Skill Training
Construction and Building
Skills and Training
The building and construction field is your chance to learn from the best while working with the most advanced heavy equipment and specialized tools available. Your training is a combination of classroom and field training.
Some skills you learn may even transfer to jobs in the civilian sector. Those jobs might include:
- Civil Engineer
- Carpenter
- Electrician
- Plumber
- Hydroelectric Machinery Mechanic
- Diesel Mechanic
- Automobile Mechanic
- Construction Operating Engineer
- Architectural Drafter
- Illustrator
- Electric Motor Repair Person
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Refrigeration Mechanic
Below you will find a list of classes and college and vocational credits you could possibly earn, that can be transferred to participating institutions. Next to the classes you will see the number of credits you could earn. To find out more about positions and classes, contact a recruiter.
| ASSOCIATES DEGREE | Credits |
|---|---|
| Applied Computer Technology | 2 |
| Applied Physics | 3 |
| Arc Welding | 4 |
| Automotive and Truck Brake Systems | 3 |
| Automatic Electrical Systems | 3 |
| Basic Electricity | 3 |
| Blueprint Reading | 4 |
| Blueprint Reading and Sketching | 2 |
| Chemical/Radiation Hazards | 2 |
| Construction Electricity | 3 |
| Construction Equipment Operation | 6 |
| Construction Management | 2 |
| Construction Materials | 3 |
| Construction Techniques | 4 |
| Electrical Troubleshooting and Maintenance | 6 |
| Engine Diagnosis and Repair | 3 |
| Engine Performance | 3 |
| Facilities Management | 2 |
| Field Experience in Electrical Construction | 5 |
| Fire Protection Systems | 4 |
| Fire Science | 3 |
| General Plans and Specifications | 2 |
| Industrial Training | 3 |
| Introduction to Computers | 2 |
| Introduction to Construction | 3 |
| Introduction to Construction Equipment | 3 |
| Introduction to Marine Engineering | 3 |
| Machine Tool Operations | 9 |
| Maintenance Management | 2 |
| Maintenance Technology | 9 |
| Mechanical Maintenance | 3 |
| Mechanical Systems Maintenance and Repair | 4 |
| Metallurgy | 2 |
| MIG/TIG Welding | 4 |
| Oxyacetylene Welding | 4 |
| Personnel Supervision | 2 |
| Plumbing | 3 |
| Plumbing and Pipefitting | 4 |
| Principles of Supervision | 2 |
| Record Keeping | 2 |
| Records and Information Management | 1 |
| Rigging | 3 |
| Safety and Pollution Control Management | 1 |
| Shop Practices | 3 |
| Specifications | 2 |
| Steel Layout and Fabrication | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 |
| Technical Mathematics | 1 |
| Utility Construction Estimating | 3 |
| Utility Installation | 3 |
| Utility Maintenance | 3 |
| Water and Sewage Treatment Systems | 3 |
| Welding | 7 |
