Apprentice Program for Dock Builders: Four Year Program
Descriptions and credit recommendations for all evaluated learning experiences
Version 1: 35 hours (1 week). Version 2: 40 hours (1 week).
Version 1: September 2002 - March 2018. Version 2: April 2018 - May 2023.
Version 1: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: describe a rigger's safety responsibilities on the jobsite; describe the limits of safe equipment operation; describe the basic construction and standard designs of wire rope; calculate working load limit (WLL) for various cables; identify and employ safe practices when rigging with wire, rope, chain, and slings; identify the construction and purpose of hardware equipment; inspect rigging equipment using industry standard criteria; identify standard types of cranes used in rigging operations and assist in safe crane setup; identify load conditions that result in a critical life using a capacity chart; and direct crane movement for rigging operations using appropriate hand or voice signals. Version 2: Students will be able to: describe a rigger's safety responsibilities on the jobsite; describe the limits of safe equipment operation; describe the basic construction and standard designs of wire rope; calculate working load limit (WLL) for various cables; identify and employ safe practices when rigging with wire, rope, chain, and slings; identify the construction and purpose of hardware equipment; inspect rigging equipment using industry standard criteria; identify standard types of cranes used in rigging operations and assist in safe crane setup; identify load conditions that result in a critical life using a capacity chart; and direct crane movement for rigging operations using appropriate hand or voice signals.
Version 1 and 2: This course addresses rigging safety, rigging hardware construction, rigging hardware inspection, knots, and rigging procedures. Apprentices work with different types of cranes and direct crane movements through voice and hand signals.
Version 1 and 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Carpentry or Construction Technology (11/07) (2/13 revalidation) (4/18 revalidation).
144 hours per year (576 hours total) of instruction; in addition, a minimum of 1,300 hours of approved work experience/internship (minimum 5,200 total work hours).
October 2016 – May 2023.
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to incorporate all learner outcomes from the four years of training.
Instruction focuses on major topics covered in the four-year program.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours per year (for all four years, maximum 16 hours upon completion of the program) as a technical elective in Carpentry or Construction Technology or related disciplines (10/20).
48 hours (12 weeks).
September 2002 - May 2023.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: discuss welding hazards and the safety measures required to guard against them on a construction site; discuss the electrode classification system; explain and properly use the electrode holders, guns, and torches appropriate to different types of welding and cutting; recognize the required and optional welding symbols and their instructions; describe welding techniques used with shielded metal arc welding (SMAW); and interpret bead examples.
This course provides current welding information and techniques to prepare students for employment in the welding field as well as for individuals who wish to upgrade their welding skills. Apprentices learn to operate basic equipment used in shielded metal arc welding and oxy-acetylene cutting, and are instructed in the choice of proper electrodes. Topics include terminology, critical temperatures, welding distortion and defects, blueprint reading for welders and joint design. The course combines lecture and lab and prepares students for industry certification exams.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours as a technical elective in Carpentry or Construction Technology (11/07) (2/13 revalidation) (4/18 revalidation).
Basic Print Reading (BC38A) or (GCC144); Advanced Print Reading (BC38B) or (GCC155): 35 hours (1 week).
Basic Print Reading (BC38A) or (GCC144); Advanced Print Reading (BC38B) or (GCC155): September 2002 - May 2023.
Basic Print Reading (GC38A) or (GCC144): Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: understand the language of blueprints; read and interpret lines, symbols, and details; and answer basic construction questions related to the layout and installation of materials at the job site. Advanced Print Reading (GC38B) or (GCC155): Students will be able to: develop additional accuracy in reading and interpreting blueprints; identify and locate material and equipment used during a commercial building project; and perform quantitative take-off and estimating of material. (This course expands and reinforces the principles introduced in Basic Print Reading).
Basic Print Reading (BC38A) or (GCC144): This course presents print reading fundamentals and print reading activities related to residential construction. The major topics covered in the course are concepts, symbols, abbreviations, and sketching principles in blueprints. Advanced Print Reading (BC38B) or (GCC155): This course focuses on commercial drawings and expands and reinforces the principles introduced in Basic Print Reading. The ability to read plumbing, electrical and mechanical drawings is a basic requirement for career advancement because it enables carpenters to coordinate on the job site with other trades. This course introduces apprentices to the many types of drawings and specifications that may be utilized for the construction of a project, including written specifications, foundation and floor plans, exterior and interior elevations, structural and mechanical plans, electrical plans, and a variety of schedules. This course also introduces layout and quantitative take off and estimating. (Prerequisite: Basic Print Reading).
Basic Print Reading (BC38A) or (GCC144); Advanced Print Reading (BC38B) or (GCC155): In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours as a technical elective in Carpentry or Construction Technology (11/07) (2/13 revalidation) (4/18 revalidation). NOTE: Both courses must be completed to receive credit.
Course 1: 35 hours in one week. Course 2: 35 hours in one week.
October 2016 - May 2023.
Course 1: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: fabricate, install, and cut sheet piling, install, and remove bracing, utilize a builder’s level - in accordance with blueprint specifications using proven work practices. Successful completion of the course will qualify apprentices under federal and local law to assist in the erection, dismantling, repair, maintenance, or modification of a bridge abutment. Course 2: Same as course 1 with additional learning related to modification of a cofferdam.
Course 1 and 2: This course introduces apprentices to the fundamental aspects of the installation of sheet pile, piling, hardware, cutting, and blueprint comprehension while adhering to safety practices.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours as a technical elective in Carpentry or Construction Technology (10/20). NOTE: Both courses must be completed to receive credit.
Course 1 and 2: 35 hours (1 week).
Course 1 and 2: September 2002 - May 2023.
Course 1: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:fabricate, erect, and brace various wood and steel forms for footings, piers, and walls in accordance with blueprint specifications using proven work practices. Course 2: Students will be able to: understand the process involved in building layout, concrete placement, and slab reinforcement; identify and define terms and materials used in concrete formwork construction; construct necessary formwork used in concrete placement for slabs; identify basic materials used in deck form construction; construct job-build deck form components; identify different concrete stairways, stair forms, and stairway arrangements; perform all calculations for an accurately laid out stairway; identify materials and processes for building stair forms for concrete stairways, form stripping and concrete finishing for concrete stairways; and exhibit safe work practices when constructing and stripping slab, deck forms, and stair forms.
Course 1: This course introduces apprentices to the fundamental aspects of concrete formwork, including formwork materials, form hardware, and formwork safety practices. Course 2: This course builds upon the basic principles governing concrete formwork explored and practiced in Concrete Forms I. Hands-on building projects include the layout and erection of columns, beams, and slabs. Apprentices also learn how to calculate tread and riser layout to build and erect a stair form.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours as a technical elective in Carpentry or Construction Technology (10/20). NOTE: Both courses must be completed to receive credit.
40 hours.
October 2016 - May 2023.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will achieve credentials recognized by the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA), Center to Protect Workers Rights, and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Learners gain insight of regulatory law that envelopes Hazardous Waste Sites, and they become knowledgeable of these entities’ mandates. Trainees are subjected to physical and written examinations and must complete the course with satisfactory results. Students dress in three modes/levels of Hazardous Waste gear and rotate through stations to simulate a situational awareness of proper dressing techniques. Also, students will be able to explain the fire triangle and its element, explosive limits, the PH scale, oxygen enriched and deficient atmospheres, health effects of exposure, control measures, and levels of protection. In addition, the trainees will demonstrate the propter doffing (putting on) and doffing (taking off) respirators and the different levels of hazardous waste suits. Students will comprehend the different site zones conducive of and mandated by regulatory law.
Instruction includes lectures utilizing PowerPoints and manuals provided to students that demonstrate various techniques such as, proper dressing, inspection, and donning and doffing respirators. The facilitation of this course concludes with a written assessment and physical application of learned techniques. Topics include; legal rights and responsibilities, hazard communication, monitoring and sampling, respirators, decontamination, confined space, and safe work practices are emphasized.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hours as a technical elective in Carpentry or Construction Technology (10/20).
21 hours (1 week).
September 2012 - May 2023.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify and define physical and health hazards and toxicity of chemicals; recognize an emergency and take appropriate steps to prevent injury; perform basic first aid and secure injured person(s) until emergency personnel arrive; identify and demonstrate standard precautions to reduce the risk of disease transmission; list the responsibilities of a competent and qualified person and various government and private agencies who monitor and regulate scaffold erection; describe various types of fall protection systems utilized by scaffold users, erectors, and dismantlers; state principles governing the use of powder activated tools, including correct firing and maintenance; pass a HILTI Power Actuated Tool Operator's Exam; provide a broad understanding of what green building is and what it is not (challenges, advantages, and disadvantages); adopt a general understanding of the structure of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA), including International, District Council, Local Unions, Bylaws, Constitution, Consent Decree, Stipulation, and Order.
Training is conducted by OSHA-certified instructors and begins with an introduction to the federal regulatory requirements that govern work site safety and conditions. Students are introduced to scaffolding systems and their regulations, standards, and safety issues and provided with Hilti Powder Actuated Tool Training. The course transitions into green building and ends with trade union awareness. Upon successful completion of the course, apprentices will be awarded the OSHA 10-hour Construction Industry Certificate and the 4-hour Supported Scaffold User Certification.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour as Technical Elective in Carpentry or Construction Technology (11/13) (1/19 revalidation). NOTE: If taken with ICRA: Health Care in Construction (GCC555), in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours as Technical Elective in Carpentry or Construction Technology.
35 hours (1 week).
September 2005 - May 2023.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to learn and apply the federal regulatory requirements for worker safety on construction sites.
This course creates awareness of hazards associated with the construction site and instructs apprentices with the knowledge and skills necessary to minimize injury. It covers federal regulatory requirements that govern worksite safety and conditions. Upon successful completion of the course, apprentices will be awarded an OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Certificate.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Carpentry or related discipline (2/23) (4/18 revalidation) (10/20 revalidation).
35 Hours, one week.
October 2016 – May 2023.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: become familiar with common rigging and wood working terms. In addition, the pupil will be refamiliarized with basic math and applications related to rigging. In addition, the student will be better qualified to achieve success in the rigging course.
This course introduces apprentices to the fundamental aspects of rigging and computations applied to rigging.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hours in Carpentry or Construction Technology (10/20).
