Short-Term Skills Training & Continuing Education To register, please contact Mary Hall at (256) 352-8243 or mary.hall@wallacestate.edu
REFUND POLICY It is our policy that NO REFUNDS will be issued one week prior to an individual class or the first class in a series. However, if we cancel a class due to insufficient enrollment, fees will be reimbursed or student may select another class to attend based on space availability.
AUTOCAD FUNDAMENTALS Instructor: Jimmy Hodges This course is designed for students with little or no computer aided design and drafting software experience. Practice drawings are used extensively to demonstrate use of commands and to provide the student with topic-specific drawings for hands-on experience. Topics include applications; creating, storing, and retrieving predefined components; placing, rotation and scaling components; modifying; rubber banding; adding text and dimensions to drawings, multilayering drawings, girds, orthogonal mode; data storage format for writing auxiliary programs; input and output devices; resolution and physical limitations. Classes are located in the Drafting and Electronics Department. Day: Tuesdays and Thursdays March 22, 24, 29 and 31 Time: 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Fee: $285 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY *FREE TUITION FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY* Includes training in craft skills, construction technology, green building fundamentals, green/sustainable construction and design, solar photovoltaics and project management. Must be 18 by the time of employment. Choose from Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC, Masonry, Plumbing or Welding. Day classes available, enroll at any time. Contact Bryan Shirley at 256/352-8266 for more information. CABINETRY TBI 787 Installing Factory Made Cabinets • $250 TBI 788 Post Form Top Fabrication • $100 TBI 789 Molding Installation • $135 TBI 790 Building Mantels • $100 TBI 791 Measure and Design Kitchen & Bathroom Cabinets • $75 TBI 792 Building Custom Laminate Countertops • $100 TBI 793 Refacing Cabinets • $250 TBI 794 Replacing Laminate Countertops • $100 TBI 795 Bathroom Cabinet Replacement • $100 TBI 796 Replacing Appliances • $50 TBI 797 Building Basic Bookcases • $200 TBI 798 Building Closet Systems • $100 TBI 799 Building Face Framed Cabinets • $200 TBI 800 Building Euro Cabinets • $200
HOME INSPECTION This course will teach you how to conduct a thorough home inspection from the moment of pulling into the driveway to writing up the final report. After completing the course, you will understand just what is needed to perform an actual home inspection. The course is taught according to ASHI, HAHI, and CREIA Standards of Practice and you will experience an in-depth look at each component of a house. You will also learn everything you need in to get into the home inspection business. TBI 782 Certified Home Inspection (Available as an online course or hybrid course with three class meetings) Online Fee: $995 includes books and supplies plus shipping Hybrid Fee: $1595
INSURANCE These courses are online pre-license courses using the WebCT platform. Students will be able to ask the instructor questions and chat with other students taking these courses via the WebCT support system. TBI 777 Online Life and Health (2 month completion) Fee: $150 TBI 778 Online Property and Casualty (2 month completion) Fee: $150 Take both courses for $250! Live classes are also available. TBI 780 Life and Health (4 days/week, 8am-5pm) Fee: $200 TBI 781 Property and Casualty (4 days/week, 8am-5pm) Fee: $200
SERVSAFE TEST-PREP & CERTIFICATION COURSE Instructor: Chef Chris Villa Participants will gain valuable knowledge in the following areas: sanitation, the flow of food, purchasing and receiving, storing foods safely, food preparation, facilities and equipment, regulatory agencies and inspection, and crisis management. The program is designed specifically for food-handling employees of restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, daycares, and other food service professionals. The intensive 8-hour courses are conducted in two consecutive sessions, ending with the certification exam (must attend both classes to test). It will be required in some counties in the next few years. Check with your local health department for specifics. All courses are held on the last Monday and Tuesday of each month from 3:30-7:30 p.m in the Banquet Hall. Fee: $150 (includes textbook and certification exam) SHORT-TERM WELDING This 225-hour course provides basic instruction in oxy-fuel cutting (torch cutting) and the student’s choice of shielded metal arc welding (stick welding), MIG wire welding process, or TIG process. Classes located in the Welding Department. Enroll at any time. Day: Monday – Wednesday Time: 5:30-9:30 p.m. Fee: $2,000 WIA Approved TRUCK DRIVING CERTIFICATE A 4-week instructional program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to drive trucks and buses, delivery vehicles, for-hire vehicles and other commercial vehicles. Classes located in the Diesel Mechanics facility. Day: Monday - Thursday, Call for Dates Time: 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Fee: $1600 + $200 testing fee and $4 liability insurance fee WIA Approved
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