COURSES: Plumbing & Refrigeration

Plumbing:

All Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Apprentices receive instruction in the following subjects and must successfully pass each course:

Construction Safety
CPR & First Aid
Trade Math
Use and Care of Tools
Water Systems
Drainage and Venting Systems
Fixtures and Special Installations
Science
Rigging
Soldering and Brazing (Brazing Certification Required for the installation of Medical Gas Piping)
Medical Gas Installation (Certification Required)
Backflow Prevention and Testers Certification Program
Builder's Level and Transit
Isometric Drafting and Piping Design
Blueprint Reading
Uniform Plumbing Code (Apprentices must pass City of Fresno Plumbers Competency Test)
Gas, Welding and Arc Welding
Orbital Welding
Polyethylene Gas Piping Fusion
SYGEF-PVDF Butt and Socket Fusion
PP and PVDF Infrared Fusion
Instrumentation and Process Controls
Hydronic Systems
Basic Electricity
Basic Refrigeration
Basic Air Conditioning
Pneumatic Controls

Job Safety
Use and Care of Tools
MSCA Training Manual (Reporting & Administration, Material Purchasing, Refrigerant Containment, Customer Relations)
Air Conditioning (Basics)
Air Conditioning Maintenance
Rigging
Trade Math
Materials
Basic Gas Welding
Science
Refrigeration I
Refrigeration II
Basic Electricity
Isometric Drafting
Air Conditioning & Heating Equipment
Soldering & Brazing
Uniform Plumbing Code and Mechanical Code
Pipefitting and a Calculator
Centrifugals
AC Systems
Electric Controls & Diagrams
Start, Test & Balance
Steam Systems
Hydronic Systems
Pneumatic Controls
Refrigerant Controls
Backflow Prevention Testers Certification
Computer Lab