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First Year Curriculum
First year apprentices attend school
at least 184 hours during their school year. Classes
meet six days in succession and four sessions each year.
Apprentice subjects for the first year
include:
- 30-Hour OSHA Safety training
- Applied Sheet Metal
Mathematics-fractions, decimals, percents, ratios,
and basic algebra powers,
roots and scientific notation
- Basic Sheet Metal Drafting
- Geometric construction and
orthographic projection
- Sheet Metal Layout and Pattern
Development
- Basic layout, parallel line
development, radial line development and
triangulation
- Sheet Metal Layout and Shop
Fabrication
- Hand tools and shop equipment
Second Year Curriculum
Second year apprentices attend school
for 160 hours. They build on the skills learned in the
first year by increasing their hands-on experiences and
working with more complex lessons.
Apprentice subjects for the second
year are:
- Continuation of Sheet Metal
Layout, Pattern Development, and Fabrication
- Applied Sheet Metal Mathematics
- Trigonometry
- Architectural Sheet Metal Layout,
Fabrication, and Installation
- Oxy-fuel and Shielded Metal Arc
Welding
Third Year Curriculum
Third and fourth year
apprentices attend school for 160 hours each year. They
build on the skills learned in the first and second
years of their apprenticeship and begin the study of
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning theory.
Apprentice subjects
for the third year are:
- Continuation of Sheet Metal
Layout, Pattern Development, and Fabrication
- HVAC Theory
- Airflow – ventilation, heating
and refrigeration
- HVAC duct systems, and ductwork
design
- Blueprint reading, Shop Drawings,
and Field Measuring
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding,
including mild steel and stainless steel
- Gas Metal Arc Welding of mild
steel.
- An Introduction to Computers
- Sign Fabrication and Installation
Fourth Year Curriculum
Apprentice subjects for the fourth
year are:
- Customer Service and Supervisory
Training
- Applied Sheet Metal Mathematics
and Computer Estimating
- Industrial Sheet Metal-blowpipe
systems and material handling
- System Commissioning and Energy
Management
- Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing
- Automatic Controls
- Food Service and Kitchen
Equipment-fabrication,
installation, and replacement
- Exhaust Hoods including
Laboratory Hoods and Exhausts
- Gas Metal Arc Welding Stainless
Steels and Aluminum
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Stainless Steels, Kitchen Equipment,
- Aluminum, and Exhaust Hoods.
- Plastic Welding
Fifth Year Curriculum
Fifth year apprentices attend school
for 40 hours. They use the knowledge and skills
developed over the past four years to design an HVAC
system and complete special sheet metal projects.
- System Design
- Sheet Metal Layout, Pattern
Development and Fabrication
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