VIRTUAL TRADE COURSE

This course consists of 160 classroom hours covering the following areas: Safety Review; Trade Math 104; Shop Production and Organization; Installation of Air Distribution Accessories; Air Systems; Duct Fabrication Standards; Introduction to Layout; Fabrication I – Parallel Line Development; Fabrication II – Radial Line Development; and Hands-on Shop Fabrication.

September 3, 2024 – May 2025
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Tuesdays

ABC Member: $2,249.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,667.00

Early Bird Pricing (6/17/24-7/1/24) – ABC Member: $2,074.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,492.00

*Note: There will be 30 hours of shop time instructed in person during February and March 2024 at our GCI Billerica location. Specific information regarding dates of shop time will be communicated during the school year.

This will be a hands-on training course. The extra cost is for materials.

This course consists of 160 classroom hours covering the following areas: Introduction to Sheet Metal; Basic Safety; Introduction to Hand Tools; Introduction to Power Tools; Introduction to B.G.L. c 112 s 237-251 and 271 CMR; Basic Rigging; Introduction to Materials Handling; Basic Communication Skills; Basic Employability Skills; Introduction to Construction Math; Introduction to Construction Drawings; Tools of the Trade; Installation of Ductwork.

September 5, 2024 – May 2025
5:00PM – 9:00PM – Thursdays

ABC Member: $1,999.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,417.00

Early Bird Pricing (6/17/24-7/1/24) – ABC Member: $1,824.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,242.00

This course consists of 160 classroom hours covering the following areas: Basic Safety; Introduction to Construction Math; Introduction to Hand Tools; Introduction to Power Tools; Introduction to Construction Drawings; Basic Rigging; Basic Communication Skills; Basic Employability Skills; Introduction to Materials Handling; Orientation to the Trade; Pipefitting Hand Tools; Pipefitting Power Tools; Oxyfuel Cutting; Ladder & Scaffolds; Motorized Equipment; Piping Systems; Drawing & Detail Sheets; Identifying & Installing Valves; Pipefitting Trade Math; Threaded Pipe Fabrication; Socket Weld Pipe Fabrications & Butt Weld Pipe Fabrication

September 4, 2024 – May 2025
5:00 – 9:00 PM – Wednesdays

ABC Member: $1,999.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,417.00

Early Bird Pricing (6/17/24-7/1/24) – ABC Member: $1,824.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,242.00

This course consists of 160 classroom hours covering the following areas: Basic Safety; Introduction to Construction Math; Introduction to Hand Tools; Introduction to Power Tools; Introduction to Construction Drawings; Basic Rigging; Basic Communication Skills; Basic Employability Skills; Introduction to Materials Handling; Orientation to the Trade; Introduction to Components and Systems; Steel Pipe; CPVC Pipe and Fittings; Copper Tube Systems; Underground Pipe.

September 3, 2024 – May 2025
5:00 – 9:00 PM – Tuesdays

ABC Member: $1,999.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,417.00

Early Bird Pricing (6/17/24-7/1/24) – ABC Member: $1,824.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,242.00

This course consists of 160 classroom hours covering the following areas: System Layout; Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance; Special Extinguishing Systems; Introductory Skills for Foreman; Procedures and Documentation

September 5, 2024 – May 2025
5:00 – 9:00 PM – Thursdays

ABC Member: $1,999.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,417.00

Early Bird Pricing (6/17/24-7/1/24) – ABC Member: $1,824.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,242.00

This VIRTUAL course consists of 100 classroom hours covering the following areas: Refrigeration Theory; Evaporators; Metering Devices; Condensers; Compressors; Refrigeration Accessories; Refrigerants; Operation, Pressures & Temperatures; AC and Refrigeration Math; Multi Temperature Systems; Other Refrigeration Systems; Motors; Purgers and Absorption Systems; Definitions from ASHRAE 15 & 34; The Mass Refrigeration Code. It is required that all students bring a copy of the current ASHRAE books (15 & 34) to class.

Mondays & Wednesdays – March 2025 – June 2025 – 5:00 – 9:00 PM

ABC Member: $2,129.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,495.00

Early Bird Pricing (6/17/24-7/1/24) – ABC Member: $1,954.00 / Not Yet A Member: $2,320.00

Update: This course has been moved from Springfield Technical Community College to a VIRTUAL format. Please contact Diane Craven with any questions: diane@gwgci.org.

Important: There is a possibility that Plumbing Tier 1 & Plumbing Tier 2 could move to a virtual format. All registrants will be notified in the event of this change with as much advanced notice as possible.

This course consists of 120 classroom hours covering the following areas: Plumbing Math Two; Reading Commercial Drawings; Structural Penetrations, Insulation, and Fire-Stopping; Installing and Testing DWV Piping; Installing Roof, Floor, and Area Drains; Installing and Testing Water Supply Piping; Types of Valves; Installing Fixtures and Valves; Installing Water Heaters; Basic Electricity; Fuel Gas and Fuel Oil Systems.

January 7, 2025 – April 2025
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays

Tuition: $1,503.00

Early Bird Pricing (6/17/24-7/1/24) – ABC Member: $1,328.00

Update: This course has been moved from Springfield Technical Community College to a VIRTUAL format. Please contact Diane Craven with any questions: diane@gwgci.org.

Important: There is a possibility that Plumbing Tier 1 & Plumbing Tier 2 could move to a virtual format. All registrants will be notified in the event of this change with as much advanced notice as possible.

This course consists of 120 classroom hours covering the following areas: Basic Safety; Introduction to Construction Math; Introduction to Hand Tools; Introduction to Power Tools; Introduction to Construction Drawings; Basic Rigging; Basic Communication Skills; Basic Employability Skills; Introduction to Materials Handling; Introduction to Plumbing; Plumbing Safety; Tools of the Plumbing Trade; Introduction to Plumbing Math; Introduction to Plumbing Drawings; Plastic Pipe and Fittings; Copper Tube and Fittings; Cast-Iron Pipe and Fittings; Carbon Steel Pipe and Fittings; Introduction to Plumbing Fixtures; Introduction to Drain, Waste, and Vent (DWV) Systems.

September 5, 2024 – December 2024
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays

Tuition: $1,503.00

Early Bird Pricing (6/17/24-7/1/24) – ABC Member: $1,328.00