Training
Today’s construction climate is growing more and more competitive by the day. If you don’t stay ahead of the game, you’ll be on the sidelines. Smart contractors can put their best foot forward — from the bidding process to the punch list — by utilizing the training programs of the Ohio and Vicinity Regional Council of Carpenters.
Today’s union carpenters are the product of rigorous training, exhaustive testing, and comprehensive continuing education. These professionals meet — and exceed — the demands for any set of skills at job sites in the residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional markets.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) believes that nothing should be taken for granted in today’s construction industry. Attention must be given to evolving technology, competition from nonunion workers and strict building code specifications. To accomplish that, the UBC dedicates more than $100 million every year to train its members.
Why Training Matters:
- Smart, technologically adept carpenters are available for a variety of projects
- Contractors are able to bid with confidence in their workforce’s capabilities
- Job site safety concerns are addressed through comprehensive and ongoing training
- Budgets and timelines are met through productive workers with an eye on the big picture
- The cost of materials are reduced through efficient use by skilled, professional carpenters
Training at all Levels
Apprenticeship — During their four-year training, apprentices learn the foundation of quality carpentry and then build on their craft through rigorous curriculum training. Classroom and on-the-job training is gauged by intensive skill testing.
Skill-Enhancement — Smart contractors understand that employees who commit to career-long learning will ensure a productive and profitable workforce. At their fingertips are ongoing seminars, courses and programs to keep a company’s workforce current with the latest in technology, materials, tools and installation or building strategies.
Addressing Today’s Industry Demands
Our courses are designed to keep union carpenters on top of their game. Take a look at just some of the courses provided through union training:
Core Training:
- Blue print reading: basic, intermediate and advanced
- Computer training: basic, intermediate, auto cad
- Construction math
- Basic level/transit
- Power tools, hand tools
- Introduction to carpentry
- Concrete form work
- Interior systems
- Layout
- Framing
- Welding for carpentry
- Heavy gauge steel
- Roof framing
- Interior finish
- Stair layout
Residential Carpentry:
- Rough framing
- Residential concrete
- Asphalt/wood shingles
- Heavy gauge framing
- Roof framing
- Metal framing and drywall
- Interior finish
- Stair construction
Floor Covering:
- Basic carpentry
- Technical math
- Floor laying concepts
- Prep work and layout
- Ceramic Tile and Marble
- Modular tile and rubber base
- Jute and action back carpeting
- Wood flooring
- Sheet goods concept, installation, flash cove and welding
- Velcro and modular carpeting
- Geometric layout
- Woven and axminster carpeting
- Unitary and enhancer back carpeting
- Basic sheet goods
- Heat welding for floors
- Flash coving
Millwright/Pile Driver:
- Millwrighting
- Technical Math (degree)
- Microcomputer applications
- Heavy rigging
- Introduction to Pile Driving
- Information technology concepts
- Rotating equipment
- Machinery installation
- Shaft alignment
- Precision optics
- Overhead floor conveyor
- Combustion turbine
- Monorail
- G.E. turbine familiarization
- Westinghouse combustion turbine
- Coupling alignment
- Optalign
- Conveyor layout
- Welding: basic arc, intermediate, mig-tig
- AWS certification
- Overhead door installation and maintenance
Cabinetmaker/Millwork:
- Assembly/Gluing/Clamping
- Display
- Drawer/Roll Outs
- Hand Tools/Power Tools
- Laminates/Veneers
- Joinery
- Lumber/Sheet Goods
- Millwork/Panels
- Layout
- Leg/Rail Construction/Table Tops
- Stair Building/Design
- Cabinetmaking: basic, intermediate and advanced
Interior Systems :
- Interior trim
- Solid surface installation
- Trade show industry
- Basic metal studs/drywall
- Suspended ceilings
- Barrel ceilings
- Ingersoll-Rand door hardware
Safety Training:
- First aid/CPR
- Hilti/Ramset power tool certification
- Confined space entry
- OSHA 10 — safety training passport
- OSHA 30 — construction
- OSHA 10 and 30 — residential
- Standard scaffold
- Scaffold refresher
- Fall protection
- Ergonomics
- Hazard communication
- Aerial lift operation qualification
- Lift truck operator certification
- Rigging: refresher, and qualification
- Electrical Safety in Residential Construction — LEP
- Residential Construction Excavation Safety Requirements
- Fall Protection Requirements for the Residential Contractor
- Hazard Communication
- OSHA Act, Standards, Inspections, Citations, Penalties, Competent Person and Multi-Employer Worksite Citation Policy
- Pneumatic Power Tools
- 1926 Subpart E Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment
- Residential Construction LEP Scaffolding Safety
- Stairways and Ladders 29 CFR 1926.1050-1053
- Trench Collapse
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