Curriculum
Facilities Maintenance Apprenticeship Curriculum
Specifically designed to meet industry standards, Penn Foster's online Facilities Management Apprenticeship Program helps your workers build their skills in blueprint reading, building trades, mechanical maintenance, and more. By pairing our engaging, online training curriculum with on-the-job training, you can equip your workers with the advanced skills and knowledge they need to become skilled tradespeople.
Facilities Maintenance Technician
Apprenticeship
Estimated Base Curriculum Duration: 865 hours
Base Curriculum
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Lessons in this section include:
- Industrial Safety
- Trades Safety: Getting Started
- Working Safely with Chemicals
- Fire Safety
- Safe Handling of Pressurized Gasses and Welding
- Working Safely with Electricity
- Materials Handling Safety
- Machine Shop Safety
- Advanced Electrical Safety
- Basic Industrial Math
- Addition and Subtraction
- Multiplication and Division
- Fractions, Percents, Proportions, and Angles
- Metric System
- Formulas
- Introduction to Algebra
- Practical Measurements
- Linear and Distance Measurement
- Bulk Measurement
- Temperature Measurement
- Energy, Force, and Power
- Fluid Measurement
- Career Readiness Orientation — Starting Your Program
- Personal Skills — Integrity
- Personal Skills — Professionalism and Adaptability
- People Skills — Respect
- People Skills — Communication Skills
- People Skills — Teamwork
- Workplace Skills — Planning and Organization
- Workplace Skills — Decision Making and Problem Solving
- Workplace Skills — Customer Focus
- Workplace Skills — Working with Tools and Technology
- Problem Solving and Troubleshooting
- Jobs, Companies, and the Economy: Basic Concepts for
- Employees
- Quality Concepts: Tools and Applications
- Common Hand Tools, Part 1
- Common Hand Tools, Part 2
- Precision Measuring Instruments, Part 1
- Electric Drilling and Grinding Tools
- Power Cutting Tools
- Pneumatic Hand Tools
- Electricians’ Tools
- Tool Grinding and Sharpening
- Woodworking Hand Tools
- Woodworking Power Tools
- Lifting Equipment
- Nonmetallic Materials
- Plastics, Elastomers, and Composite Materials
- Wood Products
- Paints and Adhesives
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Lessons in this section include:
- Reading Prints and Schematics
- Introduction to Print Reading
- Print Reading Symbols and Abbreviations
- Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- Print Reading Applications
- Building Drawings
- Electrical Drawings and Circuits
- Electronic Drawings
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Drawings
- Piping: Drawings, Materials, and Parts
- Welding Symbols
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Lessons in this section include:
- Sheet Metal Basics
- Sketching
- Electrical Blueprint Reading
- Reading Construction Prints
- Reading Piping Prints
- Carpentry
- Industrial Plumbing and Pipefitting
- The Trades of Plumbing and Pipefitting
- Pipes, Fittings, and Valves
- Plumbing and Pipefitting Tools
- Joining and Assembling Pipes
- Supporting, Installing, and Testing Pipes
- Plumbing Fixtures and Appliances
- Tanks, Pumps, and Boilers
- Insulation for Piping and Ducting
- Principles of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
- Air Conditioning Systems
- Bench Work, Part 3
- Fundamental Principles of Rigging Technology
- Planning the Rigging Operation
- Working with Rigging Tolls, Part 1
- Working with Rigging Tolls, Part 2
- Rigging: Lifting Equipment and Applications, Part 1
- Rigging: Lifting Equipment and Applications, Part 2
- National Building Code
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Lessons in this section include:
- Preventive Maintenance
- Preventive Maintenance Techniques
- Mechanical Maintenance
- Bearings and Seals, Part 1
- Bearings and Seals, Part 2
- Lubrication, Part 1
- Lubrication, Part 2
- Hydraulic Power Basics
- Hydraulic Components:
- Actuators, Pumps, and Motors
- Hydraulic Components:
- Conductors, Conditioners, and Fluids
- Hydraulic Power System Control
- Interpreting Hydraulic System Schematics
- Hydraulic Power System Troubleshooting
- Pumps, Part 1
- Pumps, Part 2
- Pumps, Part 3
- Pneumatics, Part 1
- Pneumatics, Part 2
- Pneumatics, Part 3
- Air Compressors, Part 1
- Air Compressors, Part 2
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Lessons in this section include:
- Mechanical Power Transmission Part 1
- Mechanical Power Transmission Part 2
- Mechanical Power Transmission Part 3
- Vibration Analysis and Control
Optional Curriculum
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Lessons in this section include:
- DC Principles
- Nature of Electricity
- Circuit Analysis and Ohm’s Law
- Capacitors and Inductors
- Magnetism and Electromagnetism
- Conductors, Insulators, and Batteries
- DC Motors and Generator Theory
- Optional Laboratory Experiment:
- Electronic Simulation Software
- Experiments with Basic DC Theory – Lab Manual
- AC Principles
- Alternating Current
- Alternating Current Circuits
- Inductors in AC Circuits
- Capacitors in AC Circuits
- Transformers
- Alternators
- Electrical Energy Distribution
- Rectification and Basic Electronic Devices
- Experiments with Basic AC Theory – Lab Manual
- Analog Circuit Measurement
- Basic Test Equipment
- Troubleshooting with
- Volt-Ohm-Milliamp Meters (VOMs)
- Using Basic Oscilloscopes
- Experiments in Electrical Measurements – Lab Manual
- Reading Electrical Schematic Diagrams
- Electrical Equipment Block A
- Conductors and Insulators in Industry
- Working with Conduit
- Electrical Boxes
- Industrial Enclosures and Raceways
- Connecting Electrical Equipment, Part 1
- Connecting Electrical Equipment, Part 2
- Industrial Fuses
- Industrial Circuit Breakers
- Plugs, Receptacles, and Lampholders
- Industrial Switches
- Industrial Relay Ladder Logic
- Industrial Relays, Contractors, and Solenoids
- Electrical Grounding
- Electrical Wiring Practices
- Data, Voice, and Video Cabling
- Electric Lamps, Part 1
- Electric Lamps, Part 2
- Electric Heating
- National Electrical Code (NEC Code and Textbook Course)
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Lessons in this section include:
- Industrial DC Motors
- Industrial AC Motors
- Controlling Industrial Motors
- Industrial Motor Applications
- Transformers
- Fractional Horsepower Motors
- Motor Control Fundamentals (for Programmable Logic Controllers)
- Industrial Motor Control (for Programmable Logic Controllers), Part
- Building Trades
- Industrial Motor Control (for Programmable Logic Controllers), Part
- Predictive Maintenance
- Predictive Maintenance: Vibration Analysis
- Predictive Maintenance: Advanced Topics
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Lessons in this section include:
- Component Testers
- Digital Test Equipment
- Analog Electronic Components
- Basic Semiconductor Components: Diodes
- Basic Semiconductor Components: Transistors
- Switching Devices
- Electronic Sensors
- Special Rectifiers: Electron Tubes
- Optoelectronic and Fiber Optic Components
- Electronics Hardware
- How to Solder and Desolder
- Troubleshooting Industrial Electrical, Electronic, and Computer Systems
- Industrial Electronic Troubleshooting
- Electronic Troubleshooting of Industrial Motor Controllers
- Troubleshooting Sensing Devices and Systems
- Troubleshooting Industrial Control Systems and Output Devices
- Troubleshooting Industrial Computer Systems and Software
- Industrial Computer Networks
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Lessons in this section include:
- Fundamentals of Welding, Part 1
- Fundamentals of Welding, Part 2
- Gas Welding Equipment
- Gas Welding Techniques
- Arc Welding Equipment, Part 1
- Arc Welding Equipment, Part 2
- Arc Welding Equipment, Part 3
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding Techniques, Part 1
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding Techniques, Part 2
- Gas Metal Arc Welding Fundamentals GMAW or Mig)
- Inspection and Testing of Welds
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Lessons in this section include:
- Steam
- Steam Boiler Operation and Maintenance
- Types of Steam Generators
- Steam Generator Accessories
- Power Plant Steam Flow Paths, Part 1
- Power Plant Steam Flow Paths, Part 2
- Power Plant Steam Flow Paths, Part 3
- Power Plant Instrumentation Systems
- Power Plant Auxiliary Equipment
- Power Plant Boilers and Related Equipment
- Conveyor Systems
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Lesson in this section:
- Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning