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FF – Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) & Sensors MPLC

ENGR 8060001
Section Code: AJ2
If programming is your thing, join us to learn ladder logic for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). PLCs are sturdy computers used in rugged environments such as manufacturing to allow for automation of advanced manufacturing systems. Sensors are the eyes, ears, touch, and feel for those systems, relaying signals to the PLCs to direct the workings of all of the mechanical assemblies. You will work with high-end products from Rockwell Automation / Allen Bradley controls to discover the inner workings of industrial systems. In just 8 weeks, earn 2 Festo /... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 18, 2025 End Date: Aug 08, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Commercial Driver’s License TCLA

TRNS 9110002
Section Code: A5
With a national driver shortage of over 200,000, trucking companies are looking for hard workers like you who have earned a commercial driver’s license (CDL). VWCC Workforce Solutions has partnered with CDS Tractor Trailer Training Company to bring professional truck driver training to southwest Virginia. Our hands-on approach will quickly get you from the classroom to on-the-road training to earn your CDL in as few as 20 days. You’ll also meet several trucking company recruiters, and most students have job offers upon completion! Class A CDL training prepares students to... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 21, 2025 End Date: Aug 15, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Electricity – AC, DC & Multimeters MACE

ENGR 8000001
Section Code: AJ2
Decrease production downtime, improve efficiency, and increase output by understanding electricity and how to work with it safely. This course has been specifically developed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills required to enable them to work safely and effectively with electricity. The lab components of the training offer the learner the opportunity to build, test, and troubleshoot AC/DC circuits and to examine the operating voltages and currents related to proper circuit operation. Learners will use various instruments to make circuit measurements and calculations. LEARN THE SKILLS (AC/DC): Explain... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 23, 2025 End Date: Aug 27, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Machining Fundamentals I MNM1

MANF 7110004
Section Code: AJ1
Machining Fundamentals I and II are foundational for the study of metals formation methods, processes, related equipment, and tools of industry. It requires the student to understand shop safety practices, job planning, math and measurement for precision machining, interpreting drawings, machining feeds and speeds, precision measuring instruments, layout tools and procedures, hand tools and bench work, metal cutting saws and drilling machines. Students must be registered for both Machining Fundamentals I and II. LEARN THE SKILLS: Definition of machining Machining history Machining careers Personal and technical skills National Institute for... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 24, 2025 End Date: Aug 14, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Machining Fundamentals II MNJ1

MANF 7110008
Section Code: AJ1
Machining Fundamentals I and II are foundational for the study of metals formation methods, processes, related equipment, and tools of industry. It requires the student to understand shop safety practices, job planning, math and measurement for precision machining, interpreting drawings, machining feeds and speeds, precision measuring instruments, layout tools and procedures, hand tools and bench work, metal cutting saws and drilling machines. Students must be registered for both Machining Fundamentals I and II. LEARN THE SKILLS: Safety guidelines and documentation Measurement systems Semi-precision measurement Precision measurement / tools Quality Assurance... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 25, 2025 End Date: Aug 15, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Mechanical Systems MFMS

ENGR 8020001
Section Code: 11
Did you take things apart as a kid – wondering how things work? You may very well have a natural mechanical ability – a talent that manufacturers want as one of the most desirable skills. The driving forces in any machine are mechanical systems: gears, drives, bearings, pulleys, and more – all found in everything that moves! The Mechanical Systems course covers the installation, use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of mechanical drive components and systems used every day in industry. Open the door to a new career in manufacturing, or a... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Mar 29, 2025 End Date: May 10, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Machining Turning: Operator CTOP

MANF 7110005
Section Code: A1
The Machining – Turning course is a hands-on course where you will learn the fundamentals of using a lathe in a manufacturing environment. You will learn facing, turning, drilling, turning angles, work holding concepts and devices, and other operations as well as conversational programming and basic CNC program editing. Instruction will also include applicable shop safety, precision measurement, and how to interpret drawings including dimensioning and tolerances. CREDENTIALS: Students completing the course will sit for the NIMS (National Institute of Metalworking Skills) credentials: – CNC Turning: Operator, Level 1 –... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Apr 01, 2025 End Date: Jun 03, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Machining Fundamentals I MNM1

MANF 7110004
Section Code: A2
Machining Fundamentals I and II are foundational for the study of metals formation methods, processes, related equipment, and tools of industry. It requires the student to understand shop safety practices, job planning, math and measurement for precision machining, interpreting drawings, machining feeds and speeds, precision measuring instruments, layout tools and procedures, hand tools and bench work, metal cutting saws and drilling machines. Students must be registered for both Machining Fundamentals I and II. LEARN THE SKILLS: Definition of machining Machining history Machining careers Personal and technical skills National Institute for... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Apr 21, 2025 End Date: Jun 09, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Machining Fundamentals II MNJ1

MANF 7110008
Section Code: A2
Machining Fundamentals I and II are foundational for the study of metals formation methods, processes, related equipment, and tools of industry. It requires the student to understand shop safety practices, job planning, math and measurement for precision machining, interpreting drawings, machining feeds and speeds, precision measuring instruments, layout tools and procedures, hand tools and bench work, metal cutting saws and drilling machines. Students must be registered for both Machining Fundamentals I and II. LEARN THE SKILLS: Safety guidelines and documentation Measurement systems Semi-precision measurement Precision measurement / tools Quality Assurance... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Apr 23, 2025 End Date: Jun 04, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Commercial Driver’s License Weekend TCLA

TRNS 9110002
Section Code: AS14
With a national driver shortage of over 200,000, trucking companies are looking for hard workers like you who have earned a commercial driver’s license (CDL). VWCC Workforce Solutions has partnered with CDS Tractor Trailer Training Company to bring professional truck driver training to southwest Virginia. Our hands-on approach will quickly get you from the classroom to on-the-road training to earn your CDL in as few as 20 days. You’ll also meet several trucking company recruiters, and most students have job offers upon completion! Class A CDL training prepares students to... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Apr 26, 2025 End Date: Aug 10, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Precision Measuring

ENGR 8010001
Section Code: AJ1
Precision measuring is the cornerstone of quality in products and services that many people and organizations rely on each day. Starrett, Snap-on, and MC2 combined their industrial experience and expertise to create certifications that include hands-on training on instruments that are vital to engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, power generation, and natural resources, to name a few. Those who earn these certifications will be proficient in the use of a variety of instruments ranging from tapes and rules to calipers and micrometers. LEARN THE SKILLS: Tape and Rule Measurement Side Caliper Measurement... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: May 22, 2025 End Date: Jun 26, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Commercial Driver’s License TCLA

TRNS 9110002
Section Code: A1
With a national driver shortage of over 200,000, trucking companies are looking for hard workers like you who have earned a commercial driver’s license (CDL). VWCC Workforce Solutions has partnered with CDS Tractor Trailer Training Company to bring professional truck driver training to southwest Virginia. Our hands-on approach will quickly get you from the classroom to on-the-road training to earn your CDL in as few as 20 days. You’ll also meet several trucking company recruiters, and most students have job offers upon completion! Class A CDL training prepares students to... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: May 27, 2025 End Date: Jun 20, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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FF – Fundamentals of Fluid Power MPNE

MANF 8050003
Section Code: 11
Come to this class to learn how to do the real heavy lifting – using the principles of hydraulics and pneumatics! Power up a system that will take a human design and multiply the force to perform incredible feats. Fluid Power (Hydraulics and Pneumatics) are widely used methods of energy transmission used extensively on industrial, construction and agricultural machinery. Learn the building blocks of advanced systems: air compressors, power units, filters, pressure control valves, directional control valves, speed control valves, linear and rotary actuators, and more. It is recommended that students... Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jun 02, 2025 End Date: Jun 06, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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Fundamentals of Electricity Cohort #6

MANF 7410001
Section Code: AJ2
Program designed to decrease production downtime, improve operational efficiency, and increase outputs safely and effectively. Participants will use various instruments to make circuit measurements and calculations. This course has a lab component designed to offer the student the opportunity to build, test, and troubleshoot AC/DC circuits and examine the operating voltages and currents related to proper circuit operation. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Mar 29, 2025 End Date: Apr 19, 2025
Community College: Virginia Western
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Certified Logistics Technician

MANF 3600005
Section Code: D03
This course provides students with the mid-level technical knowledge needed to understand the world of supply chain logistics and related core competencies. Learning materials include PDF textbook and e-learning modules. This course includes: product receiving, product storage, order processing, packaging and shipment, inventory control, safe handling of hazardous materials, evaluation of transportation modes, customs, and dispatch and tracking operations. This course is 40 hours. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Aug 19, 2025 End Date: Sep 18, 2025
Community College: Virginia Peninsula
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Marine Electrician Course

ELEC 3700005
Section Code: P84
Students will learn the importance of first time quality and quality work in general, basic ship terms and compartmentation, basic math (including using fractions and 1/10ths of an inch), equipment mounting techniques and the use of basic hand tools, ruler reading/basic measurement, cableway and cable installation, cable cut-in and hook-up practices (USN style receptacles, lighting, power distribution boxes (single and 3 phase) and connection boxes, and electrical safety-An understanding of the NNS process to perform an Absence of Voltage check. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Aug 04, 2025 End Date: Aug 15, 2025
Community College: Virginia Peninsula
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HVAC Level 2

HVAC 3400009
Section Code: H01
Students will be exposed to Commercial Airside Systems, Chimneys, Vents, and Flues, Introduction to Hydronic Systems, Air Quality Equipment, Leak Detection, Evacuation, Recovery, and Charging, Alternating Current, Basic Electronics, Introduction to Control Circuit Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting Gas Heating, Troubleshooting Cooling, Heat Pumps, Basic Installation and Maintenance Practices, Sheet Metal Duct Systems, and Fiberglass and Flexible Duct Systems. Upon completion of the course, should be successfully in passing the NCCER HVAC Level 2 exam. Prerequisite- Successful completion of HVAC Level 1. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Aug 04, 2025 End Date: Oct 31, 2025
Community College: Virginia Peninsula
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Marine Electrician Course

ELEC 3700005
Section Code: H15
Students will learn the importance of first time quality and quality work in general, basic ship terms and compartmentation, basic math (including using fractions and 1/10ths of an inch), equipment mounting techniques and the use of basic hand tools, ruler reading/basic measurement, cableway and cable installation, cable cut-in and hook-up practices (USN style receptacles, lighting, power distribution boxes (single and 3 phase) and connection boxes, and electrical safety-An understanding of the NNS process to perform an Absence of Voltage check. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Aug 04, 2025 End Date: Aug 15, 2025
Community College: Virginia Peninsula
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Certified Logistics Associate

MANF 3600004
Section Code: D01
The course provides students with the foundational broad knowledge they will need to understand the world of supply chain and related core competencies. Learning materials include PDF textbook and elearning modules. The course includes modules on: the global supply chain, the logistics environment, safety, safe equipment operation, material handling equipment, quality control, workplace communication, teamwork and problem solving and using computers. The course is 40 hours. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 08, 2025 End Date: Aug 07, 2025
Community College: Virginia Peninsula
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Electrician Level 2

ELEC 3700007
Section Code: P80
Residential electricians work in new home construction or do maintenance and repairs in existing homes. This 2-level, hands-on course includes methods for securing power and grounding procedures. Students will correctly install systems from prints having roughed-in a structure with all holes drilled and boxes established. They will cut-in and hook-up various fixtures with grounding and connections correct to Code. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 14, 2025 End Date: Sep 22, 2025
Community College: Virginia Peninsula
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Electrician Level 2

ELEC 3700007
Section Code: P82
Residential electricians work in new home construction or do maintenance and repairs in existing homes. This 2-level, hands-on course includes methods for securing power and grounding procedures. Students will correctly install systems from prints having roughed-in a structure with all holes drilled and boxes established. They will cut-in and hook-up various fixtures with grounding and connections correct to Code. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 14, 2025 End Date: Sep 22, 2025
Community College: Virginia Peninsula
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Certified Welder

WELD 3900023
Section Code: W11
Students will learn to perform 1/4 and 3/8 fillet welds on carbon steel in the flat (1F), horizontal (2F), and vertical (3F) positions. In addition, students will learn safe practices, GTAW welding theory, weld ability of materials such as stainless steel and aluminum, welding terms and definitions, and visual inspection techniques for GTAW welds. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 07, 2025 End Date: Aug 14, 2025
Community College: Virginia Peninsula
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Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

WELD 3900010
Section Code: P86
Students will learn to perform 1/4 and 3/8 fillet welds on carbon steel in the horizontal (2F), vertical (3F), and overhead (4F) positions. In addition students will learn safe practices, GTAW welding theory, weldability of materials such as stainless steel and aluminum, welding terms and definitions, and visual inspection techniques for GTAW welds. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 14, 2025 End Date: Aug 14, 2025
Community College: Virginia Peninsula
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Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

WELD 3900010
Section Code: P88
Students will learn to perform 1/4 and 3/8 fillet welds on carbon steel in the horizontal (2F), vertical (3F), and overhead (4F) positions. In addition students will learn safe practices, GTAW welding theory, weldability of materials such as stainless steel and aluminum, welding terms and definitions, and visual inspection techniques for GTAW welds. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 14, 2025 End Date: Aug 14, 2025
Community College: Virginia Peninsula
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Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

WELD 3900010
Section Code: P90
Students will learn to perform 1/4 and 3/8 fillet welds on carbon steel in the horizontal (2F), vertical (3F), and overhead (4F) positions. In addition students will learn safe practices, GTAW welding theory, weldability of materials such as stainless steel and aluminum, welding terms and definitions, and visual inspection techniques for GTAW welds. Read Full Course Description
Start Date: Jul 14, 2025 End Date: Aug 14, 2025
Community College: Virginia Peninsula
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