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Effective Term:
Summer 2021 through Summer 2023
Course Number:
APR 200A
Course Title:
Pre-Apprenticeship
Credit Hours:
3
Lecture Hours:
30
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Includes Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Trade topics such as industry orientation, hazardous materials, general on-the-job questions, material handling, scaffolding, rigging, fire protection, hand and power tool use, fall protection, and electrical basics. Covers safety procedures that apply to each topic. Includes related terminology, task planning, methods and functions of construction, apprenticeship application process, program requirements, resume and interview skills. Recognized by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry: Apprenticeship and Training Division's Council as an approved Pre-Apprenticeship program. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

  1. Identify general safety and health techniques and typical health and safety hazards on construction sites.
  2. Identify signs, signals, and barricades used on construction sites.
  3. Identify various types of heavy construction equipment and their uses.
  4. List tasks performed on construction projects.
  5. Identify basic elements of construction plans.
  6. Create portfolio for use in interviewing for apprenticeship programs or other trades training programs.