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Course Descriptions 2008-2009
Health & Safety
Instructional Techniques and Applications
Industrial Techniques and Applications
Green Building Awareness
Union Leadership
Specialty Courses
Health & Safety
Asbestos Abatement Training
This course will provide the instructor with the curriculum and techniques necessary to deliver asbestos abatement instruction in the commercial and industrial paint industry.
Contact Hours: 40
Confined Space
This course is designed to enable students to recognize, evaluate, prevent and abate safety and health hazards associated with confined space entry. This course, based on OSHA 2264 Standard, is highly participatory with substantial hands-on training in the use of monitors, PPE, and entry and retrieval in a simulated, controlled confined space. STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BRING A PERSONAL CALCULATOR TO CLASS.
Contact Hours: 40
First Aid Instructor Course
The purpose of the First Aid/CPR/AED program instructor course is to train instructor candidates to teach First Aid/CPR/AED program courses and injury prevention at the local level. This course will certify you to teach First Aid/CPR/AED at the local level.
Contact Hours: 32
Prerequisite: Students must have a First Aid/CPR workers card to enroll
Hazwoper Instructor Course
Students will be trained in recognizing and researching hazards, including the nature and causes of occupational diseases, relating OSHA standards to unsafe conditions; protecting workers rights; and using involvement techniques for safety purposes.
Contact Hours: 40
Lead Abatement and Silica for Instructors
This course qualifies the instructor to deliver a forty-hour Supervisor's Lead-Based paint Abatement course. Participants will be provided with the curriculum and techniques necessary to teach Lead Abatement and Silica at the local level.
Contact Hours: 40
Mold Remediation for Instructors
This course is designed to provide instructors with the curriculum and techniques necessary to teach mold awareness and remediation classes at the local level.
Contact Hours: 32
Red Cross IT Trainer
This course introduces instructor candidates to the history, structure and activities of the American Red Cross, prepares instructor candidates to teach American Red Cross specialty courses to diverse populations, and introduces instructor candidates to the policies and procedures of the American Red Cross to ensure course consistency, quality and appropriate reporting.
Contact Hours: 32
Rigging, Forklift & Aerial/Scissor Lifts Train the Trainer
This 40-hour course for company trainers wishing to provide in-house employee training.
Rigging, Forklift, & Aerial/Scissor Lifts Trainer programs includes: how to be an effective trainer, classroom presentation, applying the written exam, evaluating competency, and the required paperwork and record keeping. Each course will address laws and regulations, stability principles, pre-operational inspection procedures, safe operating practices, and evaluating competency. The Rigging course will also cover most types of slings and basic rigging hardware as well as the principles, practices and techniques of basic rigging. In conclusion the course also provides additional class teach-backs and a practical hands-on training for inspection, selection and basic safe rigging techniques.
Contact Hours: 40
Scaffold Competent Person
Students who complete this course will be qualified to deliver the trainer’s course in the OSHA Scaffold in Construction standard. Students will learn OSHA scaffold regulations, safety guidelines, and the hazards associated with operations on and around scaffolding. This is a hands-on class that requires students to bring personal safety equipment.
Contact Hours: 40
Prerequisite: Only students who have completed OSHA 500 may take this class.
Instructional Techniques and Applications
Teaching Techniques I
This introductory course is designed for new instructors. The course will focus on the development and use of instructional aids, communication skills and basic classroom organizational techniques.
Contact Hours: 32
Teaching Techniques II
This course offers advanced teaching techniques including student evaluation and testing, laboratory instruction, and computer applications for instruction.
Contact Hours: 32
Prerequisite: Teaching Techniques I
Teaching Techniques III
This course is an overview of the skills and techniques required for adult learning, including the design of curriculum and course materials suited to the adult learner.
Contact Hours: 32
Prerequisite: Teaching Techniques I & II
Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL)
Vocational English as a Second Language is a 32-hr course designed to teach trainers the theory of how adult Limited English Proficient (LEP) students learn a second language. The course will give trainers specific techniques in English language assessment, pronunciation, spelling and use of new vocabulary. The course will also provide curricula for first year Paint, Drywall Finishing, Glazing and Floorcovering apprenticeship as well as OSHA 10 and other Safety training. Course participants will be required to build presentations in accordance with VESL learning objectives and to present those lessons to the entire class. This course will prepare participants to return to their training programs and teach LEP students in English. The techniques in this course can be used in everyday teaching of adult students.
Contact Hours: 32
Computer Applications
This is a basic course in the use of computers. It will also introduce the student to word processing software and basic use of the Internet. This class is required to complete the Associate’s Degree.
Contact Hours: 32
Survival of the Fittest for Instructors
This course is designed to provide apprentices and journey workers with vital skills, attitudes and behavior necessary to compete in today’s industry. This highly interactive course aims to provoke and stimulate training. Student discussions will focus on subjects such as market share, absenteeism, harassment, integrity, competition, supervision, and money management.
Contact Hours: 32
Teaching Union History
This newly designed course is based on the IUPAT history, One Union. Instructors will receive handouts, slides, and techniques, and the abridged version for use in teaching IUPAT history to apprentices.
Contact Hours: 32
Industrial Techniques and Applications
C-3 Competent Person Training for Deleading
This course emphasizes hands-on experiences. Each day participants practice competent person duties immediately after they are discussed in the classroom, resulting in more interactive discussion between participants and the instructors. Small group settings are used during the workshops to ensure that all participants successfully complete each practical exercise. This course is the first in a series of qualifications for SSPC instructors.
Contact Hours: 32
C-7 Abrasive Blasting
This course is designed to certify operators of dry abrasive or portable centrifugal blast cleaning equipment. It covers principles of surface preparation, surface cleanliness, surface profile, dust and debris control, and abrasives. The program’s primary focus is the certification of the blasters who demonstrate proper blasting techniques during the hands-on session.
Contact Hours: 16
Hydroblaster/Vacuum Technician
This course is a new offering co-sponsored by the IUPAT and FTI to meet the ever-changing needs of the industry and the affiliates it serves. The new course ensures that instructors will learn the theoretical knowledge and the practical skills necessary to teach apprentices to be a successful Hydro Blaster / Vacuum Technician. During this 40-hour course, instructors will be exposed to labor union history with special emphasis on the IUPAT, health and safety issues, and proper operating procedures and equipment maintenance related to the Hydro Blasting and Vacuum Technician trade.
Contact Hours: 40
Industrial Applicator Train the Trainer
This course has been designed to meet the requirements for a qualified application specialist set forth in the Body of Knowledge contained within the draft standard TG 320 Industrial Coating and Lining Application Specialist Qualification and Certification. Students will learn to apply their blaster/applicator skills to the corrosion protection of steel and concrete on complex industrial structures through course work in surface preparation and coating materials, properties, and application. Specialty application course work in plural component and thermal spray will further assist students in expanding their skills.
Contact Hours: 40
Green Building Awareness
Green Building: The Basics of Sustainability
One of the most popular and potentially influential socio-economic issues currently under discussion is that of Sustainability, which includes energy efficiency and high performance and “green” building. This course will present the basics including definitions, benefits, and elements of Sustainability and will focus on related theories, practices, methods, and materials in construction, conscientious maintenance and awareness in lifestyle to ensure the quality and sustainability of our planet.
Contact Hours: 8
Green Building: Interpreting Green Bid Specifications
As Green technology becomes a greater influence in the building trades, it is becoming increasingly important for contractors and trades people to become aware of and able to read and understand the language of “green specifications” during the bidding process. This course will take these professionals from start to finish in understanding these terms and then applying them as they construct a bid for the finishing trades.
Contact Hours: 8
Green Building: LEED Accredited Professional Examination Preparation
Learn the design and construction elements needed to receive proper contractor accreditation and building certification according to the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Leadership in Energy and Efficiency Design (LEED) guidelines. Review the aspects involved in the design submittal and construction submittal process of a building project. Course instruction includes lecture, activities, and sample test question reviews to prepare students for the LEED Accreditation exam.
Contact Hours: 8
Union Leadership
Administrative Techniques for Training Coordinators
This course is designed to meet the needs of coordinators in the areas of program monitoring, record keeping, legal requirements, trust agreements and tax forms. Additionally, discussion will focus on recruitment, retention and coordination between the training department and the union. THIS COURSE IS ONLY OPEN TO COORDINATORS.
Contact Hours: 32
Financial Officers Training
This twenty (20) hour course is designed to teach Financial Officers and/or anyone involved with the recordkeeping and membership services of the IUPAT’s District Councils and Local Unions how to use the IUPAT’s Integrated Membership Services (IMS) to perform their responsibilities of safeguarding and accounting for the funds of their Locals easily and correctly. Specific topics that will be covered in this course include: local union officer’s financial responsibilities, record keeping requirements, and constitutional sections related to member activity.
Contact Hours: 20
Project Management
This course enables the Project Managers to manage the projects like a business by making decisions that positively impact the project goals to benefit the signatory contractors of the IUPAT.
Contact Hours: 40
Stewards Program
This Top Workplace Performance Steward training program is designed to promote the Finishing Trades Industry through effective communication, understanding the Collective Bargaining Agreement, trust, one-on one mentoring, jobsite problem solving, and industry professionalism, along with jobsite productivity. This course will explain the role that Labor/Management plays in following the TWP plan set forth by the IUPAT, FCA, and affiliated partners of the Finishing Trades Industry. The TWP Steward training course will demonstrate that Labor and Management play an equal part in the evaluation of employees jobsite conduct, work quality, attitude, and skill level. Case scenarios are used during this course to give the students the opportunity to solve jobsite problems within a classroom setting.
Contact Hours: 16
Supervisory Training Program (STP) I & II
This LMCI sponsored program is designed to strengthen the abilities of project supervisors at all levels. It is appropriate for newer supervisors/foremen to broaden their understanding of the responsibilities of their job and to provide tools and techniques to better fulfill those responsibilities. It is appropriate for experienced supervisors to update their understanding of supervision, to strengthen their skills in traditional areas, and to develop new skills in emerging areas. The program is designed for considerable interaction among participants, encouraging them to learn from one another. It provides ample opportunities for large and small group interactions, as well as practice of skills important to the supervisors. The course is open to all field supervisors, foremen and those who anticipate fulfilling these roles in the near future. A management representative of the employer is encouraged to attend the course along with their sponsored employees.
Contact Hours 20 (STP I)
8 (STP II)
Specialty Courses
Painter, Finisher and Decorator
Faux Effect - Decorative Finishes 1
This course allows novices or seasoned professionals to learn about the products and application techniques developed for the professional faux finisher. This intense class will cover everything needed to bring IUPAT painting and decorating tradesperson skills to a higher level. Starting with the basics, and progressing through the full range of Faux Effects products the course participant will complete over thirty samples, integrating the remarkable characteristics the product line has to offer, while being amazed at the easy application process.
Contact Hours: 40
Specialties of Concrete Toppings and Coatings: Ardex
This course is designed to provide participants an overview of state-of-the-art protective and decorative coating products, tools, and application techniques offered by ARDEX Engineered Cements. This course is targeted toward coating applicators that prepare the surface and apply coatings such as acrylic, epoxy, or urethane. A blend of classroom instruction and hands-on applications during this course will give participants an in-depth perspective into how these products, tools and application techniques may improve the quality and efficiency of floor coating work processes.
Contact Hours: 32
Specialties of the Drywall Trade I
This course is designed to give an overview of state-of-the-art taping and finishing tools and techniques used by three different drywall tool companies. Students will learn the assembly, use, and clean-up required for the tape application and finishing systems presented by Ames Tools Inc., Apla-Tech, Inc. and Better-than-Ever Tools. Hands-on applications during this course will give the drywall journey worker an introduction to the use of the tools. Students will experience not only how these tools may improve the quality and efficiency of taping and finishing work, but also how each system’s tools and techniques may increase productivity and income while feeling the physical benefits of using these ergonomically designed tools.
Contact Hours: 32
Floor Covering
Specialties of the Floorcovering Trade I
This course is designed to provide an overview of state-of-the-art floorcovering tools and techniques used by some of the prominent manufacturers in the trade. A blend of classroom instruction and hands-on applications during this course will give the floorcovering journey worker an introduction to how these tools and techniques may improve the quality and efficiency of floorcovering work.
Contact Hours: 32
Forbo Associate Mechanic Train the Trainer
Forbo Flooring’s Associate Mechanic Train-the Trainer program offers resilient flooring installers a comprehensive and specialized installation course focused on training and certifying professional resilient flooring installers already familiar with the installation requirements of Forbo Linoleum products. The Forbo Associate Mechanic curriculum includes product knowledge training for the entire Forbo Flooring product range and general installation topics such as substrate evaluation and preparation, moisture testing, patching and leveling compounds, and the use and application of Forbo Moisture Limitor. Hands on training, with a focus on the installation of Marmoleum products, includes direct scribing, pattern scribing, seaming methods, adhesives and adhesive application, heat welding, and insets. Successful completion of this train-the-trainer course will allow journeyman level floor installers to establish themselves as experts in the field with a specialty in resilient sheet installation and permit them to conduct the Forbo Associate Mechanic training in their DC/LU training center.
Contact Hours: 40
Glazier
Skylighting Systems Installation Train the Trainer: Super Sky
This course will provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to properly install two distinct skylighting systems manufactured by Super Sky. Super Sky, a worldwide leader in the skylight industry, designs, manufactures and installs high quality skylighting systems. At the conclusion of this course, participants will be prepared to provide students at the local level with the theoretical and the practical skills necessary to properly install two skylighting systems manufactured by Super Sky. The skylighting systems that will be covered in this course include:
- Skylight System A: One (1) Custom Pyramid Skylights measuring 6’0” x 6’0”
- Skylight System B: One (1) Custom Ridge Skylights with Hipped Ends, Gable End, and Vertical, measuring 8’0” x 12’0” with 2’0” Vertical
Contact Hours: 40
AWS Certified Welding Inspector Exam Preparation Course
During this forty-eight (48) hour course, participants will undergo a rigorous program of study to get them well versed with the codes/standards associated with the AWS Certified Welding Inspector Exam. Participants will learn the fundamentals of welding inspectors, oversee the welding of the test coupon, visually and destructively testing the welded test coupon, and demonstrate how to properly fill out the appropriate paper work. On the final day of the course, participants will take the AWS Certified Welding Inspector Exam. Successful exam candidates become AWS Certified Welding Inspectors (CWIs), joining an elite group, that, worldwide, share a defined level of proficiency. CWI’s are then entered into the AWS national register of CWI’s. The CWI will receive a wallet card, a certificate suitable for framing, and a unique personalized stamp for identification.
Contact Hours: 48
AWS Certified Welder Train the Trainer
Students who complete this course will have the skills necessary to provide students at the local level with the theoretical and the practical skills necessary to become a welder. Students will examine the fundamentals of the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process including safety considerations and precautions and terminology. This course also provides students with hands-on experience in SMAW in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. Instruction in oxygen fuel cutting is also highlighted.
Contact Hours: 40
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