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Course Overview
Do you want to be able to read electrical schematics and instrumentation diagrams? This class will help you understand the applications of the various types of electrical diagrams, decipher the data found in the title blocks and legends, and more!
Featured Topics
- Schematic Logic
- Types and Uses of Diagrams/Schematics
- Symbols and Markings
- Wiring Diagrams
- Scales and Conversions
Who Should Attend?
This class is a great source of information for anyone who wants to improve their ability to read and interpret electrical prints and diagrams. Past participants have included:
- Construction Supervisors
- Electrical Technicians
- Electricians
- Environmental Supervisors
- Fleet Maintenance Supervisors
- Foremen
- Plant Operators
- Project Managers
- Public Works Directors
- Utility Workers
Meet Your Instructor
Terry Tomsky

Terry has served as one of OCPE’s most valued and popular instructors for over thirty years. While employed as a Senior Leadership and Mechanical Trainer for PSE&G’s Production Training Center, he crafted a parallel training career with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES)/Rutgers University Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE). Teaching programs in topics ranging from workplace safety to motor controls, O & M of pumps, blueprint reading – and an extremely popular Management Skills for Supervisors workshop – Terry’s courses provide useful, timely real-world information that resonates and stays with attendees.
Student Reviews
Most useful part of the course: “Understanding how electricity and wiring on schematic come into play.”
– Past Participant
On instructor Terry Tomsky: “Terry is amazingly full of so much useful information, been in his classes before. Look forward to most of his classes.”
– Past Participant
“[I learned] How to write and understand prints, schematics, and manufacturing diagrams.”
– Past Participant
Continuing Education Credits
The most recent offering of Basic Electrical Print Reading was approved for the following credits from professional organizations. We will reapply for similar credits the next time the course runs, but we cannot guarantee credit approval for future offerings.
New Jersey
NJ Electrical Contractors: 6 Continuing Education Hours
NJ Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators: 6 TCHs (Approval #01-010110-30)
Pennsylvania
PA Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators: 6 Recert Hours
Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!
If you have any questions about Basic Electrical Print Reading, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Assistant Director: Carol Broccoli
848-932-7207
carolbr@njaes.rutgers.edu

Administrative Assistant: Claudine Oleskin
848-932-7204
coleskin@njaes.rutgers.edu
For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.