Current
Class Schedule
STTS’s Plumbing Apprenticeship classes start at various times
during the year. Call the office for details on when the next
class will begin. Those individuals interested in applying
for STTS’s program with no prior plumbing experience must begin
at level 1. Those individuals with plumbing experience are
required to take a placement test. The test results will
determine where you may start in the Plumbing Apprenticeship
Program.
Curriculum
Level One Class- 146 hours total
- Introduction to the Plumbing Profession (5 hours)
- Plumbing Safety (20 hours)
- Plumbing Tools (7.5 hours)
- Introduction to Plumbing Math (7.5 hours)
- Introduction to Plumbing Drawings (12.5 hours)
- Plastic Pipe and Fittings (10 hours)
- Copper Pipe and Fittings (10 hours)
- Cast-Iron Pipe and Fittings (12.5 hours)
- Carbon Steel Pipe and Fittings (10 hours)
- Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (2.5 hours)
- Introduction to Drain, Waste, and Vent (DWV) Systems (10
hours)
- Fixtures and Faucets (5 hours)
- Introduction to Water Distribution Systems (10 hours)
Level Two Class-150 hours total
- Plumbing Math (15 hours)
- Reading Commercial Drawings (20 hours)
- Hangers, Supports, Structural Penetrations, and Fire
Stopping (10 hours)
- Installing and Testing DWV Piping (25 hours)
- Installing Roofing, Floor, and Area Drains (5 hours)
- Types of Valves (5 hours)
- Installing and Testing Water Supply Piping (20 hours)
- Installing Fixtures, Valves, and Faucets (20 hours)
- Basic Electricity (15 hours)
- Installing Water Heaters (5 hours)
- Fuel Gas Systems (20 hours)
- Servicing of Fixtures, Valves, and Faucets (5 hours)
Level Three Class- 160 hours total
- Applied Math (17.5 hours)
- Codes (7.5 hours)
- Types of Venting (15 hours)
- Indirect and Special Waste (15 hours)
- Sewage Pumps and Sump Pumps (17.5 hours)
- Sizing Water Supply Piping (20 hours)
- Backflow Preventers (20 hours)
- Water Pressure Boosters and Recirculating Systems (20
hours)
- Servicing Piping Systems, Fixtures, and Appliances (20
hours)
Level Four Class- 165 hours total
- Business Math for Plumbers (10 hours)
- Sizing DWV and Storm Systems (15 hours)
- Private Water Supply Systems (12.5 hours)
- Private Waste Disposal Systems (12.5 hours)
- Locating Buried Water and Sewer Lines (12.5 hours)
- Hydronic and Solar Heating (15 hours)
- Water Supply Treatment (25 hours)
- Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs (15 hours)
- Compressed Air (10 hours)
- Corrosive-Resistant Waste Piping (12.5 hours)
- Plumbing for Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks (10
hours)
