BERK TRADE AND BUSINESS SCHOOL

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Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9am-10pm

Sat & Sun
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Phone (718) 729-0909 / 729-0707
Fax (718)729-0606
admissions@berktadeschool.com

Berk Trade and Business School
33-09 Queens BLVD 2FL
Long Island City, NY 11101

100 HOUR COURSES

100 HOUR NON ACCREDITED AVOCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN:

The 100 courses are not intended for principal occupation or vocational purposes; they are for self interest only.
All 100 hour courses are comprised of two quarters, one of 8 and the other of 9 weeks.

ELECTRICAL WIRING, MINOR EXPANSION, AND REPAIRS
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be qualified for entry level employment as an electrician’s helper and will be able to assemble, install, and repair lighting equipment and building wiring. Instruction includes safety and proper uses and care of tools, basic electrical installation and types of electrical services, splices, scale drawing/blueprints, removing and replacing fuses, replacing faulty electrical cords, plugs, and light switches, replacing fluorescent bulbs and tubes, attaching separable plug to appliance, replacing defective light socket and tightening, replacing defective electrical wall outlet, locate circuit overload, installing various electrical components, and installing a dimmer switch.

COURSE/UNIT TITLE HOURSHOURS

TOOLS AND MATERIALS10

1. Basic Tools for House Wiring
A. Hand Tools

2. Power Tools
A. Wires
B. Cables
C. Conduit

BASIC SKILLS35
A. Splices
B. Anchoring
C. Installing Raceway
D. Installing Device Boxes, Outlet Boxes
E. Adding New Receptacles

ELECTRICAL WIRING AND SERVICING55
A. Branch Circuits
B. Installing Lighting Fixture
C. Installing Major Electrical Appliances

TOTAL HOURS 100

COMPREHENSIVE PLUMBING
Upon Successful completion of this course, the student will be able to assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings, water fixtures, and drainage systems, according to specification and plumbing codes. Instruction includes identification of parts and fittings, faucets, toilets, emergency leak repairs, clearing clogs, maintenance of hot water heaters and heating systems, tracing existing pipe systems, and measuring and making a predetermined length on a pipe.

COURSE/UNIT TITLE HOURS
Safety Test
Future Directions
Fixture Units: Pipe Sizes
Siphonage and Testing
Types of Copper Tubing
Water Supply Tools
Removal of Water from a Cellar
Plastic Pipe and Fittings
Transparency Master 1 & 2
Drainage Connection
Transparency 1 though 15
Plumbing Code Berk Trade School
Basic Hand Tools Job Sheets 1
Drainage Connections Job Sheets 1 through 4 Unit 2
Water Valves and Faucets Jobs Sheets 1 through 6 Unit 3
Drainage System Job Sheets 1 through 6 Unit 4
Water System Maintenance and Repairs Job Sheets 1 through 5
Securing Holding and Advancing Employment

TOTAL HOURS 100

*PLEASE NOTE: AVOCATIONAL COURSES ARE NOT ACCREDITED BY THE SCHOOLS ACCREDITING AGENCY:
THE ACCREDITING COMMISSION OF
CAREER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY