After completing this program, learners will be able to:

• Describe the building trades and technology industry and associated career paths
• Identify the professional skills required for success and career advancement in the industry
• Complete basic measuring tasks and math calculations required in the building trades workplace
• Explain the safety procedures and equipment commonly used in the building trades workplace
• Explain the proper use, care, maintenance, and safety considerations for using common hand tools
• Explain the proper use, care, maintenance, and safety considerations for using common power tools
• Identify common rigging equipment and procedures used on a construction site
• Read common construction drawings and plans
• Selecting and properly using personal protective equipment for specific plumbing situations
• Selecting and properly using hand tools, power tools, and other equipment for plumbing tasks
• Understanding and complying with local plumbing codes
• Working safely in different construction and plumbing environments
• Using math concepts to perform plumbing measurements and calculations
• Interpreting plumbing drawings
• Identifying, storing, measuring, cutting, joining, and working safely with plastic, copper, cast-iron, and carbon steel pipes and fittings
• Identifying, installing, maintaining, and repairing different types of plumbing fixtures including sinks, lavatories, faucets, bathtubs, showers, toilets, urinals, bidets, drinking fountains, water coolers, and appliances
• Explaining how waste moves from a fixture through a drain system to the environment
• Explaining the components of a drainage system including traps
• Explaining the process and components of water distribution in municipal, residential, and private water systems
• Understanding health issues, types of code violations, and consequences related to DWV systems