Course Offerings
CORE – Includes OSHA 10 hour safety, construction math, introduction to hand tools and power tools, introduction to blue prints, basic communication skills, and basic employability skills.
HVAC – Includes an introduction to HVAC, trade mathematics, copper and plastic piping practices, soldering and brazing, ferrous metal piping practices, basic electricity, introduction to cooling, introduction to heating and air distribution systems, commercial airside systems, chimneys, vents and flues, introduction to the hydronic systems, air quality equipment, leak detection, evacuation, recovery, and charging, alternating current, basic electronics, troubleshooting, heat pumps, basic installation, duct systems, maintenance, construction drawings and specifications, building management systems, commercial and industrial refrigeration.
ELECTRICAL – Includes an orientation to the electrical trade, electrical safety, introduction to electrical circuits, electrical theory, introduction to the National Electrical Code, device boxes, hand bending, raceways and fittings, conductors and cables, basic electrical construction drawings, residential electrical services, alternating current, motors, electric lighting, conduit bending, pull and junction boxes, conductor installations, cable tray, conductor terminations and splices, grounding and bonding, circuit breakers and fuses, control systems and fundamental concepts, load calculations, transformers, commercial electrical systems, health care facilities, standby and emergency systems, fire alarm systems, medium voltage termination/splices, introductory skills for the crew leader.
PLUMBING – Includes an introduction to the plumbing profession, plumbing safety, plumbing tools, plumbing math, plumbing drawings, plastic pipe, copper pipe, cast-iron pipe, carbon steel pipe and fittings, corrugated stainless steel tubing, fixtures and faucets, introduction to drain, waste, and vent systems, introduction to water distribution systems, reading commercial drawings, installing and testing dwv piping, types of valves, installing and testing water supply piping, introduction to electricity, installing water heaters, fuel gas systems, potable water treatment, backflow preventers, sewage pumps and sump pumps, compressed air, business principles for plumbers, codes, swimming pools and hot tubs, plumbing for mobile homes.
MASONRY – Includes an introduction to masonry, masonry tools and equipment, measurements, drawings, and specifications, mortar, masonry units and installation techniques, residential plans and drawing interpretation, residential masonry, grout and other reinforcement, metal work in masonry, advanced laying techniques, masonry in high-rise construction, repair and restoration, commercial drawings, estimating.
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE – Includes an orientation to the trade, tools, fasteners and anchors, oxyfuel cutting, gaskets and packing, math, construction drawings, pumps and drivers, introduction to test equipment, material handling and hand rigging, mobile and support equipment, lubrication.
PIPEFITTING – Includes an orientation to the trade, pipefitting hand and power tools, oxyfuel cutting, ladders and scaffolds, motorized equipment, piping systems, drawings and detail sheets, threaded pipe fabrication, socket weld pipe fabrication, butt weld pipe fabrication, excavations, underground pipe installation, rigging, aboveground pipe installation, field routing and vessel trim, testing, performing NDE testing, stress relieving and aligning, steam traps, hot taps, maintaining valves.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT – Includes instruction in introduction to project management, safety, interpersonal skills, construction documents, construction planning, estimating and cost control, scheduling, resource control, quality control and assurance, continuous improvement.
CARPENTRY – Includes orientation to the trade, building materials, fasteners, and adhesives, hand and power tools, reading plans and elevations, floor systems, wall and ceiling framing, roof framing, introduction to concrete, reinforcing materials and forms, windows and exterior doors, basic stair layout, commercial drawings, roofing applications, drywall installation and finishing, doors and hardware, cabinet installation and fabrication, vertical and horizontal framework, welding, commercial finish work, introductory skills for the crew leader.
WELDING – Includes orientation to the trade, Welding Safety, oxyfuel cutting, plasma arc cutting, air carbon arc cutting and gouging, base metal preparation, weld quality, SMAW-equipment and setup, shielded metal arc electrodes, beads and fillet welds, joint fit-up alignment, SMAW-groove welds with backing, SMAW-open v-groove welds, symbols, reading welding detail drawings, physical characteristics and mechanic properties of metals, preheating and post-heating of metals, GMAW and FCAW – equipment and filler metals, GMAW and FCAW-Plate, GTAW plate, open root pipe welds, carbon steel pipe, low alloy and stainless steel pipe, stainless steel groove welds.