Career and Skill Training (Technical)

Course Schedule

Automotive Engine Repair/Basic Engine Overhaul

Would you like to change careers? Would you like to enter the automotive repair field? Learn more about what is involved in being a auto mechanic? This class is designed to answer some of these questions. The participant will get hands-on experience with an automotive gasoline engine. Learn to dismantle, overhaul, and rebuild this engine. Learn to identify the internal parts of an engine. Learn how to install new parts and re-assemble a complete engine. This valuable experience can be used to apply for an entry level position in the automotive mechanic field. Pre registration is required. Contact Jackie Seare at 209-2595 for additional information regarding this course.

Course Code: AUT 3125 01P
Dates/Days: March, 01, 2010 - April, 19, 2010 (M)
Course Times: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Britt Building TBA
Instructor: Evans Horne
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: None

Green Burial

What is green burial? It is burial that can take place without the use of formaldehyde-based embalming, metal caskets, and concrete burial vaults. It is essentially the way most of humanity has cared for its dead for thousands of years up until the late 19th century. Green burials take place in natural cemeteries which are located in pine forests, creating memorial ecosystems.

This course meets the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service continuing education requirement and the standards of the Green Burial Council. Note: Pocket Cards are required for admission and CE credit. Contact Jackie Seare at 919-209-2595 for additional information.

Course Code: FSE 3025 01P
Dates/Days: April, 22, 2010 (Th)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1034A & B
Instructor: Joseph R. Smolenski, III, Funeral Director, Renaissance Funeral Home, Inc., Raleigh, NC
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: None

Taxidermy- Ducks

Course Code: TXY 3407 95P
Dates/Days: April, 06, 2010 - May, 11, 2010 (T)
Course Times: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center Classroom 1
Instructor: Wayne Stanley
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: None
Note: No class April 27 or May 4. Must have animal for class. Pre-registration is required. Contact Jackie Seare at 919-209-2595 for additional information.

Taxidermy- Small Game

Course Code: TXY 3407 94P
Dates/Days: February, 23, 2010 - March, 30, 2010 (T)
Course Times: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center Classroom 1
Instructor: Wayne Stanley
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: None
Note: Must have animal for class. Pre-registration is required. Contact Jackie Seare at 919-209-2595 for additional information.

Wastewater Treatment System Operator Continuing Education

This 6 hour course examines the operations, laboratory, rules, regulations, recordkeeping, etc. of Biological Wastewater Operations. Course work covers the following topics: Effects of untreated wastewater on the environment, troubleshooting, activated sludge, and NCDENR-DWQ rules and regulations. It meets the continuing education requirements of the NC Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission.

Course Code: SEF 3001 31P
Dates/Days: April, 08, 2010 (Th)
Course Times: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1032
Instructor: Russell Brice
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: None

Welding

This course will teach basic welding skills. The course includes the following topics: welding and cutting metal with oxyacetylene equipment, stick welding equipment, welding metals with shielded metal arc equipment and understanding shop safety. Lecture, demonstration and practical applications are the instructional methods used in this course.

Course Code: WLD 3106 92P
Dates/Days: March, 04, 2010 - April, 29, 2010 (Th)
Course Times: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Britt Building 108
Instructor: Cedric Artis
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: None

Industrial Maintenance

These courses are designed to give the participant a general understanding of industrial maintenance. The role of the Industrial Maintenance person is becoming more and more technical. This course will give participants an understanding of these changing technologies. The training will concentrate on the following areas: PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Motors & Controllers, Process Control Instrumentation, and AC/DC Circuit Fundamentals. Persons completing this course will have a basic working knowledge of these systems. If you have an interest or questions regarding this program, call Jackie Seare at 209-2595. (Prepaid registration is required).

Hydraulics & Pneumatics

Topics discussed in this class include: how to use fluid power, cylinders and motors (air and hydraulic), how to select components for size, and how to connect them to one another.

Course Code: HYD 3607 91P
Dates/Days: February, 16, 2010 - April, 13, 2010 (T/Th)
Course Times: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Britt Building 103
Instructor: Vernon Warner
Registration Fee: $120.00
Book: None
Note: No class on Thursday, April 1

Introduction to Programmable Logic Control (PLC’s)

Programmable logic controllers typically contain a variable number of input/output (I/O) ports, and are usually Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) based. They are designed for real time use, and often must withstand harsh environments on the shop floor. PLC circuitry monitors the status of multiple sensor inputs, which control output actuators, which may be things like motor starters, solenoids, lights and displays or valves. All of these PLC characteristics will be discussed during class, and lab time will be used to troubleshoot real world situations.

Course Code: ELN 3104 92P
Dates/Days: January, 25, 2010 - March, 22, 2010 (M/W)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Britt Building 113
Instructor: Mike Angyal
Registration Fee: $120.00
Book: Text and Lab Manual: Programmable Logic Controllers Hardware and Programming by Max Rabie (ISBN 1-56637-873-7) and Laboratory Manual (ISBN 1-56637-874-5) by Max Rabie. Available at Amazon.com or other on-line bookstores.

Motors & Controllers, AC/DC

Topics covered in this class include: Introduction to DC, resistors in simple circuits, voltage and current dividers, Introduction to AC series, transformers, motors and generators, and three phase AC.

Course Code: ELC 3014 01P
Dates/Days: March, 31, 2010 - May, 12, 2010 (M/W)
Course Times: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Britt Building 113
Instructor: Vernon Warner
Registration Fee: $120
Book: None