Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training

Description

Formerly Multiple Trades; this program is designed to assist adult men and women, especially people of color, to gain the skills to be successful competitors for building and construction trade apprenticeship programs. Participants learn trade skills, which are relevant to the work-site of various trade occupations.

Topics include construction terminology, industrial safety and trades math. Students also learn forklift operation, and road flagging. Emphasis is on learning skills and adopting positive attitudes that lead to becoming a productive member of any work-site team or organization.

Subjects and activities that focus on building habits for success include personal learning styles, time management, understanding non-verbal communication, initiative taking, group-team communication, line/staff/team organization, etc.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course of study in the Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training Program students should be able to:

1. Possess life skills such as punctuality, perseverance, positive attitude, and work ethic that will assure job success on a construction site.
2. Possess skills to become indentured in a state-approved construction trades apprenticeship program. These skills are specific to each apprenticeship program and may include practice with hand tools, power tools, doing math problems, interview skills, tool and material identification, and resume preparation, among others.
3. Possess the necessary skills to pass a valid Washington State Driver's License prior to referral to an apprenticeship program.
4. Possess the necessary skills to pass the King County Carpenter's Safety and Orientation Test prior to referral to an apprenticeship program.
5. Possess the necessary skills and hours requirements to achieve certifications in the following prior to referral to an apprenticeship program:
· Forklift Operation
· Flagger (traffic control)
· Industrial First Aid and CPR

660 Clock Hours

Schedule

No class times listed. Please contact the instructor to schedule a session.

Pricing Details

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