June 17, 2021 (West Bloomfield, MI) – Painting & Disaster Restoration Academy is excited to announce that all three of our foundational courses are now available.
The courses include:
• Core Curriculum (Safety)
Prerequisite to Painting and Disaster Restoration programs.
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 course is open to all, but will be 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 is open to all and will help you on your way to a successful and fulfilling career in the construction industry by focusing on critical skills.
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
To register for any of these courses, please go to www.pdr.academy/foundational-courses.
About Us
Through recruitment, training and placement, the online Painting & Disaster Restoration Academy will increase skilled craft workforce in safety, painting, and disaster restoration industries by encouraging high school students, Veterans and others to consider these fields.