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CraftPro Concrete courses focuses on concrete tools and equipment, materials, properties of concrete, concrete placement and safety. Our curriculum also includes advanced modules on finishing, repair and quality control, ensuring learners are prepared for job success and improving project outcomes.

Key Features:

Foundational Knowledge: Gain expertise in concrete tools, equipment and materials.
Practical Skills: Understand the techniques of concrete placement and finishing.
Safety Focused: Learn best practices to ensure workplace safety.
Quality Control: Equip your team with the skills needed for effective concrete repair and quality management.

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Additional course offerings in Form Carpentry cover vertical and horizontal placement.

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Concrete

Concrete Repair

Many techniques and materials can be used to make a repair, this course will focus on repairing concrete with concrete. Learners are introduced the concepts and tasks related to the repair of concrete structures. Concrete craftworkers will learn to identify the source of concrete damage, the fundamental concepts of concrete repair, and basic guidance in executing repairs.

Concrete Tools and Equipment

Concrete tools and equipment provide the interface between the craftworker and the concrete. Due to the many stages involved in the concrete process, there are many special tools required. Some tools may look similar to others, some tools may not have changed much over time, and some tools make use of the latest technology and materials. This course prepares concrete craftworkers to identify, use, and properly care for the tools of the craft.

Properties of Concrete

There is far more to concrete than just cement and water. Anyone working with concrete should be familiar with various mix designs, as well as their uses and limitations. This course explores the numerous admixtures and other ingredients used to alter the properties of concrete to meet specific project needs and environmental conditions, as well as the many tool that are used to change those properties.

Troubleshooting and Quality Control

Building owners and developers must ensure they get what they contracted for in terms of building quality. To that end, architects and engineers want to be sure the building is constructed to their specifications so that it performs as designed. This course will review proactive steps taken by contractors and the field-testing procedures used by concrete craftworkers to deliver the best product possible.

Curing and Protecting Concrete

The curing process for every placement must be tuned to the current weather conditions and the specifications. This course covers the curing process and identifies various approaches used to control the process when the conditions are less than ideal. Regardless of how much care is taken to construct forms, place concrete, and finish it to the required specification, a good result depends on a properly executed curing process.

Finishing Concrete

In this course, the concrete craftworker will discover that concrete finishing incorporates a variety of tasks that transform newly placed concrete from a rough, open surface to its final smooth state. Learners discover that the finishing process is the concrete craftworker’s opportunity to determine the final appearance of the concrete, as well as its surface density and other characteristics.

Reinforcing Concrete

Within any structure built with concrete, the foundation and any concrete walls and floors will be reinforced. This course covers using the correct reinforcing material and supports, placing them following the project drawings, and using the correct methods to tie the reinforcing material. The concrete craftworker will explore reinforcing concrete and how properly installed and reinforced concrete safely serves as the supporting structures for large buildings, bridges, roads, and dams.

Concrete Safety

The concrete profession requires workers to use potentially hazardous tools and to work in areas where accidents can result from momentary carelessness. This course prepares concrete craft workers for jobsite hazards and ways to manage them. This course emphasizes creating and maintaining a safety culture on the jobsite as an ongoing process that begins with dedicated company leadership, sound safety policies and committed craftworkers.

Estimating Concrete Quantities

Estimating concrete quantities is an important part of the construction process. Material estimates must be as accurate as possible. To prepare accurate estimates, one must be comfortable with math in general and be able to read drawings to gather the needed information. This course provides an opportunity to practice the necessary skills and estimate concrete quantities for various structures.

Preparing for Placement

This course provides broad information about the activities and materials necessary to prepare a site for concrete placement. Topics such as subgrade preparation, formwork setup, the prevention of cracks and other stress-related concrete failures, and final preparations for placement are covered. Concrete craftworkers will be prepared to see the larger picture relative to the concrete construction process.

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