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All online Industrial Truck Mechanic Apprenticeship courses currently available for UAW-Ford Apprentices are listed below. Before registering, it’s always useful to speak with your local joint apprenticeship coordinator (LJAC) to make sure you’re taking the right number of classes, in the correct order, are meeting your apprenticeship requirements, etc.

Browse the list below to enroll in the course(s) of your choice. You may register for multiple classes at once, but you will need to complete a new registration form for each course. Once you’ve registered and your LJAC approves you for enrollment, you will receive a welcome email containing a different student ID for each class you are enrolled. You will, however, have the same username and password for all courses, and can easily jump between them in your student portal.

We’ll be adding more new courses each month so be sure to check back periodically if you don’t see a course you’re interested in listed below!

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INDUSTRIAL TRUCK MECHANIC COURSES

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Basic Automotive and Light Truck Systems (65550110)

In this course, you'll learn basic knowledge and skills you’ll need to start working as a professional auto technician. In this course, you’ll concentrate on the service of automobiles and light trucks, such as minivans, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). While the exact design of a vehicle vary from one manufacturer to another, all gas-powered vehicles work according to the same principles. Therefore, you’ll be able to apply the skills you learn in this course to just about any type of automobile or light truck that currently exists. When you complete the course, you’ll have the basic skills you need to work on almost any vehicle manufactured and sold today.

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Lessons in this program include:

  • Introduction to Auto Repair
  • Automotive Safety, Tools, and Equipment
  • Working Safely with Chemicals
  • Scientific Principles and Math

Maximum Course Duration: 12 weeks

Maximum Course Duration: 12 weeks

Prerequisites: None

Total Contact Hours: 42

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Hydraulic Systems (65517110)

In this course, you'll learn the basic overview of hydraulic power and gain an understanding of hydraulic systems. By the end of this course, you’ll have a firm grasp on the concepts of actuators, pumps, motors, conductors, and conditioners. Finally, you’ll learn about power system controls, system schematics, and troubleshooting practices for hydraulic power systems.

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Lessons in this program include:

  • Hydraulic Power Basics
  • Actuators, Pumps, and Motors
  • Conductors, Conditioners, and Fluids
  • Hydraulic Power System Control
  • Hydraulic System Schematics
  • Hydraulic Power System Troubleshooting

Maximum Course Duration: 12 weeks

Maximum Course Duration: 12 weeks

Prerequisites: Intermediate Algebra and  Geometric Principles

Total Contact Hours: 60

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Intermediate Algebra (65523110)

In this course, you'll learn about basic algebraic concepts, linear equations and inequalities, relations, functions, systems of linear equations, polynomials, rational expressions and equations, and radical and complex numbers. This course will also help you apply algebraic concepts in real-world problems. By the end of this course, you'll be able to understand mathematical relationships and creatively solve problems by interpreting and representing patterns in numbers by using variables, expressions, and equations.

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Lessons in this program include:

  • Basic Algebraic Concepts
  • Linear Equations and Inequalities
  • Relations, Functions, and Systems of Linear Equations
  • Polynomials, Rational Expressions, and Inequations
  • Radicals and Complex Numbers

Maximum Course Duration: 12 weeks

Total Contact Hours: 45

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Shop Arithmetic (65522110)

In this course you'll review the basic math functions you'll need on a daily basis for working in an industrial setting. This course will help reinforce concepts of basic algebra, fractions, decimals, percentage, ratio and proportion, and practical measurements like area, volume, temperature, and energy. You'll also learn how to apply these concepts to real-world, trade-related problems like measurements, calculations, and conversions.

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Lessons in this program include:

  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Multiplication and Division
  • Fractions, Percents, Proportions, and Angles
  • Metric System
  • Formulas
  • Introduction to Algebra
  • Math for the Trades

Maximum Course Duration: 8 weeks

Total Contact Hours: 35

Note: Shop Arithmetic is not required if you have previously successfully completed IRCP 1.

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Small Engines (65557110)

In this course, you’ll learn how lubricants reduce friction and help cool an engine, details about how an engine’s ignition system operates, and the types of electrical systems used on outdoor power equipment. You'll also discover how the carburetor delivers air and fuel to the engine in the proper ratio and volume.

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Lessons in this program include:

  •  Small Engine Parts and Operation
  •  Small Engine Lubrication and Cooling Systems
  •  Small Engine Ignition Systems
  • Small Engine Electrical Systems

Maximum Course Duration: 8 weeks

Total Contact Hours: 27

Prerequisites: None

 

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Small Engine Repair and Outdoor Power Equipment (65558110)

In this coure, you'll become familiar with the proper and safe methods used to disassemble and reassemble a small engine. You'll start with disassembly, a process in which all the parts of an engine are removed from the engine block. From there, you'll learn the procedures involved in rebuilding an engine, starting with the "lower-end" components, and then moving to the "upper-end" components. You'll finish this course by learning how to properly reassemble an engine. A rebuilt engine should perform as though it were new.

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Lessons in this program include:

  •   Engine Disassembly
  •  Engine Rebuild, Part 1
  •  Engine Rebuild, Part 2
  • Engine Reassembly
  • Servicing Outdoor Power Equipment, Part 1 
  • Servicing Outdoor Power Equipment, Part 2

Maximum Course Duration: 8 weeks

Total Contact Hours: 32

Prerequisites: None

 

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