Pre-Trade Opportunities

Cascade TEB 103 | Training & Apprenticeship Specialist: Katrina Cloud | 503-978-5651 | FAX: 503-978-5656 | trades@pcc.edu

PCC provides pre-trade opportunities to students who seek careers in the trades or an apprenticeship. These classes are designed to help students build the necessary skills to meet the minimum entry qualifications to enter a trade or apprenticeship program. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

APR 100 -  Exploring  Trades & Apprenticeship

Explores career opportunities within the Trades. Includes topics in traditional careers such as Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Construction, Industrial Trades. This course also includes an introduction to Apprenticeships and new opportunities within the trades as advances occur in fields such as Electrical Generation, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy, Geo-Thermal Energy, Wind Power and Sustainability. 

This course is intended to meet the needs of students with little or minimal knowledge and are looking at the Trades for a career.

APR 200 - Trades Exploration (Previously titled TE 9000)
Minimum Requirements: Valid Drivers License or ability to obtain, Math 60 (Completion of Math 60) or Algebra, High School Graduate or GED. Note: If you do not meet the minimum Pre-Trades requirements, do not be discouraged! This only means you have some additional steps to take before you are ready. The PCC Skill Center offers tuition free GED prep classes, basic reading and writing classes, and Trade Math classes.

The Pre-Trades coursework provides pre-trade skill enhancement and includes an apprenticeship overview, math review, trade topics, construction blueprint reading, 30 hour OSHA Safety Certification, material handling, rigging, proper tool use, site visits, mock interviews and more. This class is approved by the Oregon Apprenticeship Council as an authorized pre-apprenticeship course.

For more information attend a Pre-Trade orientation, read the flyer for the upcoming term or call Frank Smith at 503-978-5650.

Pre-Trade Orientation

The first Tuesday of every month from 12 noon to 1pm, a Pre-Trade Orientation is held at the Cascade Campus in the Technology Education Building (TEB) Room 113. Check in with Katrina Cloud in office 103.

The Orientation includes information on:

  • Overview of Apprenticeship
  • Placement testing
  • Counseling
  • Registration assistance

Note: If you do not meet the minimum Pre-Trades requirements, do not be discouraged! This only means you have some additional steps to take before you are ready. The PCC Skill Center offers tuition free GED prep classes, basic reading and writing classes, and Trade Math classes.