Fridays at the Forte Series to Kick Off June 1

May 22, 2018 – A series of workforce advancement classes known as “Fridays at the Forte” will be offered June 1 through July 20 every Friday at Richmond Community College in the John E. Forte Building.

This series is comprised of 13 courses ranging from the basics of electrical components to Office 365 & One Drive. The classes are designed to allow individuals to refresh their training, earn CEUs (continuing education units) and advance their skills and knowledge.

The first class on Friday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. is Volts, Amps and Ohms, Oh My! This course will provide instruction on the basics of electrical components. Students will get hands on training on contactors, motors, potential relays, current relays, PTC devices and much more.

Two trade skills training classes will be offered Friday, June 8. Refrigeration and Heating/Air Cycles. Participates will learn gauges of refrigeration, heating and air cycles and how air conditioning and heat pumps work. This class will be offered from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Industrial Math & Measurements is being offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a competency-based program and provides students with information on enhanced career opportunities in a manufacturing setting. You will also learn how to apply basic mathematical and measurement procedures.

Arc Flash Safety and Machining, which is a two-part class, will be offered Friday, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Arc Flash Safety is a course designed to train electricians, maintenance mechanics and machine operators about arc flash safety in an industrial setting. Machining will introduce students to machining operations as they relate to the metalworking industry. Topics to be covered in this class are, machine milling shop safety, measuring tools, lathes, drilling machines, bench grinders and layout instruments.

On Friday, June 22, NEC Analysis of Changes Part I & II and PLC Programming Fundamentals will be offered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the second part of the Machining class will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. NEC Analysis of Changes Part I & II covers Chapters 1 – 4 of the 2017 National Electrical Code and provides updated to the changes in the 2017 NEC. PLC Programming Fundamentals course will cover what PLCs are and how they differ from relay circuits. Topics covered will include the introduction to PLC programming, types of programming languages and basic programming instructions.

AUTOCAD will be a two-part class on Friday, June 29, with Basic CAD (Computer Aided Design), being offered from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. followed by 3-D CAD Modeling from 1 to 5 p.m. Basic computer skills are needed to participate in the Basic CAD class, while previous CAD experience is required for 3-D CAD Modeling.

Also offered on Friday, June 29, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. is PLC Communications & Writing. In this course, students will learn basic components of PLCs, input terminals, output terminals, power sourcing and programming cables.

The Fridays at the Forte series will wrap-up on July 13 and July 20 with a two-part Office 365 & One Drive class. Sessions are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Microsoft Office 365 is a suite of online applications that allow you to create Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and much more. Basic computer skills are required for completion of the course. Both classes are required for certification.

Pre-registration and tuition payment is required for all courses by 3 p.m. the Thursday before the class meets. Minimum enrollment is also required.

For more information or to register for a class, contact Program Director Angineek Gillenwater at (910) 410-1848 or ajgillenwater@richmondcc.edu