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Whether you're just getting started, switching careers or sharpening your skills, there are over 900 training programs across all 50 states to help you grow your career in shipbuilding — many that take less than 6 months to complete.
The Electrician: Industrial certificate program prepares you for employment as an industrial maintenance electrician. Emphasis is placed on electrical/electronic theory and industrial electrical equipment such as motors, transformers, motor control systems, drive systems and programmable controllers. Special emphasis is placed on developing troubleshooting skills.
This course will help give guidelines for selecting the most appropriate inspection method for a part feature. Participants will gain an understanding of design principles to produce low cost, functional gages. They will also be taught a method of practical datum selection as well as guidelines for using modifiers. Criteria for selecting company/division gaging policies and an overview of gaging equipment capabilities will also be covered.
This certificate is designed for students with little or no drafting experience who want to move into architectural graphics. The certificate includes learning computer applications, exploration of construction methods, knowledge of construction materials and a study of architectural history.
The Advanced Manufacturing Certificate provides enhanced skills needed for employment in today's highly technical manufacturing environments. The Certificate is designed to train those new to manufacturing, but also serves to update or expand the skills of seasoned manufacturing workers with the most current technology and techniques. These classes all apply to the Advanced Manufacturing Associate of Applied Science Degree. Protective shop clothing and eye protection supplies are required for the program, and will be purchased by the student.
The Associate of Applied Science degree in Advanced Manufacturing with a concentration in Aerospace Technology will prepare graduates for employment in aerospace and related industries through classroom and laboratory instruction in propulsion structure and assembly or welding.
Job Corps’ Welding training program teaches students skills like joining metals using a variety of techniques and processes, understanding and following safety procedures including properly using safety equipment, and identifying and explaining the composition and classification of metals, and designing and building a fixture for assembling simple parts. These skills prepare students for a career working in a variety of jobs for manufacturing companies, construction companies, trade shops, shipbuilders or repair shops. Students should also consider pursuing Advanced Manufacturing Production Technician, Advanced Machinist and other Advanced Training programs at Job Corps as a part of their career pathway. Students who complete Welding training at Job Corps can earn nationally recognized credentials from the American Welding Society (AWS) and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS).
This course will provide the student with an advanced look at AutoCAD 2024 that will allow them to learn new and better ways of accomplishing the task at hand with better speed and accuracy. Students will use advanced 2D commands to create and edit objects, use system variables, symbols libraries, and block attributes. The course will cover two-dimensional drafting techniques and introduce three-dimensional modeling. This course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills needed to pass the Autodesk AutoCAD Certified User Exam.
The Applied Technology and Apprenticeship Department offers programs and courses that provide education and training for apprentices, craftsmen, technicians, and others who are seeking a career in a highly skilled area. Specializations are available in numerous industrial and construction trades and skilled professions. Applied Technology students might be currently employed or seeking means to career entry or upgrade. Cooperation with industry keeps programs relevant to job skills required in a competitive market. Students as well as employers are served through the many Applied Technology courses that can lead to certificates and associate degrees. Applied Technology courses begin with AT (e.g., ATWD indicates a course in Applied Technology-Welding).
The Climate Control Technology program is designed to prepare students for a career in the fields of air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration.
Job Corps’ Electrical training program teaches students the skills needed to work with electrical systems in homes, businesses and factories, including how to install, maintain and repair electrical power, communications, lighting and control systems in places of all sizes, read blueprints and diagrams and will need to follow state and local building regulations, and use various hand tools and power tools. These skills prepare students for jobs as electricians across industries, including in the construction, manufacturing or engineering industries. Students who complete the Electrical training program can earn industry-recognized credentials from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and certifications in construction health and safety from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Do you already have the basic skill set for heating, air conditioning and refrigeration repair and you’re ready to take the next step? Our advanced level certificate will build on your current foundation and provide you with new skills to further your career. Our professors will teach you how to help plan and install residential air conditioning and commercial refrigeration systems. The HART industry is constantly shifting due to rapid changes in technology. The need for extremely skilled, knowledgeable technicians who can adjust to these changes is on the rise, and there’s no better place for you to get the highly specialized education you’ll need than TJC. Marketable skills for this award include: critical thinking, interpersonal skills, research and team work.
This is an entry level certificate that all Applied Engineering students will proceed through prior to pursuing specific focus areas. This program will give the student a broad overview and introduction to the technologies and processes in manufacturing. Studies include, robotics, fluid power, industrial electricity and controls, welding theory, CNC (computer numerical control) theory, CAD (Computer Aided Design) and Rapid Prototyping (maker spaces). Students will learn safety, math and material science while learning about the manufacturing technologies in this program