2021-22 TRAINING FUND TRAINING
COURSE CATALOG FREE REMOTE, ONLINE, AND IN-PERSON TRAINING FOR ELIGIBLE MEMBERS Student Calendar Table of This calendar applies to Manhattan, NY, location. Contents Fall 2021 Tuesday, August 17 Registration: Fall Trimester 2 Monday, September 20 First Day of Classes: Fall Trimester Registration and Monday, October 11 Columbus Day: No Classes Eligibility Wednesday, November 24–Saturday, November 27 Thanksgiving: No Classes Friday, December 17 Last Day of Classes: Fall Trimester 3 Winter 2022 Career Tracks Tuesday, November 16 Registration: Winter Trimester Monday, January 3 First Day of Classes: Winter Trimester 8 Monday, January 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No Classes Online Courses Monday, February 21 Presidents Day: No Classes Monday, March 21 Last Day of Classes: Winter Trimester 12 Spring 2022 Courses and Tuesday, February 22 Registration: Spring Trimester Quick Courses
Saturday, April 2 First Day of Classes: Spring Trimester Saturday, May 28–Monday, May 30 Memorial Day: No Classes 48 Monday, June 20 Last Day of Classes: Spring Trimester Locations Saturday, June 25 Graduation
How to take a class via Zoom 1 3 Please download the Zoom app on your laptop or desktop You will receive a link with instructions for joining your fellow computer. If you don’t have easy access to a computer you students in remote learning for your class the day before your can also download the app for your phone. See links for the class begins. This will include a Zoom ID for your specific class. Zoom app on our website, training.32bjfunds.org. You will click on this link a few minutes before your class begins. You can also attend your class by logging in to our website and 2 finding your class under “My Transcipt.” Desktops and laptops are preferable as they provide a more stable connection. For mobile phones, message and data rates 4 may apply. Please note: all courses require you to be visible on Make sure you go in at least five to ten minutes prior to the start camera for the duration of the class. Please be prepared to partici- of the class, and be sure to set up Zoom beforehand to avoid pate in your Zoom class as you would if it were an in-person class, delays. You will be placed in a “waiting room” until your and arrange for the time to be dedicated solely to the class. instructor starts the class.
For safety reasons, please do not participate in this class while driving. For assistance with Zoom, please contact us at 888-284-3225.
vi FOLLOW US ON: FACEBOOK.COM/32BJTRAINING @32BJTRAINING CALENDAR / WELCOME Welcome! During the 2020–21 Training Fund school year, we met in-person at Training Fund locations, but also in every room imaginable in our homes.
Members created mini-classrooms in living rooms and kitchens; in bathrooms and base- ments; from parked cars, and from outdoors spaces, our members joined classes, and exhib- ited incredible tenacity and resourcefulness in their desire to keep learning, whatever it took. They supported each other, with encouragement
and Zoom tips; with reminders about the “mute” Howard Rothschild, President of the RAB and Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU button and the chat function; and in showing up for each other week after week, they and the remarkable instructors who mostly seamlessly We enter the beginning of the 2021/2022 transferred their estimable classroom teaching school year with high hopes of further progress, to a brave new world (for us) of remote learning. with more classes returning to in-person learn- ing, bringing with it the joy of getting to see And we did meet in classrooms, together. each other face-to-face. We also enter the year Slowly, over the course of 2020, and into 2021, knowing that whatever circumstances we face, as conditions changed to allow us to ever-so- the creativity, collaborative spirit, and resolve cautiously meet in person, students again took of 32BJ’s members, instructors, and staff, means great care to watch out for each other, to stay that we are prepared for any eventuality, and masked, to dependably use PPE, that being the will be able to continue to work together, only way the Training Fund could possibly con- to learn, and to teach.
tinue to offer classes in person. Despite sad losses, 32BJ TRAINING FUND COURSE CATALOG and the occasional bump on our shared road, the learning continued, with the instructors and Training Fund staff working hand-in-hand with Howard Rothschild, Kyle Bragg, the members to make it so. President, President, Realty Advisory Board 32BJ SEIU 2021–22
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Course/Quick Course Prerequisites Registration About Us Some courses and quick courses require you The 32BJ Training Fund is a joint labor- to complete a prerequisite—a preparatory Online management partnership that offers training course—before you enroll. Some courses Go to training.32bjfunds.org to learn more. to eligible participants at no cost. The Fund require minimum reading and math skills. is supported by contributions negotiated Achievement of these skills can be estab- By Phone between 32BJ SEIU and participating lished by presenting a high school diploma Please call 888-284-3225 (toll-free outside employers. Our mission is to train every par- or its equivalent from an English-speaking New York City) on the registration dates ticipant to grow to the next level. We want country, or by passing a standardized test at specified on page 48. to continually raise standards by providing registration. These prerequisites are noted 32BJ members with the tools they need to in each course description. meet the challenges of a changing industry. Walk-In At the 32BJ Training Fund, everything we do See pages 48–51. Emergency School Closings supports the goal of making it possible for What to Bring To inquire about the possible cancellation of members to get the education, training, and ■ Union ID to gain access to the building. classes in the event of a weather emergency skills they need to grow in the quickly ■ Name(s) of the course(s) you want to or other hazardous conditions, contact your changing property services world. take and the day(s) and the time(s) that site manager, whose contact information can you are available to take the courses. be found on pages 48–51. ■ Check if your desired course(s) requires On-Site Classes/Employer Request a prerequisite(s). If you, a management company, or Notice of Nondiscrimination Policy See Course/Quick Course Prerequisites on building owner have ten or more eligible The 32BJ Training Fund does not discrimi- the right of this page for more information. participants interested in attending a nate on the basis of race, color, age, gender, class and have appropriate space, the sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, If you miss the registration dates for any 32BJ Training Fund can deliver most or religion in the administration of its location, call 888-284-3225. of our classes at your building. Call educational or admission policies. 888-284-3225 for details.
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Building Engineer
COMMERCIAL Required Courses ■ FDNY: Refrigeration Operating Engineer III
ESTIMATED CLASSROOM HOURS: 798 ■ Air Conditioning & Refrigeration I (Q-01) ■ Air Conditioning & Refrigeration II ■ Human Relations Acquire the building blocks ■ Air Conditioning & Refrigeration III ■ OSHA 30-Hour General Industry necessary to gain access ■ Air Conditioning & Refrigeration: ■ Plumbing Basics as an entry-level building Absorption Systems Elective Courses ■ engineer Air Pollution Control (choose one of these courses) ■ Computer: Basics/New Users ■ FDNY: Refrigeration System Operating ■ Computer: Building Management Engineers Practical Examination Systems I: HVAC Concepts (Q-01/Q-99) ■ Computer: Building Management ■ Heat Pumps Systems II: Core Concepts Elective Quick Courses ■ Computer: Building Management (choose two of these courses) Systems III: Advanced ■ Blueprints: An Introduction ■ Electricity Basics ■ HVAC Preventative Maintenance: ■ FDNY: Refrigeration Operating Engineer I An Introduction (Q-01) ■ Steam I: Theory ■ FDNY: Refrigeration Operating Engineer II ■ Steam II: Hands-On (Q-01)
Cleaner
COMMERCIAL Required Courses ■ Floor Care: Long Term
ESTIMATED CLASSROOM HOURS: 109 ■ Cleaning: Products & Techniques ■ Floor Care: Terrazzo & Tile ■ English as a Second Language III ■ Online: Cleaning for COVID-19 & Enhance skills to meet Required Quick Courses Other Infectious Diseases advanced industry standards ■ Cleaning: Industrial Floor ■ OSHA 10-Hour General Surface Cleaning ■ Wall Maintenance ■ Customer Service or Online: Customer Service
Cleaning Foreperson/Lead Cleaner
COMMERCIAL Prerequisite Required Quick Courses
ESTIMATED CLASSROOM HOURS: 148 ■ Cleaner Career Track ■ Leadership & Supervisory Skills Required Courses ■ Security Awareness Progress from commercial ■ Computer: Basics/New Users ■ Time Management office cleaner to lead cleaner ■ Human Relations or foreperson ■ OSHA 30-Hour General Industry ■ Spanish for the Workplace I
Commercial Superintendent
COMMERCIAL Required Courses Required Quick Courses
ESTIMATED CLASSROOM HOURS: 592 ■ Air Conditioning & Refrigeration I ■ Building Management: Ethics ■ Air Conditioning & Refrigeration II ■ HVAC Preventative Maintenance: Gather the knowledge necessary ■ Air Conditioning & Refrigeration III An Introduction to operate a building’s air condi- ■ Air Pollution Control Elective Quick Courses tioning and heating systems ■ Electricity Basics (choose two of these courses) ■ Heating Systems I ■ Electricity: Troubleshooting ■ Heating Systems II ■ Heat Pumps ■ Human Relations ■ Heating Systems III: Lab ■ OSHA 30-Hour General Industry ■ Plumbing: Troubleshooting ■ Plumbing Basics
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Green Commercial ■ Computer: Running a Building ■ Heating Systems II with a Computer ■ Heating Systems III: Lab COMMERCIAL ■ Computer: Spreadsheets (MS Excel) ■ Plumbing Basics ESTIMATED CLASSROOM HOURS: 780 ■ Electricity Basics Long Elective Quick Courses Obtain the skills and certifica- ■ FDNY: Refrigeration Operating Engineer I (choose one of these courses) ■ tions necessary to operate a (Q-01) Green Buildings: Advanced Air Sealing ■ FDNY: Refrigeration Operating Engineer II ■ Green Buildings: Advanced Lighting commercial building in an (Q-01) ■ Roof Fan Maintenance efficient and sustainable way ■ FDNY: Refrigeration Operating Engineer III Short Elective Quick Courses (Q-01) (choose one of these courses) Required Courses ■ Green Commercial I: GPRO Mechanical, ■ Green Buildings: Building Emissions: ■ Computer: Basics/New Users Electrical, & Plumbing An Introduction ■ Computer: Building Management ■ Green Commercial II: Building Operator ■ Green Buildings: Combustion Safety & Systems I: HVAC Concepts Certification I (BOC I) Efficiency Testing ■ Computer: Building Management ■ Green Professional I: LEED Green ■ Green Buildings: Understanding Your Systems II: Core Concepts Associate (GA) Building’s Energy Grade ■ Computer: Building Management ■ Heating Systems I ■ Green Commercial: Recycling Systems III: Advanced ■ Log Keeping
Green Residential ■ Computer: Building Management Long Elective Quick Courses Systems II: Core Concepts (choose one of these courses) RESIDENTIAL ■ Computer: Building Management ■ Green Buildings: Advanced Air Sealing ESTIMATED CLASSROOM HOURS: 737 Systems III: Advanced ■ Green Buildings: Advanced Lighting Obtain the skills and certifica- ■ Computer: Running a Building ■ Roof Fan Maintenance tions necessary to operate a with a Computer Short Elective Quick Courses ■ Computer: Spreadsheets (MS Excel) (choose one of these courses) multifamily building in an ■ Electricity Basics ■ Green Buildings: Building Emissions: efficient and sustainable way ■ Green Residential I: BPI Multifamily An Introduction Building Operator (MFBO) ■ Green Buildings: Combustion Safety & Required Courses ■ Green Residential II: GPRO Operations & Efficiency Testing ■ Air Conditioning & Refrigeration I Maintenance (O&M) ■ Green Buildings: Passive House ■ Air Conditioning & Refrigeration II ■ Green Residential III: BPI Multifamily Multifamily Buildings ■ Air Conditioning & Refrigeration III Building Analyst (MFBA) ■ Green Buildings: Understanding ■ Air Pollution Control ■ Heating Systems I Your Building’s Energy Grade ■ Computer: Basics/New Users ■ Heating Systems II ■ Green Residential: Recycling for ■ Computer: Building Management ■ Heating Systems III: Lab Multifamily Buildings Systems I: HVAC Concepts ■ Plumbing Basics ■ Log Keeping
Handyperson Required Courses Elective Courses ■ Air Pollution Control (choose two of these courses) COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL ■ Carpentry Basics ■ Alarm Systems ESTIMATED CLASSROOM HOURS: 406 ■ Electricity Basics ■ Blueprint Reading Gain the ability to perform ■ FDNY: Standpipe & Sprinkler ■ Cleaning: Products & Techniques