Joint Apprentice Training Committee Sheet Metal Workers, Local Union 28

Overview

The Joint Apprentice Training Committee Sheet Metal Workers, Local Union 28, an NCCRS member since December 1993, operates a training program for men and women who wish to become journey person sheet metal workers.

The journey person sheet metal workers are responsible for the drafting, shop fabrication, field installation and maintenance of all types of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and all types of architectural sheet metal fabrication and installation in residential, commercial and industrial buildings in the five boroughs of New York City and Nassau/Suffolk Counties on Long Island.

Candidates for apprenticeship are required to successfully complete a 240 hour, six-month pre-indenture course of study prior to their indenture as apprentices. Individuals indentured into the Apprentice Program must attend related training classes for a period of five years for 160 hours per year. Courses are designed to sequentially improve apprentices’ skill levels in math, drafting, blueprint reading, shop layout and fabrication, and welding. All apprentices are required to pass a competency test for each year of training before moving on to the next level.

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Titles of all evaluated learning experiences

Sheet Metal Apprenticeship and Related Instruction

Source of Official Student Records

Director of Training

139-20 Jamaica Avenue

Regional Training Center

Jamaica, NY 11435

United States

Organization Website

Descriptions and credit recommendations for all evaluated learning experiences

Sheet Metal Apprenticeship and Related Instruction

Location:

139-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY.

Length:

Version 1: 640 hours (160 hours per year, one 40 hour week every three months). Version 2, 3 and 4: 880 hours (240 hours of pre-indenture training, 40 hours per week over 6 weeks; 640 hours of apprenticeship training, 160 hours per year involving one 40-hour week every three months). Version 5 and 6: Phase 1: 960 hours (240 hours of pre-indenture training, 40 hours per week for 4 consecutive weeks; Phase 2: 80 hours per week for 10 weeks; 720 hours of apprenticeship training, 40 hours per week every 3 months for 4 1/2 years (160 hours per year and 80 hours in the fifth year).

Dates:

Version 1: August 1988 - January 1997. Version 2: February 1993 - August 1998. Version 3: September 1998 - August 2002. Version 4: August 2003 - August 2014. Version 5: September 2014 - August 2019. Version 6: September 2019 - Present.

Instructional delivery format:

Traditional classroom model

Learner Outcomes:

Version 1, 2, 3, and 4: Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to: perform all duties of a journey person sheet metal worker; shop tasks include layout, fabrication, assembly, welding, and soldering; field work tasks including blueprint reading, and installation of duct work, dampers, control devices, and architectural sheet metal. Version 5 and 6: Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to: layout and fabricate basic sheet metal fillings; acquire OSHA-30 certification; pass competency exams and be indentured as apprentice with The Department of Labor; demonstrate a proficiency in using hand tools; correctly identify sheet metal fittings on shop and mechanical drawings; layout and fabricate complex sheet metal fittings using triangulation and parallel line development; acquire Certificate of Fitness G-60 Use of Flammable Gas; acquire Certificate of Fitness F-60 for Torch Operations; accurately read architectural blueprints; use a mechanical drawing to create a shop drawing showing the plan and elevation views of a simple duct run prod elevation drawings; accurately outline sheet metal welding practices and demonstrate proper use of PPE in the welding shop; demonstrate basic welding skills needed to fabricate duct using MIG GTAW process; estimate costs involved to fabricate and install a small HVAC system; describe and fabricate various types of architectural sheet metal items used in roofing shop; acquire Fire and Life Safety Level 1 and 2 Technician Certification; correctly identify instruments needed in Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) HVAC systems; accurately demonstrate basic welding skills needed to acquire American Welding Society GMAW D9.1 certification; correctly describe inner workings of a computer; demonstrate familiarity with AutoCAD interface, MEP, and HVAC specific programs; identify and sketch components of an HVAC system; accurately read equipment and schematic drawings; correctly demonstrate the use of Cartesian Coordinate System; accurately identify information on Architectural, Mechanical, and Structural drawings relevant to creating a sheet metal shop; correctly use contract specifications to develop shop standards; acquire EPA 608 compliance certification; use psychometric chart to determine relative humidity, dry and wet bulb temperatures and enthalphy; explain the relationship between voltage, amperage, resistance, and ohm's; correctly use formulas to calculate heat transfer and power; accurately demonstrate how fan curves are used in testing and balancing; identify common fans and their applications; identify the components of a hydronic system; correctly demonstrate basic welding skills needed to acquire American Welding Society GMAW D9.1 Stainless Steel metal; demonstrate the correct procedure for conducting a pressure test on ductwork; use pump laws to determine break horse power gallons per minute and pressure differential in a hydronic system; accurately measure pressure and flows in a hydronic system; demonstrate proportional air balancing on a duct system; correctly identify components of computer hardware and maintenance and demonstrate basic and advanced understanding of Microsoft Office applications; demonstrate understanding of project correspondence and effective writing; identify team members and their responsibilities within construction management and job documents; correctly outline proper techniques and equipment for use during field measuring; outline the process of coordination and the related three-dimensional software; correctly calculate heating and cooling loads for a residential duct system; accurately describe electronic and pneumatic control circuits; list proper evacuation practices; and demonstrate the task for inspecting and servicing the residential HVAC systems.

Instruction:

Version 1 and 2: Drafting: linework; lettering; geometric constructions; orthographic projections; elevations; shop drawings; single line drawings; job sketching (by computer); introduction to Versacad. HVAC systems: duct systems; central air conditioning equipment; electromechanical devices; control systems; HVAC systems; properties of air; refrigeration cycle; heat load and cooling load calculations; testing and balancing. Industrial safety: shop safety considerations; material handling; federal safety standards; Red Cross CPR/First Aid training. Print reading: architectural plans; electrical plans; structural drawings; mechanical drawings; sheet metal drawings; plan-elevation-sections. Sheet metal working and installation: shop equipment; materials; hand tools; soldering; shop fabrication procedures; safe shop practices; power equipment; laying out patterns and fabrication of ducts, elbows, transitions, offsets, gutters, louvers, and architectural sheet metal; field installation and safety; duct installation; HVAC installation; ceiling installation. Technical math: fractions; decimals; use of algebraic formulas; geometry of right triangles; calculator use. Welding processes: oxyacetylene welding; shielded metal arc welding; welding safety; welding power sources; electrode codes; arc initiation; running beads; flat, vertical down, vertical up, and overhead positions; carbon arc; flame cutting; GMAW (gas metal arc welding) process; GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding) process. Version 3: Drafting: linework; lettering; geometric constructions; orthographic projections; elevations; shop drawings; single line drawings; job sketching (by computer); introduction to AutoCAD. HVAC systems: duct systems; central air conditioning equipment; electromechanical devices; control systems; properties of air; refrigeration cycle; heat load and cooling load calculations; testing and balancing; servicing. Industrial safety: shop safety considerations; material handling; federal safety standards; Red Cross CPR/First Aid training. Print reading: architectural plans; electrical plans; structural drawings; mechanical drawings; sheet metal drawings; plan-elevation-sections. Sheet metal working and installation: shop equipment; materials; hand tools; soldering; shop fabrication procedures; safe shop practices; power equipment; plasma arc cutting using computer control; laying out patterns and fabrication of ducts, elbows, transitions, offsets, gutters, louvers, and architectural sheet metal; field installation and safety; duct installation; HVAC installation; ceiling installation. Technical math: fractions; decimals; use of algebraic formulas; geometry of right triangles; calculator use. Welding processes: oxyacetylene welding; shielded metal arc welding; welding safety; welding power sources; electrode codes; arc initiation; running beads; flat, vertical down, vertical up, and overhead positions; carbon arc; flame cutting; GMAW (gas metal arc welding) process; GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding) process. Version 4, 5 and 6: Drafting: linework; lettering; geometric constructions; orthographic projections; elevations; shop drawings; single line drawings; job sketching (by computer); introduction to AutoCAD. HVAC systems: duct systems; central air conditioning equipment; electromechanical devices; control systems; properties of air; refrigeration cycle; heat load and cooling load calculations; testing and balancing; servicing. Industrial safety: Shop safety considerations; material handling; federal safety standards; Red Cross CPR/First Aid training. Print reading: architectural plans; electrical plans; structural drawings; mechanical drawings; sheet metal drawings; plan-elevation-sections. Sheet metal working and installation: shop equipment; materials; hand tools; soldering; shop fabrication procedures; safe shop practices; power equipment; plasma arc cutting using computer control; laying out patterns and fabrication of ducts, elbows, transitions, offsets, gutters, louvers, and architectural sheet metal; field installation and safety; duct installation; HVAC installation; ceiling installation. Technical math: fractions; decimals; use of algebraic formulas; geometry of right triangles; calculator use. Welding processes: oxyacetylene welding; shielded metal arc welding; welding safety; welding power sources; electrode codes; arc initiation; running beads; flat, vertical down, vertical up, and overhead positions; carbon arc; flame cutting; GMAW (gas metal arc welding) process; GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding) process.

Credit recommendation:

Version 1 and 2: In the associate degree/certificate category, 23 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 3 semester hours in HVAC Systems, 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 3 semester hours in Print Reading, 8 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation, 3 semester hours in Technical Math, 2 semester hours in Welding, or in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 14 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 8 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation, and 2 semester hours in Welding (12/93). Version 3: In the associate degree/certificate category, 27 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 6 semester hours in HVAC Systems (3 lecture, 3 shop), 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 3 semester hours in Print Reading, 9 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (3 lecture, 6 shop), 3 semester hours in Technical Math, 2 semester hours in Welding, OR in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 21 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 6 semester hours in HVAC Systems (3 lecture, 3 shop) 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 9 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (3 lecture, 6 shop), and 2 semester hours in Welding (11/98 revalidation). Version 4: In the associate degree/certificate category, 25 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 4 semester hours in HVAC, 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 4 semester hours in Print Reading, 5 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (2 lecture, 3 shop), 2 semester hours in Technical Math, 2 semester hours in Welding, 3 semester hours in CAD, and 1 semester hour as general technical elective; OR in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 21 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 4 semester hours in HVAC Systems, 1 semester hour in Industrial Safety, 2 semester hours in Print Reading, 5 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (2 lecture, 3 shop), 2 semester hours in Welding, 3 semester hours in CAD, and 1 semester hour as general technical elective (8/03 revalidation) (4/09 revalidation). Version 5: In the associate/certificate degree/ category, 27 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 4 semester hours in HVAC, 2 semester hours in Industrial Safety, 4 semester hours in Print Reading, 5 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (2 lecture, 3 shop), 2 semester hours in Technical Math, 3 semester hours in Welding, 3 semester hours in CAD, and 1 semester hour as general technical elective; OR in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 23 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 4 semester hours in HVAC Systems, 2 semester hours in Industrial Safety, 2 semester hours in Print Reading, 5 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (2 lecture, 3 shop), 3 semester hours in Welding, 3 semester hours in CAD, and 1 semester hour as general technical elective (9/14 revalidation). Version 6: In the associate/certificate degree category, 28 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 4 semester hours in HVAC, 3 semester hours in Construction Safety, 4 semester hours in Print Reading, 5 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (2 lecture, 3 shop), 2 semester hours in Technical Math, 3 semester hours in Welding, 3 semester hours in CAD, and 1 semester hour as general technical elective; OR in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 24 semester hours, distributed as follows: 3 semester hours in Drafting, 4 semester hours in HVAC Systems, 3 semester hours in Construction Safety, 2 semester hours in Print Reading, 5 semester hours in Sheet Metal Working and Installation (2 lecture, 3 shop), 3 semester hours in Welding, 3 semester hours in CAD, and 1 semester hour as general technical elective (9/19 revalidation).

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