2008 - 2009 Journeyman Classes Select One E-Mails Training Center Architectural Sheet Metal Architectural Sheet Metal Manual-SMACNA Auto CAD CAD, Introducton to MAP 3/D Calculator, Intro Sheet Metal/HVAC Pro Computers, Basics & Use of Internet Controls, Direct Digital Controls, Fundamentals Design/Build HVAC Systems Detailing-ITI CCS Exam Prep Duct Construction Standards (HVAC) Duct Leakage Testing Duct Sizing Calculator Use Estimating (HVAC) Field Measuring Firestopping Techniques Fire/Smoke Damper Installation Fittings, Good Choices When Measuring Foreman's Training Forklift Operator Certification Furnace System Installation Gas Burner code Review Gas Pipping (Flexible ) Install. Gas Venting HRV/ERV Install & Balance HVAC Retrofit Wiring HVAC Technician Certification HVAC Master Mechanic Certificaton Hydronic Heating Systems Code Review Lagging LEED Professional Accreditation Load Calculations & Duct Design Mechanical Code Class N.A.T.E. Exam Prep OSHA 10 Certification OSHA 30 Certification Plasma Table Operation Power Limited Technician Upgrade Class Project Management QuickPen Sheet Metal Takeoff Reading Plans & Specifications Refrigerant Handling-CFC Certification Refrigerant Handling - Hands On Refrigeration Code Review Remedial Layout Residential Furnace and A/C Service Servicing Environmental Systems I Servicing Environmental Systems II Sheet Metal Pattern Development Stainless Steel Welding & Finishing Tab Technician Test Prep Testing, Adjusting, & Balancing Air Systems (Basic) Testing, Adjusting, & Balancing Air Systems ( Advance) Testing, Adjusting, & Balancing Hydronic Systems Welding-General

All classes in this brochure are set through the Training Center. Registration is on a first come, frist served basis until the class is full. The International Training Institute's Scholarship Loan Agreementmust be signed on the first night of class. Per JATC policy, you will receive a completion certificate only if you successfully complete the class. We have hundreds of members signing up for these classes, so...if you sign up, please show up!

We like full classes! If you want to take a class elsewhere (not listed in this brochure), please check with the Training Center before taking the class to find out if it is one for which the Committee will refund tution. You will then be responsible for providing proof of completion and tuition paid.

Members: Did you not find the class you want? Call us at the Training Center; we would like to offer any class that our members have an interest in!

***All Classes are held at the Training Center***

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Architectural Sheet Metal
This 32 hour class is designed to teach you some basics of fabricating and installing Architectural Sheet Metal. The primary focus of this class will be on installation skills with plenty of hands on applications. Getting a completion certificate for this class will certainly help make you more employable with roofing and architectural firms. Don’t limit your options to ductwork!

AutoCAD, Introduction to
Auto CAD is a Computer Aided Design program used to create drawings. This 48 hour class is designed to teach you the basics of creating and working with CAD drawings. You will learn how to draw on the computer and plot on the finished drawing on a plotter. This is an excellent preparatory class for someone interested in doing detailing and planning work. Good detailers are in demand!

Class Code	Dates	Time	Day
CAD-1	9/24/08-10/30/08	4:30 pm - 8:30 pm	Wed-Thur

CAD, Introduction to MAP 3D Cad/Cam Software
MAP CAD is a Computer Aided Design program used to create HVAC shop drawings. This 40 hour class is designed to teach yout he basics of creating and working with MAP Mech CAD drawings. You will learn how to draw on the computer and plot out the finished drawing on a plotter. This class is limited to six students.

Class Code	Dates	Time	Day
MAP-1	11/5/08 - 12/11/08	4:30 pm - 8:30 pm	Wed-Thur
MAP-2	TBD	TBD	TBD

Calculator, Introduction to the Sheet Metal/HVAC Pro Calculator
This calculator was specifically developed to be used by SMWIA members exclusively. This thing does it all…from fan laws to ogees to trigonometry to you name it… This is the calculator all of our apprentices are being trained on. Participants in this12 hour class are required to provide their own calculator. For your convenience, calculators will be available prior to the start of class for $55.00 (our cost) at the Training Center.

Computers, Basics and Use of the Internet
This 24 hour class is designed to introduce you to basic computer use starting from turning on the power to surfing the Internet. This class is ideal for members who haven't yet gotten around to learning how to use computers. We'll help take a little of the mystery away regarding emailing, working with spreadsheets, typing Word documents, etc. This can become a great new tool or hobby, especially for retirees with lots of leisure time and loved ones to correspond with. This class is open to all members and your significant others. Let's make it a family thing!

Controls, Direct Digital
This 20 hour class is a basic overview of Direct Digital Controls (DDC). This class is designed for Service, TAB, and power Limited Technician oriented individuals. The Fundamentals of Controls class or equivalent experience is a prerequisite for this class.

Controls, Fundamentals of
This 24 hour class is a basic overview of controls designed for Service, TAB, and Power Limited Tech oriented individuals. Course content will include mechanical equipment, components and variables, terminology, control types, sequences of operation, specifications, sensors, valves and dampers, and safety. This class or equivalent experience will be a prerequisite for future classes we will be offering on pneumatic, electro mechanical, and electronic controls.

Design/Build HVAC Systems
So much of the work we install these days has been designed by the knowledgeable people employed by the shops we work for. This 32 hour class will provide you with the core knowledge necessary to competently design some basic HVAC systems for various types of building construction and occupancies. Upon completion of this class, you will have run heat load calcs, selected equipment, and designed at least 2 or 3 complete systems.

Detailing - ITI Construction Coordination Software (CCS) Exam Prep.
This eight hour class is designed to help the experienced detailer become familiar with the ITI's CCS software. Successful completion of this class will prepare you to sit for and pass the exam that will enable ou to become and ITI Certified Detailer. The Certified Detailing Exam will be scheduled shortly after completion of this class. This class is limited to members with substantial detailing experience.

Duct Construction Standards (HVAC)
This 12 hour class will focus on the use of the SMACNA HVAC Duct Construction Standards Manual. Specifically, students will review sample plans and specifications, learn how to determine pressure classifications for duct systems, and reference the rectangular duct construction schedules to determine adequate gauges, transverse joints, and intermediate reinforcement requirements. Becoming comfortable with the use of these schedules is the primary intent of this class.

Duct Leakage Testing
This 12 hour class is intended primarily for foremen, supervisors, TAB techs, and project manager types. Class time will be spent on setting up the test apparatus and testing two different types of duct systems. Time will be split between a low/medium pressure supply duct system and a welded grease duct system. Knowledge gained in this class will prove very useful regarding proper installation and sealing requirements of these duct systems.

Duct Sizing Calculator Use
This eight hour class will focus on the use of the SMWIA/Trane Ductulator, the industry standard in circular slide rule airflow calculations. The Ductulator aids in laying out air handling duct systems and determining proper duct sizes. We'll be using the ITI version of the Ductulator and some class time will be spent on aspect ratio, friction loss, duct sizing, and some of the formulas and other useful design information printed on the back side of the Ductulator.

Estimating (HVAC)
This 32 hour class is designated as an introduction to estimating HVAC types work. Course content will include instruction on preparing estimates, job "takeoff" accuracy, estimating labor and material costs, productivity variables labor factors for different building types, overhead and markup, etc.

Field Measuring
In this 24 hour class you will learn how to measure sheet metal items on the job and provide proper instructions to the shop so that the items fit and can be correctly installed. Course content includes accuracy in taking field measurements, clearances, math shortcuts for measuring, sketching fittings and shop drawings, etc.

Firestopping Techniques
This 8 hour class will look at methods of protecting fire and smoke resistant rated construction and related building and mechanical code requirements. New fire protection products will be introduced along with proper fire and smoke damper installation demonstrations.

Fire/Smoke Damper Installation
This eight hour class that will teach you the proper use and correct installation practices for fire, smoke, and radiation dampers. Improper selection, installation, and modifications can void warranties and fail inspections. You will also be given information on new products and time saving methods.

Fittings, Good Choices When Measuring
This 8 hour class is designed to better educate anyone who is responsible for measuring duct runs, connections to furnaces or air handling units, and/or detailing same. Course content will include using the Fitting Loss Coefficient Tables in the SMACNA Duct Design manual as well as other reference materials regarding system effect on fans due to poor inlet and outlet connections, and the damage double elbows, “beam dodgers”, radical transitions, etc., can do to a duct system.

Foreman’s Training
This 16 hour class is designed to introduce you to some of the basic skills required to be a good foreman. Course content includes responsibilities of the foreman, human relations, problem solving, communication, planning and organizing, leadership, personnel actions, safety, legal spects, etc.

Forklift Operator Certification
This four hou class will contain some classroom training and some time operating the forklift. Upon successful completion of this class, you will receive a certification that is good for three years.

Furnace System Installation
Our commercial apprentice curriculum now contains training on residential HVAC design and installation so that our members can feel confident in doing their own work when they build that dream home. Take this 24 hour class and get the same training!

Gas Burner Code Review
This is a basic course for the residential sheet metal worker to better understand the gas safety controls of a residential furnace and their operation. This 20 hour class will also cover proper gas piping procedures, pipe sizing, clocking, meter and gas troubleshooting, and combustion analysis (Orsat tests).

Gas Piping (Flexible) Installation
This 12 hour class will include the Gastite® , TracPipe, and Wardflex training programs as put on by the manufacturer’s representative. These three brands of corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) are the most prevalent in use in this part of the country for flexible fule gas piping sysems. This class wil include hands on installation of tubin with black pipe fittings on a furnace and a pressure test. Please note that installers of gas piping must meet all state and local reguations and code requirements.

Gas Venting
This eight hour class covers the fundamentals of gas venting. The curriculum consists of the proper use of vent tables and the rules to safely vent forced air furnaces, water heaters, central boilers and unit heaters for residential and commercial applications.

HRV/ERV Install & Balance
This class is designed to better educate the installer of Heat Recovery and Energy Recovery Ventilation units (HRV’s & ERV’s). You will be instructed how to properly install, startup, and test & balance these residential style units. This 8 hour class will also include some troubleshooting. You will receive a certificate and wallet sized card upon successful completion of this class.

HVAC Retrofit Wiring
Passage of the “Limited Energy” bill in the State House and Senate allows our qualified members to do certain electrical work when replacing HVAC equipment. This 16 hour class is designed to prepare you to do this work safely.

HVAC Technician Certification
To qualify for ITI’s HVAC Technician certification examination, the eligible applicant must have: 1. Been approved as a Journeyperson by the local JATC. 2. Obtained and maintained a CFC card 3. Passed at least one of the following Industry Competency Exams (ICE): (a) Residential AC & Htg Equipment (b) Light Commercial AC & Htg Equipment or (c) Commercial Refrigeration. Contact us and reference this class to make arrangements to prepare for and attain this certification.

HVAC Master Mechanic Certification
To qualify for ITI’s HVAC Master Mechanic certification examination, the eligible applicant must: 1. Be an ITI Certified HVAC Mechanic and HVAC Technician. 2. Hold a Universal CFC card. 3. Have passed the NATE (North American Technician Excellence) test consisting of (a) the core test (b) the Air Conditioning Specialty elective test and (c) any two of following three electives or (d) the Heat Pump Specialty elective test: 1. Air Distribution Specialty 2. Gas Heating Specialty 3. Oil Heating Specialty. Contact us and reference this class to make arrangements to prepare for and attain this certification.

Hydronic Heating Systems Code Review
This 12 hour class is designed to provide the residential sheet metal worker with a more in depth knowledge of this portion of the International Mechanical Code. Some class time will be spent on areas of the code that pertain to in floor radiant heating and geothermal heat pump0 systems.

Lagging
Lagging is the process of covering and protecting insulation with sheet metal, plastic, and other materials. this 40 hour class will provide you with some much needed basic skills in this aspect of our trade. There is a tremendous amount of power plant, refinery, and other industrial type work that is in the works within Local 10 and also nationwide. These types of projects typicaly require a lot of lagging fabrication and insallation.

LEED Professional Accreditation
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Green Building is all over the industry news these days. This four hour class is an introduction to some of the specifics of building Green, the LEED rating system, and how to start the process to become a LEED Accredited Professional.

Load Calculations & Duct Design
This 16 hour class will focus on the proper method to calculate heat loss for a residential home using a Manual J workbook and spreadsheet. Information from the spreadsheet will be used to calculate the heat loss for each room, and the entire house. Duct design will incorporate information from the heat loss spreadsheet to design a duct system to distribute the correct amount of air to each room to satisfy the load

Mechanical Code Class
This 32 hour class is based on the new International Mechanical Code recently adopted by the state of Minnesota. This class will also help prepare you for the Twin Cities Warm Air & Ventilation Competency Exam. It’s also very helpful for foremen and superintendents as well as detailers and estimators. Participants in this class are required to provide their own codebook. For your convenience, codebooks will be available (at our cost) at the Training Center.

N.A.T.E. Exam Prep
North American Technician Excellence (NATE) certifications are widely recognized as the industry standard of excellence. If you are installing or servicing residential HVAC systems in particular, or commercially, these NATE patches tell the customer you are the best of the best. This eight hour class is intended for individuals who are currently working in the Service or TAB side of our industry, or have some extensive training in the servicing of HVAC systems. NATE certifications generate more work hours for us and more profits for our contractors. The exam will be scheduled for a date after the conclusion of this class.

OSHA 10 Certification
Take this training now! This is a 12 hour safety awareness class. You will receive the OSHA-10 certification card upon successful completion of the class. Owners and construction managers are increasingly requiring this card in order for you to work on their sites. If you are interested, contact the Training Center to get your name on the list for this class.

OSHA 30 Certification
This is a 32 hour safety awareness class. You will receive the OSHA-30 certification card upon successful completion of the class. More and more job specifications are requiring that at least one person per crew on the jobsite carry this certification. Put yourself in a good situation and get this card! If you are interested, contact the Training Center to get your name on the list for this class.

Plasma Table Operation
This 16 hour class is designed to teach you how to run a plasma table. You will learn how to draw a custom part on a computer, load it into the plasma table, and cut it. You will then learn to enter some stock HVAC type fittings and cut and label them. Some time will be spent learning how to read labels for forming as well so you learn all aspects of the table use, from data entry to forming up.

Power Limited Technician Upgrade Class
If you do hold the Minnesota Power Limited Technician license and your renewal date is before 12/1/09 you are required to earn 8 hours of continued eductation for renewal of the license. Any renewal dates after 12/1/09 require 16 hours of continued education. Don't let your license lapse,it cost more money to renow if you do!. This 8 hour class will give you the needed hours of upgrade training to maintain your license. Those that need 16 hours of continued education will be accommodated also. There is a registration deadline of minimum of two weeks prior to the scheduled start date of the class. Register early!

Project Management
This 24 hour class is designed to be an introduction todeveloping basic project management skills. Becoming a successful project manager takes plenty of on the job experience. Course content includes management and communications, construction documents, controlling costs, scheduling, productivity, legal considerations, budget estimating, project completion, etc.

QuickPen Sheet Metal Takeoff
This 32 hour class is designed to teach you how to use the QuickPen AutoBid Sheet Metal software and hardware. You will be taught to navigate through the system, create a new bid, “takeoff” duct systems, and generate reports. This class is limited to 12 students per class

Reading Plans and Specifications
This 24 hour class is designed to enhance your reading plans and specifications skills. The primary focus will be on interpreting mechanical, structural, and architectural drawings and related specifications.

Refrigerant Handling - CFC Certification
This is a 12 hour class with the test for certification on the last night. It is a difficult test and should not be taken without the course instruction first. This is not a “hands on” class, the material covered is all in the classroom. If you pass the test, you will hold the card that is the Environmental Protection Agency’s certification to purchase and handle refrigerants as outlined in Section 608 of the Clean Air Act. The fine for improperly handling refrigerants can beup to $10,000. We need to order tests for this class so … there is a registration deadline of a minimum of two weeks prior to the scheduled start date of the class. Register early!

Refrigerant Handling - Hands On
Now that you are EPA certified, the next step is to get some hands on experience. In this 16 hour class, you will install, charge, reclaim, and recover refrigerant in a split system. Component identification and review of the refrigerant cycle is also covered. You must have the CFC card in order to take this class.

Refrigeration Code Review
This is a 12 hour class that is designed to provide you with a more in depth knowledge of the refrigeration portion of the International Mechanical Code. This chapter in the code covers the design, installation, and construction of refrigeration systems that vaporize and liquefy a fluid during the refrigeration cycle.

Remedial Layout
This 12 hour class is structured to review basic layout procedures. If you have taken the Twin Cities Competency test in the past and failed to pass the drawing portion, this class will help you prepare to re-test. Bring drafting instruments and pencils to the first night of class, or they are available for purchase from the office prior to class start time.

Residential Furnace and Air Conditioner-Service
This 40 hour class is designed to give you some basic diagnostic and repair skills . We’ll be covering service calls & safety procedures, wiring diagrams, superheat & subcooling, A/C and furnace diagnosing, and troubleshooting electric & gas.

Servicing Environmental Systems I
SES I will focus on the core knowledge required for servicing HVAC systems. We’ll cover the basics of refrigeration systems, systems design, pressure/temperature relationships, electricity fundamentals, and controls. This 88 hour class or the equivalent in experience is a prerequisite for SES-II.

Servicing Environmental Systems II
SES II picks up where SES-I leaves off, going more in depth in all the fundamental areas of HVAC service, such as gas heating, air conditioning, and air distribution. Plenty of time will be spent on wiring diagrams, troubleshooting, and hands on work in this 88 hour class. North American Technician Excellence (N.A.T.E.) and Industry Competency Exam (I.C.E.) certifications will be attainable at the conclusion of this class.

Sheet Metal Pattern Development
This 20 hour class is structured along the lines of our Remedial Layout class but is designed to offer a little more in depth training for those individuals who may require it. Bring drafting instruments and pencils to the first night of class, or they are available for purchase from the office (prior to class start time).

Stainless Steel Welding & Finishing
This 56-hour class is designed to teach you some basic skills in TIG welding and grinding and finishing stainless steel to food grade (NSF) standards. Course content will include purge welding, warpage control, bend allowances, grinding and finishing, knowledge of tools and abrasives, common practices for fab and install, etc. This class is limited to 10 people. Two or three stainless steel projects are fabricated in this class. Time will be made available within this class for individuals who wish to learn how to weld ALUMINUM or other metals.

Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Air Systems (Basic)
This 72 hour class is designed to introduce the basics of TAB work to an individual, with lots of hands on applications. You will learn how to set up and use flow hoods, manometers, and many other testing instruments used daily by TAB technicians. In addition, you will learn how to test and balance various types of mechanical equipment along with their related duct systems. This is an excellent class for people who want to learn how to do TAB work, as well as for those people currently doing it.

Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Air Systems (Advanced)
This 56 hour class is designed to teach advanced TAB balancing skills and procedures to technicians with some balancing experience. Prerequisites for this class are our TAB-1 class or equivalent experience.

Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Hydronic Systems
This 40 hour class is designed to teach hydronics (the water side of TAB) balancing skills and procedures to technicians with some balancing experience. Prerequisites for this class are our TAB-1 class or equivalent experience. You do not need hydronics balancing experience to take this class.

Tab Technician Test Prep
This 16 hour class is designed to prepare people to take the ITI Certified TAB Technician written exams for air and hydronics. The exams will be scheduled for a date after the conclusion of this class. Prerequisites for this class are completion of the TAB-1 class above or equivalent field experience in testing and balancing.

Welding-General
This class is open to all members wishing to learn new weld skills, or enhance existing ones, whether it be oxy-fuel, stick, wire, or heliarc welding. Various certifications will be attainable within this class for those wishing to certify, including structural and lagging weld certs. The end date for this class will depend on the individual. You may want to come in for one night only to re-certify in a given process, the next person may spend a dozen nights practicing for the D1.1 Structural certification.