Painting First Year

  • (check catalog for specific start dates)

    • First Quarter Begins September 13, 2010
    Commitment: 14 Weeks/56Hours

    Students will thoroughly review construction site safety and shop safety and are introduced to trade mathematics, safe use of basic hand and power tools; blueprint reading; rigging and an overview of careers in painting.

    Second Quarter Begins January 3, 2011
    Commitment: 12 Weeks/52Hours

    Students will learn about painting safety; ladders, scaffolds, lifts and fall protection; identifying surface/substrate materials and conditions; protecting adjacent surfaces; basic surface preparation and review green building practices.

    Third Quarter Begins March 28, 2011
    Commitment: 12 Weeks/52Hours

    Students will learn about repair using sealants and fillers; be introduced to paints and coatings; and practice brushing & rolling paints and coatings.

    Bellevue - Mondays

    • Tuition: $850.00 each quarter
    • Required Books:
      • NCCER Core Curriculum.
      • NCCER Painting, Level One.
      • NCCER "Your Role in the Green Environment".