A-CON 95B MC3 Pre-Apprenticeship Essentials Instruction

Units: 4
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
Grade Options: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
This classroom/lab is designed to prepare students to move successfully into the Construction Building Trades Apprenticeship. Students learn introductory construction skills used by Sheet Metal Workers, Electricians, Painters, Plumber/Pipefitters, Iron Workers, Masons, Operating Engineers, and more. Through in-person expert demonstrations for each trade while under the guidance of their instructor, students grind iron, walk iron beams, assemble rebar, and operate a backhoe, vertical scissor lift, and/or an articulating scissor lift, students join pipe, assemble sheet metal, pull conductors, and paint. Students also prepare resumes for work applications. Students may also learn about other building trades via special guest speakers. Units earned in this course do not count toward the Associate degree.