Core Curriculum / Painting Essentials
This nationally recognized certification course for those successfully completing it is a prerequisite to Painting Program and Disaster Restoration Programs. In addition to the on-line course, materials and proctored examinations, it includes a printed 601 page course training manual sent to you upon registration.
Modules include:
- Basic Safety
- Introduction to Construction Math
- Introduction to Hand Tools
- Introduction to Power Tools
- Introduction to Construction Drawings
- Basic Communication Skills
- Basic Employability Skills
- Introduction to Material Handling
Know Your Hazards –
What Everyone in the Construction Industry Should Know
This is an additional Prerequisite to the Disaster Restoration courses.
Course includes:
- Asbestos Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Electricity Safety Awareness
- Lead Paint Awareness
- Silica Awareness
- Hazard Communication
Tools for Success –
Critical Skills for the Construction Industry
This course will help you on your way to a successful and fulfilling career in the construction industry by focusing on critical skills. In addition to the on-line course, materials and exminations, it includes a printed 268 page course training manual sent to you upon registration.
This course includes 13 modules:
- First Impression: Getting a Job
- Professionalism: Keeping the Job
- Building a Strong Relationship with Your Supervisor
- Teamwork: Getting Along with Your Co-Workers
- Diversity in the Workplace
- Communication Skills I: Listening and Speaking
- Communication Skills II: Reading and Writing Communication
- Managing Stress on the Job
- Thinking Critically and Solving Problems
- Resolving Conflict
- Giving and Receiving Criticism
- Sexual Harassment
- Substance Abuse on the Job.
Construction Safety
Construction Safety is based on a single module of the NCCER Core Curriculum. Completing this course provides a PDRA Certificate of Completion, but is not eligible for NCCER certification.
Topics include:
- Safety and Hazard Recognition
- Elevated Work and Fall Protection
- Struck-by and Caught-in-between Hazards
- Energy Release Hazards
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Job-site Hazards.
Construction Math
Construction Math is based on a single module of the NCCER Core Curriculum. Completing this course provides a PDRA Certificate of Completion, but is not eligible for NCCER certification.
Topics include:
- Whole Numbers
- Fractions
- Decimal System
- Measuring Length
- Metric and Imperial Measurement Systems
- Intro to Geometry.
Construction Hand Tools
Construction Hand Tools is based on a single module of the NCCER Core Curriculum. Completing this course provides a PDRA Certificate of Completion, but is not eligible for NCCER certification.
Topics include:
- Common Hand Tools
- Measurement and Layout Tools
- Cutting and Shaping Tools
- Other Common Hand Tools.
Construction Power Tools
Construction Power Tools is based on a single module of the NCCER Core Curriculum. Completing this course provides a PDRA Certificate of Completion, but is not eligible for NCCER certification.
Topics include:
- Power Drills
- Power Saws
- Grinders and Grinder Attachments
- Misc Power Tools
Construction Drawings
Construction Drawings is based on a single module of the NCCER Core Curriculum. Completing this course provides a PDRA Certificate of Completion, but is not eligible for NCCER certification.
Topics include:
- Construction Drawings
- Components of Drawings