Upgrading classes are available to all contributing members of Local 80. They are held one evening per week, Monday - Thursday evenings from 5pm – 8pm at:
Local 80 Training Center
32700 Dequindre Road
Warren MI 48092
Classes are offered on a first come first serve basis. A minimum of (5) students must be enrolled in a class for it to remain scheduled. Please see the class information for additional registration details.To register for classes, call the Training Center at (586) 979-5190.
Fall upgrading class registration starts December 5, 2022 for all Building Trades and Architectural Journeymen,
Indentured Apprentices and Production Workers. Probationary Apprentices can register starting December 12, 2022.
To register for classes, call the Training Center at (586) 979-5190 from 7:30am - 3pm. The Fall term will begin the week of Monday, January 16, 2023.
Members registering for a class must submit a check for $60 to the Local 80 Training Center in order to reserve a seat in the class. The check will be cashed if the member does not complete the class. Apprentices are not required to submit a check but will appear before the Joint Apprenticeship Committee if they do not complete the class.
Winter 2023 Class Schedule
Updated 1/9/2023 @9:00am
Class | Faculty | Status | Start Date | Weeks | Max Seats | Seats Available |
MONDAY CLASSES | ||||||
Detailing 1-4 | Altizer | OPEN | January 16, 2023 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
T.A.B. 2 | O'Rourke | OPEN | January 16, 2023 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
Welding I/Grease Duct Welding | Zabik | FULL | January 16, 2023 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
HVAC Field Installation | Schein | OPEN | January 16, 2023 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
TUESDAY CLASSES | ||||||
First Aid- 1st Session | Jackson | OPEN | January 5, 2023 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
First Aid- 2nd Session | Jackson | CLOSED | February 2, 2023 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
First Aid- 3rd Session | Jackson | CLOSED | March 2, 2023 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
WEDNESDAY CLASSES | ||||||
Welding1-4 | Velez | OPEN | January 18, 2023 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
T.A.B. 4 | McGow | OPEN | January 18, 2023 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
Sheet Metal Layout | Flood | OPEN | January 18, 2023 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
Trade Math | Stocker | OPEN | January 18, 2023 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
HVAC Field Measuring 1 | Froio | OPEN | January 18, 2023 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
Trimble Total Station | Sievers | OPEN | January 18, 2023 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
THURSDAY CLASSES | ||||||
Reading Plans & Specs | Blackwood | FULL |
January 19, 2023 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Air Conditioning 1 | Hedlund | FULL |
January 19, 2023 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
Architectural | Velez | OPEN |
January 19, 2023 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
Welding I / Pipe Welding | Kelly | OPEN | January 19, 2023 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
Revit I & II | Shuboy | OPEN | January 19, 2023 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
OSHA 30 | Jackson | OPEN | January 19, 2023 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
If the class shows "CANCELED": Class is not being offered, likely because the minimum number of 5 seats has not been filled.
If the class shows "OPEN": There are open seats and the class is accepting students.
If the class shows "CLOSED": The class has already started or registration has not yet begun.
Welding class information:
Grease Duct Welding and Pipe Welding will be offered to members that have passed the Welding I class or members that have adequate field experience in GMAW. Welding I will run concurrently with both classes. You must specify which course you would like to take at the time of registration.
Detailing class information:
The prerequisite for Detailing 1 is Reading Plans and Specs. An introduction to AutoCAD will be covered at the start of Detailing 1 until an instructor is available to teach the separate class.
The prerequisite for Revit I is Reading Plans & Specs or relevant on-the-job experience. Please call Matt at the Training Center if you believe that you have sufficient experience to register without the prerequisite.
Other class information:
Prerequisites for Field Measuring 1 are either 2 years of HVAC installation experience or the HVAC Field Installation class and 1 year of field experience.
Passing the Trade Math class is required for all apprentices that are unable to score 70% or higher on their Trade Math
"Test-Out" Test. Apprentices must complete the class in their first 2 years of the apprenticeship.