Sheet Metal Worker - Certificate of Achievement

Program Info

Year Established

2019

Program Code

SHEMET.TA.CA

Degree Type

Certificate of Achievement

Office Contact

School of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development: 313-845-9645, bepdinfo@hfcc.edu, Technology Bldg, Room: E-211

Faculty Contact

James Anderson: 313-845-6351, jwanderson3@hfcc.edu, Technology Bldg, Room: E-172A

Program Description

Description

Provides students with the opportunity to fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

Develop safe working habits with advanced technology tools & equipment.
Apply digital skills in the application of different advanced technologies.
Apply quantitative skills in the application of different advanced technologies.
Demonstrate technological literacy of different advanced technologies through vocabulary, terminology and applications
Develop appropriate communications tools and strategies for different advanced technological applications.
Verify dimensions, alignment and clearances on finished parts to be assembled using appropriate measurement instruments.
Plan, layout and install sheet metal components.

Admission Requirements

Additional Program Requirements

Complete a minimum of 38 additional credit hours in courses required within your specialization.

Program Requirements

Required Core Courses

Course Name	Credit Hours
TAMA-120: Industrial Applications of Algebraic Principles	3.00
TAMA-130: Industrial Applications of Geometric Principles	2.00
TAMA-200: Industrial Applications of Trigonometric Principles	3.00
Graphic Design: Complete courses based on specific company RTI TAGD-110: Basic Shape and Size Interpretation TAGD-120: Advanced Graphic Interpretation TAGD-130: Assembly Detailing TAGD-140: Compound Angles and Advanced Projection TAGD-171: Descriptive Geometry: Lines and Planes TAGD-172: Descriptive Geometry: Planes, Solids, and Developments	0.00
Shop/Craft Theory: Complete courses based on specific company RTI MTT-100: Machine Tool Processes I	0.00
Foundations: Complete courses based on specific company RTI ENT-106: Sheet Metal Fabrication TAFD-117: Industrial Computer Applications TASM-100: Basic Sheet Metal Layout and Fabrication TASM-120: Sheet Metal Layout: Radial and Triangulation TASM-130: Sheet Metal Layout: Applied Triangulation	0.00
Welding: Complete courses based on specific company RTI CIMWD-100: Weld Joint Design and Preparation (Safety/Joint Design) CIMWD-101: Weld Joint Design and Preparation (Welding Code, Weld Measurement, and Hand Tools) CIMWD-102: Weld Joint Design and Preparation (Material Cutting, Grinding, and Fabrication)	0.00
Electives: Complete courses based on specific company RTI TAMA-110: Industrial Applications of Basic Mathematical Principles TAMA-120: Industrial Applications of Algebraic Principles	0.00

Credit Hours: 8

Note

RTI (Related Training Instruction)
Employer specific document that details HFC courses needed to meet employer knowledge and skill requirements and fulfills HFC degree or certificate requirements.

Minimum Total Credit Hours

8.00

Requirements are subject to change. The information represented here is effective starting Winter 2019 and applies to the current catalog year. If you were admitted prior to this year, please check your requirements under the My Progress section of HFC Self Service.