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Course Dates:
October 09 - October 12
2012

Registration Fee:
FREE for Indian Tribe or Tribal Housing Authority Employees. $50 Per Day of Instruction for all Other Students.

Students are responsible for arranging their own transportation, lodging and meals.

NAIHC is still finalizing host hotel details.

Limited Number of Scholarships Available

NAIHC will offer a limited number of scholarships in 2012 for tribal housing staff and board members who wish to attend NAHASDA-related training courses.

For more information regarding scholarship eligibility and the application process, please contact Carrie Cuch at 202.789.1754 or ccuch@naihc.net.

Hands-On Tribal Housing Maintenance

October 09 - October 12, 2012

Traverse City, MI

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Course Description

Electrical - During this session, students will learn the basics of electricity (i.e., understanding wattage, voltage, and amperage) and then have the opportunity for some real hands on experience as we go over the basics of electrical repair and basic trouble shooting techniques. Following demonstrations by the instructor, students will have the opportunity to replicate the techniques demonstrated by using tools of the trade, actual electrical wiring, and actual electrical parts. More specifically, students will have the opportunity to learn how to replace a circuit breaker, replace outlets, switches, and light fixtures, install or replace ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs), and wire a 3-way switch.

Locks - The Locksmithing Workshop will teach maintenance personnel the techniques used in the re-pinning of tumbler locks. This procedure of re-pinning locks by your in house personnel can save your agency the high cost of having to bring in outside locksmith people. They will also learn why keys break off in locks and proper preventive maintenance for all types of locks. This is a hands-on workshop, so participants will have an opportunity to re-pin a lock. Additionally, a binder with handouts showing the re-pinning of lock procedures will be given out to each participant.

Plumbing – During the plumbing portion of this workshop, maintenance personnel will learn the basic concepts of plumbing, discover the proper methods to use when soldering copper tubing, discuss trouble shooting techniques for toilet problems, and learn techniques for the proper maintenance of water heaters. As with the previous sessions on electricity and locksmithing, maintenance personnel will have the opportunity to actually work with copper, PVC, and other plumbing materials as they replicate what the instructor has demonstrated.

Objectives

Electrical

  • Gain a better understanding of the inter-workings of various electrical parts.
  • Gain a better understanding of the distribution of electricity through various electrical parts.
  • Learn how to use electrical test equipment during everyday maintenance activities.
  • Reinforce safety issues related to working with electricity.

Locks

  • Learn what the various types of locks used are.
  • Learn how to remove cylinders from different types of locks.
  • Learn what the tools of the trade are for re-keying locks.
  • Learn how to determine what pins are required for the various key cuts.
  • Learn how to re-key and re-pin tumbler locks.
  • Learn how to shim pin tumbler locks.
  • Learn how to extract a broken key from a lock.

Plumbing

  • Learn the basic concepts of plumbing.
  • Learn the proper methods to use when soldering copper tubing.
  • Learn trouble shooting techniques for toilet problems.
  • Learn the techniques needed for the proper maintenance of hot water heaters.

Who should attend?

Maintenance supervisors, managers, maintenance foreman, maintenance mechanics, maintenance staff, project managers, and others interested in learning more about basic maintenance techniques and procedures are encouraged to attend.