Courses
Pre-Technical and Basic Industrial Skills
Course #: Block X21
Duration: 30 hours
What Students Learn: This module of six study units offers the trainee arithmetic and basic mathematics, metric measurement, and calculator fundamentals. The Metric System is an introductory unit which includes metric conversions. Problem exercises and examples in this module are presented in on-the-job scenarios with applications drawn from the industrial context.
Components: Addition and Subtraction (186008); Multiplication and Division (186009); Fractions, Percents, Proportions, and Angles (186010); Metric System (186011); Formulas (186012); Introduction to Algebra (186013);
Special Notes: This updated course replaces lessons contained within Practical Math and Measurements, Block X01. Each study unit contains a progress examination.
Course #: 186008
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: 186009
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: 186010
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: 186011
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: 186012
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: 186013
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: Block X22
Duration: 25 hours
What Students Learn: The five lessons in this block present the trainee with a broad overview of measurements found in an industrial setting. In addition to the basic measurements of length, temperature, energy, force, and power, the trainee will learn how materials are measured and handled in bulk quantities. Fluid measurements include the measuring of fluid flow, fluid pressure, and fluid level. All lessons include the metric conversions in addition to the English units.
Components: Temperature Measurement (186023); Linear and Distance Measurement (186021); Bulk Measurement (186022); Energy, Force, and Power (186024); Fluid Measurement (186025);
Special Notes: This updated course replaces the X0105 to X0109 lessons found in Practical Math and Measurements, Block X01. Each study unit contains a progress examination.
Course #: 186021
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: 186022
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: 186024
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: 186025
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: 186036
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: 186001
Duration: 5 hours
What Students Learn: Preview
A thorough knowledge of safe practices is an important part of working in any industrial setting. Every industrial worker should be familiar with accident prevention techniques, fire safety mehods, and the use of personal protective equipment.
Injuries in the workplace cost many millions of dollars in medical costs, lost wages, and production losses each year. Many injuries can be prevented by understanding how accidents and injuries can occur. This study unit is designed to help trainees understand why safety is so important, and to present students with information about safety that goes beyond common sense.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 186002
Duration: 5 hours
What Students Learn: Preview
This study unit deals with the safe use of chemicals in the workplace. The two primary causes of chemical accidents are the misuse of chemicals and the improper disposal of chemical wastes. Understanding the hazards that chemicals can create is the first step in protecting people from harm.
The main goal of this study unit is to provide students with sound, practical knowledge about chemical use and disposal, both in the workplace and at home. You will learn how to recognize common chemical hazards and how to deal with them. Trainees will learn how to perform a job analysis to look for potential chemical dangers in your daily taks. Finally, people will learn how to take precautions to avoid chemical accidents and make all jobs as safe as possible.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 186003
Duration: 5 hours
What Students Learn: Preview
Fires are the most destructive and expensive of all accidents. However, fires can be effectvely prevented through the combined use of technology and common sense. By understanding how fires get started and how to extinguish them, students will have much of the knowledge needed to protect people from fire. This study unit will introduce trainees to the information you need to practice fire safety and prevention in the workplace.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 186006
Duration: 5 hours
What Students Learn: Preview
This study unit introduces the safe techniques and work practices commonly used when handling manufacturing and industrial materials. Trainees will learn the procedures necessary to avoid physical injury to yourself and those working with you, for both manual handling methods and mechanical handling methods. You will also learn procedures that minimize damage to the materials being moved and to facility property. Knowing the proper procedures will also give you the insight to decide when mechanical handling is necessary, or preferred, over traditional physical handling.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 186005
Duration: 5 hours
What Students Learn: Preview
This study unit will introduce students to many workplace situations that require you to work safely with electricity. You will learn how and why electricity can be dangerous. Trainees will also learn about various methods used for protection. Safety begins with the careful installation of electrical components by means of approved wiring methods. You should use safety procedures and practices that insulate you from electricity's power anytime you work with, or near, electrical equipment and components.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: VB06XX
Duration: 1.12 hours
What Students Learn: Electricity is unforgiving! It is important that every student, trainee and mechanic know the dangers and precautions before they step onto the shop floor. This most important program contains the vital information employees working with electricity should know before they get started. Dramatic interviews with survivors of electrical accidents, combined with a crisp pace and vivid images, will keep students glued to their seats.
Components: The Shock Emergency (VB0602); Emergency Response (VB0604); Electricity Can Kill (VB0601); The Importance of Grounding (VB0603);
Special Notes: This video series is available in a Spanish version.
Course #: 186034
Duration: 5 hours
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Course #: 2520A-D
Duration: 40 hours
What Students Learn: PART 1 (2520A). Cutting Tools; Efficient Machining; Workpiece Holding Devices; Machine Tool; Machine Tool Controls.
PART 2 (2520B). Powder Metallurgy; Casting Process; Plastics and Rubber; Hot Working of Metals; Cold Working of Metals.
PART 3 (2520C). Heat Treatment; Welding Techniques; Magneforming; Electrical and Chemical Machining; Ultrasonics; Surface Protection.
PART 4 (2520D). Metrology Caliper; Micrometer; Gage Blocks; Optical Flat; Sine Plate; Automatic Assembly.
Course #: 6720A-B
Duration: 20 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Print Reading (6719A-B); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (6720A). Unilateral and Bilateral Tolerances; Reading Detail Working Drawings; Pulley Bar: Studying the Print, Material Needed, Machining Operations; Idler Shaft: Reading the Print, Producing the Idler Shaft; Wheel Puller: Plate Details and Layout, Machining Operations, Finishing Operations.
PART 2 (6720B). Examples of Prints: Bumper Band, Door-Latch Bracket, Roller; Chain Tightener, Bracket, Lateral; Gears: Spur-Gear Terms, Bevel-Gear Terms, Detail Drawing of Bevel Pinion, Worm and Worm Wheel, Assembly Drawings, Machining Operations, Assembly Procedures.
Course #: 186052
Duration: 5 hours
Course Prerequisites: Trades Safety: Getting Started (186001); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Preview
In the first part of a students introduction to hand tools, you'll learn about various types of tools as well as how to use them safely. You'll also learn how workpieces are held in place, the manner in which workpieces are marked prior to actually starting a given job, and how to make the most of a workbench's many useful features.
Next, students will be introduced to a group of hand tools which most technicians use on a daily basis -- wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers, and hammers. Again, you'll learn the correct ways to safely use and take care of these tools. Equally important, students will learn how not to use these tools and the results of their improper use.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 186053
Duration: 5 hours
Course Prerequisites: Trades Safety: Getting Started (186001); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Preview
In this study unit, we'll continue the discussion of hand tools commonly used by technicians. While a broad range of technicians use many of the tools discussed here, such as chisels and punches, many others are more specialized and are commonly used by maintenance and machine trades technicians.
Students will learn how to choose the correct chisel or punch for the job, how to care for it, and use it safely.
Next, you'll learn about the variety of different cutting tools such as snips, knives, and hacksaws. Another important group of tools is shaping tools, such as files. Students will learn the different types of files, and again, how to care for them, and use them safely.
Also discussed in this unit are various specialized maintenance tools. These are tools used for specific types of maintenance jobs such as pulling or prying objects from machines, safely inspecting machines, and retrieving objects in areas that aren't easily accessible to the technician.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 186068
Duration: 10 hours
What Students Learn: Purpose and Language of Measurement; Scale Instruments and Accessories; Vernier Caliper; Micrometers, Gages, and Protractors.
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Course #: 186054
Duration: 5 hours
Course Prerequisites: Trades Safety: Getting Started (186001); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Preview
The electric drill is one of the most widely used power tools. It has many uses and is simple to operate. Electric drills can be found in a variety of shapes and sizes, from a light household duty to the heavy-duty industrial grade hand drill and drill press. One variation of the electric drill is the hammer drill or rotary hammer. The hammer drill is a tool used for making holes in concrete and masonry.
Grinders are commonly used for shaping and finishing metal and other materials. Hand grinders are available in sizes ranging from those designed to do the intricate work of the die grinder to that of the 7-inch heavy-duty disc grinder. Bench grinders are standard equipment in most shops, ranging from a 6-inch bench model to the heavy-duty 12-inch pedestal grinder.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 186055
Duration: 5 hours
Course Prerequisites: Trades Safety: Getting Started (186001); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Preview
Power cutting tools fall into two categories: portable and stationary. Portable and stationary cutting tools perform many similar operations, but portable tools, carried easily by hand, are used most often at the job site. Stationary tools are used in workshops and on plant tools. Stationary saws range in size from small shop jigsaws to huge band saws used in paper mills to saw large trees into lumber. This unit introduces students to the most common portable power saws used in construction and repair work, namely circular, saber, jig-, and reciprocating saws, and the stationary cutting tools found in most maintenance and fabrication shops.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 186056
Duration: 5 hours
Course Prerequisites: Trades Safety: Getting Started (186001); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Preview
Pneumatic tools are used in many areas of maintenance, construction, and production work. These tools harness the power of compressed air and convert this power to useful work. Compressed air can be a very powerful energy source. However, due to this power, you must be extremely careful when using these tools.
Pneumatic tools are normally made much heavier than standard-duty hand and power tools. You will notice this fact as soon as you lift an impact wrench or framing nailer. The cases of the tools are made intentionally heavy to contain the stresses of the impact hammers or piston and to absorb the normal day-to-day abuse that the tool takes. You have probably seen someone remove a tire's lug nuts with a pneumatic impact wrench. The operator picks up the wrench and blasts off four or five bolts. Next, the wrench is dropped the six inches or so to the floor while the operator's hands move to quickly grab the wheel and rim. Come back to this same shop a year later, and you will probably see the same wrench being used after thousands of tires have come and gone. The tool's case may be nicked and grooved, but if properly cleaned and lubricated, the tool could last for many thousand more tires.
This text discusses the selection, use and safe practices of using different types of pneumatic tools.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 006026
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Electrical Wiring Practices (086E02);
What Students Learn: Electricians' Equipment: Basic Hand Tools; Wire-Working Tools; Conduit-Working Tools; Power Tools; Knowledge as a Tool with Basic Introduction to the Metric System; Units of Electricity; Static Electricity; Electric Current, Measuring Instruments, and the Symbols and Terminology Used by Electricians.
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Course #: 186057
Duration: 5 hours
Course Prerequisites: Trades Safety: Getting Started (186001); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Preview
Trades people must keep their hand tools in good working condition. They must follow a regular maintenance schedule for servicing them. Tools with cutting edges must have the edges sharpened. Other tools must be trued and shaped for their special uses. Screwdrivers, chisels, punches, snips, and twist drills are shaped or sharpened on a grinding machine.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 186058
Duration: 5 hours
Course Prerequisites: Trades Safety: Getting Started (186001); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Preview
A person who does not really know the workings of industry might think that hand tools are not used that much any more. That is not so; in a maintenance job, trades people will use hand tools to do many different tasks. Hand tools are necessary for superior craftsmanship, and ideal for many maintenance operations. With hand tools, you supply the power and guide the tool.
This study unit focuses on the basic hand tools used when working with wood. Which woodworking hand tool you use will depend on the work you are doing. Often the same job can be done equally well with different tools.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 186059
Duration: 5 hours
Course Prerequisites: Trades Safety: Getting Started (186001); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Preview
The correct use of routers, power planers, and sanders will be important to trades people in your maintenance job. You will cut contours and irregular shapes on both edges and surfaces with the portable router; or you will plane doors, lumber, and assembled work accurately with the portable power planer. Trades people will also finish wood, metal, and plastic, and prepare surfaces for painting with power sanders.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 186060
Duration: 5 hours
Course Prerequisites: Trades Safety: Getting Started (186001); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Preview
Maintenance work involves hoisting or lifting and moving machines, and other heavy loads. A new machine may have to be moved in, and installed on its foundation; a broken machine may have to be hoisted and taken to the maintenance area for repair. For such work, trades people will need hoisting equipment, plus certain accessories, such as rope and chain slings. Therefore, it is important for trainees to be familiar with the common types of hoisting equipment and slings.
In maintenance work, you will often have to remove parts, such as gears and bearings, from an assembly. Pullers are very useful tools for such purposes. The commonly used pullers are of the jaw and push types.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 286085
Duration: 5 hours
Course Prerequisites: Trades Safety: Getting Started (186001); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Preview
The purpose of a preventive maintenance program is to locate possible machine or equipment faults before the machine fails.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: 286086
Duration: 5 hours
Course Prerequisites: Trades Safety: Getting Started (186001); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Preview
How to implement a preventive maintenance (PM) program is just as important as the why and when of such a program. It doesn't pay to create a well thought out and scheduled PM program only to have the lubrication, inspection, or repair tasks performed improperly. The objective of this unit is to show you how to perform these tasks safely and properly. This will include showing you typical PM tasks as they are performed on common industrial equipment.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:
Course #: Block X08
Duration: 56 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Hand and Power Tools (Block X04); Industrial Safety (Block X23);
What Students Learn: This block presents the trainee with a broad overview of the basic industrial skills and knowledge needed by an entry level machinist. Skilled workers, such as electricians, pipefitters, and mechanics, whose duties include the maintenance and repair of machine tools, can benefit through cross training, from taking this course. The course starts with shop math and measurements, and applies these concepts to shop drawings, blueprint reading, layout, and metal cutting. On-the-job tasks, such as working with metal cutting machinery - milling machines, drilling machines, lathes, grinders, and CNC machine tools - are described in detail. Safety procedures relating to job tasks using metal shop machinery are an essential part of this course.
Components: Practical Shop Math, Part 1 (X0801); Practical Shop Math, Part 2 (X0802); Practical Shop Measurement (X0803); Safe Shop Practices (X0804); Properties and Classifications of Metals (X0805); Using Shop Drawings, Process, and Routing Sheets, Part 1 (X0806); Using Shop Drawings, Process, and Routing Sheets, Part 2 (X0807); Layout (X0808); Metal Cutting and Machine Tooling, Part 1 (X0809); Metal Cutting and Machine Tooling, Part 2 (X0810); Metal Cutting Machinery, Part 1 (X0811); Metal Cutting Machinery, Part 2 (X0812); Fundamentals of Grinding (X0813); CNC Machine Tool Features and Applications (X0814); Progress Examination Booklet (X0820); Progress Examination (X0821); Progress Examination (X0822); Progress Examination (X0823);
Course #: X0801
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0802
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0803
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0804
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0805
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0806
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0807
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0808
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0809
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0810
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0811
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0812
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0813
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
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Course #: X0814
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:
Course #: 186007
Duration: 5 hours
What Students Learn: Preview
In this study unit, trainees will gain a better understanding of the work practices necessary to operate industrial machinery, such as a bench-top drill press or a ten ton mechancial poewer press, safely. You will learn how the principles and practices used to keep ypu safe from injury can be incorporated into your daily routine.
Providing a safe work enviornment is the responsibility of the employer. It is the employees responsibility to work safely at all times, especially when using power driven machinery. Awareness and sound practice of the safety procedures you'll learn offer your best defense against workplace injuries. In this study unit, students will learn the skills needed to become a productive and safe industrial machine operator.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to: