Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training
660 Clock Hours

 
Iron WorkerFormerly Multiple Trades; this program is designed to assist adult men and women, especially people of color, to gain the skills to be successful competitors for building and construction trade apprenticeship programs. Participants learn trade skills, which are relevant to the work-site of various trade occupations.

Topics include construction terminology, industrial safety and trades math. Students also learn forklift operation, and road flagging. Emphasis is on learning skills and adopting positive attitudes that lead to becoming a productive member of any work-site team or organization.

Subjects and activities that focus on building habits for success include personal learning styles, time management, understanding non-verbal communication, initiative taking, group-team communication, line/staff/team organization, etc.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course of study in the Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training Program students should be able to:
  1. Possess life skills such as punctuality, perseverance, positive attitude, and work ethic that will assure job success on a construction site.
  2. Possess skills to become indentured in a state-approved construction trades apprenticeship program. These skills are specific to each apprenticeship program and may include practice with hand tools, power tools, doing math problems, interview skills, tool and material identification, and resume preparation, among others.
  3. Possess the necessary skills to pass a valid Washington State Driver's License prior to referral to an apprenticeship program.
  4. Possess the necessary skills to pass the King County Carpenter's Safety and Orientation Test prior to referral to an apprenticeship program.
  5. Possess the necessary skills and hours requirements to achieve certifications in the following prior to referral to an apprenticeship program:
    ·    Forklift Operation
    ·    Flagger (traffic control)
    ·    Industrial First Aid and CPR
    ·    OSHA 10
Steps To Success
New construction projects are starting daily in the Seattle, King County, Metropolitan area. The program at SVI offers immediate training for people interested in working in the construction industry and earning livable wages that lead to wage progression.
 
Admission Policy
Students planning to study for occupations in the PACT Program are not required to have a high school diploma or GED but must meet the required Career Programs Assessment Test (CPAt) score. This is a Veterans Administration (VA) approved program.

Orientation
Building Trades Orientation is held every Friday from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in room 102/103.

course #  course titlehours
 
Quarter I 330.5
MTA 160Job Construction Skills30.5
MTA 167Construction Trades Training I52.5
MTA 165Road Flagging Certification7.5
MTA 164Industrial First Aid/CPR8.5
MTA 162Trades Math I69.5
MTA 168Construction Trades Training II60.5
MTA 172Forklift Operation and Certification15.5
MTA 174Tools and Material ID and Handling30.5
MTA 177Fitness and Nutrition I43.5
MTA 179OSHA 10 Safety Certification15.5
 
Quarter II 330.5
MTA 161Construction Job Readiness90.5
MTA 163Blueprint Reading60.5
MTA 169Construction Trades Training III30.5
MTA 170ASSET Preparation30.5
MTA 175Forms and Grades30.5
MTA 176Trades Math II45.5
MTA 178Fitness and Nutrition II45.5
 
 

 
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