Insulator App Block III

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This course teaches the first semester of the 'Second Year Insulator Apprenticeship Training Program'. This course will introduce the apprentice to but not limit itself to advanced insulator trade calculations using practical construction emphasis involving plane geometry, angle measurement, area and perimeter of polygons, triangles, hexagons, and circles along with solid figures, geometric construction and triangle trigonometry, an introduction to fundamental blueprint reading, sketching and drafting which includes exercises in interpreting lines and view positions found on prints and the use of drawing tools will also give a hands-on approach emphasizing sheet metal fabrication, guards, ventilators and HVACR ductwork and a semester project.