Licensed electricians in Southwest Michigan needing an update on national and state codes, along with those who are prepping to test for that mandated certification, can enroll in a four-day seminar in June at the Michigan Technical Education Center at  Kalamazoo Valley Community College.

The new partnership is in conjunction with the Michigan State University Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering’s Office of Extension and Outreach.

The sessions in Kalamazoo are slated for four consecutive Tuesdays -- June 3, 10, 17 and 24 -- from 5 to 9 p.m. in the M-TEC, which is located in The Groves, the college’s business-education-technology park located along I-94 off of Ninth Street near the Texas Township Campus. The fee is $150.

The update will comprehensively cover “the significant changes” being made to the National Electric Code, which was established by federal legislation in 1972, and the latest version of the Michigan Residential Code for electricians.

Instructor John Negri of Kalamazoo will design the instructions by using “common field questions” to illustrate some of the codes’ changes that cover such topics as voltage-surge suppressors, swimming-pool installation, standby-power installations, and the new technical power systems.

“This is an approved code update course for those seeking state of Michigan electrical-license renewal for the 2009 license year,” said Cindy Buckley, director of training and development for the M-TEC of KVCC. “We believe that this will be the first in a growing series of training opportunities that the M-TEC will offering in conjunction with MSU’s outreach program.”

There is a discount price if three or more enrollees from the same company sign up for the code update.

“There is no particular schedule for when these code-update trainings are required,” she said. “They are booked when it is determined that there have been some significant changes in the state and national electrical codes.”

For more information, call  (269) 353-1253 or e-mail mtec@kvcc.edu.  Online registration is available at www.mteckvcc.com.