For Elmore County Technical Center electrical instructor Jason Harris, his primary goals are to give his students information they can use to begin a career in the electrical trade and educate them about the practical knowledge of electricity when they become homeowners.
“I tell everybody who comes through here, when you leave after one year in the program you’ll have some useful knowledge,” Harris said.
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