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Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training
2 quarters, 42.5 credits
 This program is designed to assist men and women, including those non-traditionally employed in the trade, to gain the skills needed to become 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.
Flagging and Forklift
Preparation for the flagging certification and forklift operator exams is offered as an integral part of the PACT program and is also available seperately as Continuing Education classes.
Flagging Certification
Prepares students for the road flagging certification examination. Students learn how to establish and maintain a safe traffic flow in a construction zone and understand both hazardous and safe behaviors involved in a variety of flagger situations. Students review the materials that are needed to successfully pass the Washington State three year flagger certification examination.
Forklift Operation and Certification
Trains students in the functions and parts of a forklift, OSHA forklift regulations, safety habits in forklift operation, and the proper picking, placing and moving of a variety of loads through the work site. Students will also take the test to become a Washington State certified forklift operator.
Gainful Employment Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course of study in the Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training Program students should be able to:
- Possess life skills such as punctuality, perseverance, positive attitude, and work ethic that will assure job success on a construction site.
- 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.
- Possess the necessary skills to pass a valid Washington State Driver's License prior to referral to an apprenticeship program.
- Possess the necessary skills to pass the King County Carpenter's Safety and Orientation Test prior to referral to an apprenticeship program.
- 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 and 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.
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Admission Policy
Students planning to study for occupations in the PACT Program are required to have a high school diploma or GED and must meet the required Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) scores. This is a Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) approved program.
Orientation
During the regular school year PACT orientation is held every Friday (except holidays) from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in room 102/103.
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