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Major: 5436
Effective Term: 2013 Summer I   

Award: CCL  
Total Credits: 25-50
CIP Code: 48.0509
Instructional Council: Occupational Administrators (53)
GPA: 2.00
SOC Code:


Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Construction Trades: Ironworking program is designed to provide comprehensive coursework for Ironworking Apprentices to prepare them for employment in the construction industry. Training will cover all facets of ironworking including blueprint reading, structural steel erection, reinforcing and post-tensioning, rigging, architectural iron work, safety, light industrial construction and welding.

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Required Courses
Students should select from twenty-five (25) to fifty (50) credits from the following courses based on their apprenticeship standing
upon program enrollment and in consultation with Apprenticeship Program Coordinator.

CNS110 Green Construction Overview 0.5
IRW101 Ironworking: Orientation 3
IRW/PFT103 Science, Rigging, and Hoisting 6
IRW104 Ironworking: Blueprint Reading 1.5
IRW105 Ironworking III: History 3
IRW112 Lead Hazard Training 3
IRW120 Structural Steel Erection I 3
IRW121 Structural Steel Erection II 3
IRW122 Cranes 3
IRW130 Reinforcing: Rebar 3
IRW131 Reinforcing: Post Tensioning Monostrand 3
IRW142 Conveyors and Industrial Maintenance 3
IRW150 Rigging I 3
IRW151 Rigging II 3
IRW160 Architectural Ironworking I 3
IRW161 Architectural Ironworking II 3
IRW175 Precast Concrete, Metal Buildings, Scaffolding 3
IND/PNT150 Construction Foreman 2
ABC/MEC/PNT120 Basic Calculations for Construction 1.5
FAC/GTC/MIT/OSH106 Industrial Safety 2
OSH105AA Construction Safety 3
WLD101 Welding I 3
WLD201 Welding II 3
TDR/WLD202 Construction Welding III 3
Credits: 25-50

Program Competencies
1. Describe and identify green energy and green buildings including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation and certification. (CNS110)
2. Safely demonstrate rigging techniques for unloading, moving and erecting machinery for construction jobs and perform proper signals. (IRW101, IRW103, IRW150, IRW151)
3. Safely unload, move, and prepare iron at a construction site. (IRW103, IRW120, IRW121)
4. Describe physics concepts related to hydraulics and pneumatics including properties of metal. (IRW103)
5. Configure knots, hitches and slings in fiber rope and calculate safe loads. (IRW103)
6. Describe special procedures and safe operating practices required for hoisting with helicopters. (IRW103)
7. Discuss the history of the ironworking trade in the US including the foundation of the labor movement, unionization, post war struggles, related building trades and political influences of the 21st century. (IRW105)
8. Read and interpret drawings for structural steel construction projects. (IRW104, IRW120, IRW121)
9. Given a set of structural blueprints, rig structural members into position, make initial connections, plumb and align members, and finalize connections by bolting or welding structural members into place. (IRW104, IRW130, IRW131)
10. Read and interpret drawings for reinforcing ironwork. (IRW104,IRW130, IRW131)
11. Unload, handle, and install all types of tendons for post-tensioning systems using stressing equipment safely. (IRW131)
12. Given a set of architectural blueprints, layout, fabricate and install all types of building components including supports, stairs, fire escapes, railings, fences, wire mesh partitions, doors, fire doors, elevators and miscellaneous recreational equipment. (IRW160, IRW161)
13. Given the materials and plans for a pre-fabricated metal building, unload, erect, and dismantle the building and scaffolding. (IRW175)
14. Discuss Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, regarding lead hazards, assembly, access, and dismantling of scaffolding. (IRW112, OSH105AA, OSH106)
15. Safely weld heavy, light and cast metals using proper oxyacetaline and arc welding techniques so the joint passes a bend test. (WLD101, WLD201, WLD202)
16. Identify cause and affects of lead hazards and demonstrate general site safety, safe work practices and confined space entry. (IRW112, OSH106)
17. Demonstrate proper and safe erecting, climbing, dismantling, and transporting of various types of cranes including calculation of load and capacity limitations. (IRW122)
18. Demonstrate proper and safe use and maintenance of basic hand and conveyor-specific tools, installation process of overall conveyor and bulk handling systems, including components and operation of belt conveyor, bucket elevator, screw conveyor, drag chain conveyor and air slide. (IRW142)
19. Identity basic theories of motivation, role of communications in construction project management, decision making, planning strategies, production schedules and loss control. (IND150).
20. Perform ironworking trade calculations by identifying the appropriate type of number system and identifying appropriate formula to be used. (ABC/MEC120)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 26, 2013

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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