qualifications at The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR), read more and follow the instructions at The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR).

You need to reside in Sweden.

Financial aid

Financial support. You can apply for loans or grants from CSN (the Swedish Board of Student Finance). Applications are made via CSN’s website: Centrala studiestödsnämnden – CSN.