Skilled Trades Training and Certifications
Explore Emerging Technologies and Advance Your Skills
Discover skilled trades training and take the next step toward a career in the industry. From building automation and workplace safety to AI and cybersecurity, these courses combine foundational knowledge with practical experience to prepare you for today’s evolving workforce. Earn industry-recognized certifications, including the OSHA 10 in Construction certification, while developing knowledge to support your career goals.
Start with Introduction to Skilled Trades and Craft Professionalism, then explore specialized training to expand your expertise and advance your career. Gain practical knowledge, explore emerging technologies and earn industry credentials through specialized training.
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of cybersecurity with a focus on Operational Technology (OT) systems. As skilled trades increasingly rely on connected, automated, and data driven equipment, understanding how to secure these systems is essential for protecting people, fa- cilities, and industrial operations. Students will also examine how the Internet of Things (IoT) expands both capabilities and cyber risks across modern trade professions. No prerequisites are required.
This introductory course is an overview of building automation systems, in which students design a complete BAS on paper across a term-long project alongside hands-on activities to digest the topics. The project consists of “building” the HVAC system and adding all of the components to the system in order to eventually have a working building automation system including trending and alarming. Some of the hands- on activities include: wiring transformers and relays, exam- ining sensors and actuators, terminating BACnet wire and making up RJ45 connectors. Instructor demonstrations cover multimeter readings, a fully wired VAV box and its point-to- point checkout, and a tour of the building’s own mechanical room and front-end graphics. No prior control experience is assumed. 4.0 CEUs.
This is the first in a two-part course that will use a nationally recognized training curriculum to prepare individuals for entry-level positions in the skilled trades. Topics to cover include: basic safety, blueprint reading, math skills, hand and power tool use, material handling, employability skills, as well as industry recognized credentials in OSHA, First Aid, and CPR. Must complete both XM-106 and XM-107 to receive completion certificate. 4.8 CEUs.
This is the second in a two-part course that will use a nationally recognized training curriculum to prepare individuals for entry-level positions in the skilled trades. Topics to cover include: basic safety, blueprint reading, math skills, hand and power tool use, material handling, employability skills, as well as industry recognized credentials in OSHA, First Aid and CPR. Must complete both XM-106 and XM-107 to receive completion certificate. 4.7 CEUs.
This course meets 5–8:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 15.
Safety on a construction site is the most important part of a career in the skilled trades. This course will provide students entering construction careers the opportunity to earn their OSHA 10 in Construction lifetime certification card and additional foundational safety knowledge to ensure a safe start from the first day on the job. Key topics will include electrical safety, fall protection, proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), safe tool and material handling, first aid, and hazards in construction. 2.3 CEUs.