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Continuing Education - Construction and Maintenance Training Courses
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Victoria College, in partnership with the Associated Builders and Contractors Merit Shop Training Program, offers a variety of courses in construction and maintenance career paths. Courses are taught in progressive levels using the nationally recognized Wheels of Learning curriculum. These courses were developed by the National Center for Construction and Research (NCCER) in cooperation with the construction and maintenance industry. They provide competency-based, task driven, modular training and are designed to maximize learning by combining illustrated instructional materials and structured classroom activities conducted by craft instructors.
The following training programs are available:
- Carpentry (Levels 1 - 4)
Carpenters construct, erect, install and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood and wallboard. Carpenters erect framework in buildings, including sub-flooring, partitions and rafters; and install molding, wood paneling, cabinets, windows, doorframes, and doors and hardware. They also build frames for concrete, building stairs and laying floors. Carpenters study blueprints, sketches and building plans, and they layout and cut materials and fasten pieces with nails, screws and glue. - Electrical (Levels 1 - 4)
Electricians install, connect, test, and maintain electrical systems for residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Electricity is important for refrigeration, air-conditioning, heating, security, and other technological luxuries. - Instrumentation (Levels 1 - 5)
Instrumentation and controls technicians install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and replace process control equipment to produce quality products and insure environmental protection, safety, and cost-effective operations. Most instrumentation & control technicians are skilled workers that work five-days a week on straight day shifts. Instrument technicians are employed locally and globally in many types of industries such as chemical, petrochemical, power generation, manufacturing, hospital/medical equipment, construction, and many others. - Pipefitting (Levels 1 - 4)
Pipefitters install and repair high- and low-pressure pipe systems used in manufacturing, in the generation of electricity, and in heating and cooling buildings as well as automatic controls used to regulate these systems. - Millwright (Levels 1 - 5)
Millwrights work primarily in metal and with machinery and equipment requiring precision. Millwrights install conveyor systems, escalators, giant electrical turbines and generators, install and do maintenance on machinery in factories, and do much of the precision work in nuclear power plants. - Welding (Levels 1 - 8)
Welding is the most common way of permanently joining metal parts. In this process, heat is applied to metal pieces, melting and fusing them to form a permanent bond. Because of its strength, welding is used in shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing and repair, aerospace applications, and thousands of other manufacturing activities. Welding also is used to join beams when constructing buildings, bridges, and other structures, and to join pipes in pipelines, power plants, and refineries. Welders use many types of welding equipment set up in a variety of positions, such as flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead. They may perform manual welding, in which the work is entirely controlled by the welder, or semiautomatic welding, in which the welder uses machinery, such as a wire feeder, to perform welding tasks.
Additional craft training courses are available on an as-needed basis.