Transcript Plumbing & Pipefitting

Monmouth County Vocational School District
Freehold, New Jersey
Mr. Spadavecchia
Plumbing & Pipefitting
Two year course designed to
provide students with basic skills
that are needed to gain entry level
employment skills in the
plumbing field as an apprentice.
Plumbing & Pipefitting
 Level One Classroom Instruction:
 Career Safety
 Plumbing Materials
 DWV Systems, Waste Disposal Systems
 Water Distribution Systems, Water Supply Systems
 Plumbing Fixtures
 Valves and Faucets
 Plumbing Appliances, Water Heaters, Boilers
 Plumbing Related Science and Mathematics
Text and PowerPoint
Presentations
by
E. Keith Blankenbaker
Plumbing & Pipefitting
 Level One Practical Skills:
 Soldering Copper Tubing
 Cutting and Threading Steel Pipe
 Installing PVC Piping
 Using Power Tools: Right Angle Drill, SawZall, Vise
 Rough Plumbing Mark-Out
 DWV Installation
 Domestic Water Supply Installation
 Testing and Inspection Preparation
 Plumbing Fixture Installation
 Troubleshooting Plumbing Systems
 Retro Fitting and Renovation
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 Level Two Classroom Instruction:
 Sizing Plumbing Systems: DWV, Water Distribution, Gas
Piping
 Blueprint Reading
 Isometric Drawing
 Creating Material Lists and Cost Estimating
 Plumbing Related Science and Mathematics
 National Standard Plumbing Code Book Instruction
 Resume Development and Employment Search
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 Level Two Practical Skills:
 Building Drain Installation
 Domestic Water System Installation
 Natural Gas Piping Installation
 Hydronic Heating System Installation
 Boiler Installation
 Troubleshooting and Maintaining a Hydronic Heating
System
 Structured Learning- School To Career
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 Future Opportunities:
 Apprentice Plumbing Courses Through MCVSD
 Plumbing & Pipefitting Union Local 9: Manalapan, NJ
 Plumbing & Pipefitting Union Local 14: Lodi, NJ
 Employment With Local Licensed Plumbing Contractor
 Become a Licensed Plumbing Contractor and Business
Owner
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Five Years of Work Experience as Apprentice Under a Licensed
Plumber
Four Years of Approved Apprenticeship Training
New Jersey State Licensing Test
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 Earning Potential:
 Plumbers and Pipefitters are among the highest paid workers in
construction occupations.
 Median hourly wages of wage and salary is $21.94.
 The highest 10 percent earned more than $37.93.
 Median hourly wages in the industries employing the largest
numbers of Plumbers and Pipefitters were as follows:
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Natural Gas Distribution- $26.27
Commercial Building Construction- $23.14
Building Equipment Contractors- $21.86
Utility System Construction- $21.15
Local government- $20.65
*Source- U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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 Contact Information:
 Guidance- Mrs. L. Mahoney
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[email protected]
Phone- 732-462-7570
 Instructor- Mr. V. Spadavecchia
 [email protected]
 Phone- 732-462-7570
 Principal- Mr. J. Johnson
 [email protected]
 Phone- 732-264-4995
 MCVSD- www.mcvsd.org
 Phone- 732-431-7942