A career in the painting trade can be financially rewarding and provide satisfaction for the skilled craftsperson who takes pride in a job well done. Work on the job, combined with the appropriate formal training, provides numerous career paths for professional growth in this thriving, technical industry. Painting education includes painting essentials, residential painting, commercial painting, and industrial painting classes.
This nationally recognized certification course for those successfully completing it is a prerequisite for all painting courses. In addition to the on-line course, materials and proctored exminations, it includes a printed 601 page course training manual sent to you upon registration.
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This is a nationally recognized certification course for those successfully completing it. In addition to the on-line course, materials and proctored examinations, it includes a printed 393 page course training manual sent to you upon registration.
This is a nationally recognized certification course for those successfully completing it. In addition to the on-line course, materials and proctored exminations, it includes a printed 497 page course training manual sent to you upon registration.
This is a nationally recognized certification course for those successfully completing it. In addition to the on-line course, materials and proctored exminations, it includes a printed 428 page course training manual sent to you upon registration.
This course will help students recognize, erect, and safely use different types of ladders and scaffolds, use fall protection equipment, and more. Ladders, Scaffolds, Lifts, and Fall Protection is based on a single module of the NCCER Painting Level 1. Completing this course provides a PDRA Certificate of Completion, but is not eligible for NCCER certification.
This course will allow students to identify substrates used in construction like wood and metal, and also identify the surface conditions of substrates, coatings, and more. Identifying Surface/Substrate Materials and Conditions is based on a single module of the NCCER Painting Level 1. Completing this course provides a PDRA Certificate of Completion, but is not eligible for NCCER certification.
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This course will allow the student to describe tools and materials required for protecting surfaces, describe methods of applying masking and coverings, and understanding the importance of proper cleanup. Protecting Adjacent Surfaces is based on a single module of the NCCER Painting Level 1. Completing this course provides a PDRA Certificate of Completion, but is not eligible for NCCER certification.
This course will allow the student to describe preparation tools and materials, describe or demonstrate preparation methods, and describe or demonstrate general preparation procedures for various types of surfaces or substrates. Basic Surface Preparation is based on a single module of the NCCER Painting Level 1. Completing this course provides a PDRA Certificate of Completion, but is not eligible for NCCER certification
This course will allow the student to recognize types of paint brushes and different kinds of rollers, and more. Brushing and Rolling Paints and Coatings is based on a single module of the NCCER Painting Level 1. Completing this course provides a PDRA Certificate of Completion, but is not eligible for NCCER certification.
This written standard defines levels of training for all industrial painting craftsmen. It includes criteria for the knowledge, skills, and experience required of an application specialist for preparing and applying protective coatings to steel and concrete surfaces of complex industrial structures. This is Painting & Disaster Restoration Academy's industrial painting course.
This is a nationally recognized certification course for those successfully completing it. In addition to the on-line course, materials and proctored exminations, it includes a printed 396 page course training manual sent to you upon registration.
This is a nationally recognized certification course for those successfully completing it. In addition to the on-line course, materials and proctored exminations, it includes a printed 383 page course training manual sent to you upon registration.