About This Training Program
This FREE Training Program is valued at $7,000 per participant!
- Training begins in January
- Classes follow the Statewide School Calendar for vacations and holidays
- Location: RCWP 599 Arnold Road, Coventry, RI 02816
- Time: Always from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
- Days: TBD
- This program is designed to give students the entry level skills to be employed in this remarkable, fast growing field where employees are in high demand.
(*) These training programs are for residential construction, hours obtained do not count towards registered apprenticeship hours.
AutoCAD
AutoCAD is a general drafting and design application used in industry by architects, project managers, engineers, graphic designers, city planners, kitchen designers and other professionals to prepare technical and architectural drawings.
The intent of this program is to introduce practical AutoCAD skills and develop familiarity with the AutoCAD software that will allow you to understand how to design and read blueprints, in and outside of AutoCAD. Also, to better UNDERSTAND and COMUNICATE the construction process as a whole. By the end of the program, you will be able to create your own simple drawing set of a design of your choosing.
The AutoCAD Training Program
Will prepare students for entry-level opportunities in which AutoCAD is a necessary skill, like many Kitchen Design Centers and construction companies that have design teams. Students will learn all about scale, the importance of line weights, notes, dimensions, sheet layout, common terminology of blueprints, and best practices from an expert in the field while working on hands-on projects.
The Home Builders Institute (HBI) PACT Program is designed to prepare job seekers looking for a career in residential construction or upskill current construction workers. PACT is based on HBI’s National Construction Skill Standards and NAHB’s National Green Building Standards™. PACT’s skill achievement records, set by subject matter experts, ensures every participant has the knowledge they must master to be employed in an entry-level or semi-skilled job within the residential construction industry and has a job placement rate of over 80 percent for HBI PACT graduates.
Participants are trained by experienced craftspeople – HBI Certified Instructors and receive upon successful completion:
- Hands-on training
- OSHA 10 Construction training and card
- HBI Pre-Apprentice AutoCAD certificate
- First Aid, CPR, AED training and certificate
- Soft Skills
- Employability
- Team Building
- Professionalism and Success in the workplace training
- Financial Empowerment
- AutoCAD User Certification Exam Vouchers (proof of purchase for practice test is required)
Requirements
Job Seekers: Career Changers and those seriously interested in pursuing a Career in Construction.
- At least Intermediate level of English
- No age requirement, just needs to be done or out of high school
- High school or GED is not required
- If an Immigrant, must have work authorization #
Employers: Upskill your current employees or sponsor a candidate you’d like to hire with a commitment of a wage increase or a job during or upon training completion.
Applicants MUST be SERIOUS, MOTIVATED, and COMMITTED to start a full-time career in this field or obtain the skills necessary to advance with their current employer. Unemployed or underemployed applicants must make a commitment to seek employment at RCWPJobs.com, our placement resources and other resources student will find on their own.