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Classes

Mandatory training classes are held year-round. These classes will improve your knowledge of the Cement Masonry trade, its history and the skills you're gaining on-the-job.

•  Orientation
•  History of the Cement Industry
•  Labor & Management Relations
•  Safety & Basic First Aid
•  Forming, Hand & Power Tools
•  Miscellaneous Equipment
•  Small Engines: Operations & Servicing
•  Basic Math, Measuring & Estimating
•  Builder's Level, Laser Beam & Transit
•  Concrete Ingredients
•  Designing Concrete Mixes
•  Admixtures
•  Specifications & Testing
•  Edge Forms on Grade
•  On-Grade Curb and Curb & Gutter Forms
•  Screeds & Bulkheads
•  Placing & Leveling Concrete
•  Finishing Concrete Floors, Roofs, Steps, Sidewalks & Patios
•  Finishing Concrete Drives, Approaches, Curbs and Curbs & Gutters
•  Pavements, Bases, Tilt-up Panels, Precast and Lift Slab
•  Joints in Concrete
•  Curing & Protecting Concrete
•  Blueprints: Reading & Interpreting
•  Patching and Sacking; Surface Defects: Preventions and Remedies
•  Epoxy, Epoxy Injection and Materials

HOURS

CLASS HOURS: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

FALL 2008

September 6
September 20
October 4
October 18
November 1
November 15

 

WINTER 2009

December 6
December 13
January 10
January 24
February 7
February 21

 

SPRING 2009

March 7
March 21
April 4
April 18
May 2
May 16

 

Downloadable Form: Hour & Wage Scale
Downloadable Form: Schedule of Classes, 2008-2009

Journeyperson Advancement Courses

At the Northern California Cement Masons JATC, we provide advancement courses for Cement Mason journeypersons to keep up with new techniques, materials, applications and technology. Keep your skills on the cutting edge. Contact your local union office to join a course.

Architectural Patching & Sacking
BATC (Refinery Certification)
Confined Spaces
Epoxy, Epoxy Injection & Materials
First Aid/CPR
HAZMAT
Laser Screed
Lead Abatement
Pervious Concrete
Plan Reading
Smart MARK
Structural Composites
Aerial Boomlift / Work Platform
10 Hour OSHA Training
Trowel Machines


Cement Masons Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee