Apprenticeship Classes run for two weeks every six months with on-the-job training occurring when apprentices are not in class.  Safety certification classes will be conducted on various weekends. All JIWs are welcome to all training and will need to schedule through our training director Kevin Wehling. He can be reached at 813-623-1515 extension 227, or kwehling@iwl397.com

Weld Shop Saturdays

Weld Shop is open every Tuesday from 8am to 9pm and 4th Saturday of every Month from 8am-4pm . Please call Travis or Kevin Wehling for Appointment at 813-623-1515

• June 27
• July 25
• August 22
• September 26
• October 24
• November 21 (Moved up due to Thanksgiving)
• December 19 (Moved up due to Christmas)

Phosphate Training

• MSHA 24-New Miner (3 Day Course, must attend all 3 days):
  • August 22, 23, 29
  • October 10, 11, 17 
• Phosphate Refresher (8 hr refresher training):
  • July 11
  • August 8
  • September 12
  • October 3
  • November 7
  • November 21
  • December 5
    

Safety Training

• Silica for Construction: July 10 -- 8am - 12pm
• First Aid / CPR / AED: July 11 -- 8am - 3:30pm
• Scaffold User: August 24 and August 26 -- 6pm - 9pm
  
• Scaffold Erector/Dismantler: August 29 -- 7am - 3:30pm
  
• High Reach Training: July 24 -- 12pm - 4pm
• High Reach Training: August 14 -- 12pm - 4pm
• Fork Lift Training (Refresher): Feb 7 -- 7am - 3:30pm
• High Reach Training (Refresher): Feb 20 -- 12pm - 4pm
• Fork Lift Training: October 30 -- 7am - 3:30pm
  
• Foreman Training: October 12 - 15 -- 7am - 5:30pm
  

Core Curriculum Class Schedule

Reinforcing Concrete / General Maintenance: June 29 - July 11

• The fabrication and placement of steel bars in concrete.
  
• Whole numbers, common fractions, decimal fractions, percentages, averages, measurements.
• Conveyors, Industrial safety
• Included Safety Training
  • Silica For Construction - July 10
  • First Aid, Adult CPR/AED - July 11

Structural Steel Erection: July 20 - July 31 and August 10 - August 21

• Safely erecting steel structures, bridges, towers, wind turbines and amusement park structures.
• Safely erect Pre-Engineered Metal Building Systems
• Included Safety Training
  • High Reach Hazard Awareness Training - July 24 and August 14

Welding I: August 24 - September 4

• Welding safety, theory, quality, electrodes, basic metallurgy, equipment set up, various processes, oxy fuel, carbon arc and plasma arc cutting.
• At the completion of this course the student will be certified to the American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1 and D1.5 welding codes in the Shield Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) processes.

Welding 1 and Welding 3: September 14 - September 25

• Welding safety, theory, quality, electrodes, basic metallurgy, equipment set up, various processes, oxy fuel, carbon arc and plasma arc cutting.
• At the completion of this course the student will be certified to the American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1 and D1.5 welding codes in the Shield Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) processes.

Welding 2: October 5 - October 16

• Welding safety, theory, quality, electrodes, basic metallurgy, equipment set up, various processes, oxy fuel, carbon arc and plasma arc cutting.
• At the completion of this course the student will be certified to the American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1 and D1.5 welding codes in the Shield Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) processes.

Rigging and Cranes: October 19 - October 30 

• Rigging procedures and precautions, characteristics of various fiber and wire ropes, the proper use of slings, rigging hardware, tools and devices. The crane portion involves pre-lift planning and set up, principles of crane operation, quadrants, load charts, capacity factors and crane signaling.
• Included Safety Training 
  • Forklift Hazard Awareness Training - October 30

Architectural and Ornamental/Pre-Cast Concrete Erection: November 2 -November 13

• Installing curtain walls, window walls, doors, store fronts, composite panel walls, catwalks, grating, stairs,  and the proper application of various sealants.
  

Blue Print Reading / Foreman Training: October 5 - October 16

• Reading and interpreting: Welding, architectural, rigging, structural, and reinforcing steel drawings. Foreman Training: Leadership skills such as effective communication, problem solving, proper documentation, safety and quality control and team building
  

Comet: October 16, 7am-11am

Lead Hazard: October 15, 7am-11am

Harassment Training: September 4, 7am-10am

Harassment Training: September 25, 7am-10am