Course Ca talog - 32BJ Funds

1 2020--21. Course Catalog Free Training for Eligible Members Follow us on: @32bjtraining v Student Calendar This calendar applies to Manhattan, NY, location. Table of Contents 2. Fall 2020. Tuesday, August 4 Registration: Fall Trimester Saturday, September 19 First Day of Classes: Fall Trimester Registration & Eligibility Monday, October 12 Columbus Day: No Classes Wednesday, November 25 Saturday, November 28. Friday, December 11 Thanksgiving: No Classes Last Day of Classes: Fall Trimester 3. Career Tracks Winter 2021. Thursday, November 19. Monday, January 4 Registration: Winter Trimester First Day of Classes: Winter Trimester 8. Monday, January 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No Classes Online Courses 11. Monday, February 15 Presidents Day: No Classes Wednesday, March 24 Last Day of Classes: Winter Trimester Spring 2021 Courses & Quick Courses 48.

2 Thursday, February 25 Registration: Spring Trimester Saturday, April 3 First Day of Classes: Spring Trimester Saturday, May 29 Monday, May 31 Memorial Day: No Classes Locations Monday, June 21 Last Day of Classes: Spring Trimester Saturday, June 26 Graduation How to take a Training fund class via Zoom 1. Please download the 2. Desktops and laptops 3. You will receive a link 4. You can attend your 5. Make sure you go in Zoom app on your are preferable as they with instructions for class by simply going at least 5 to 10 minutes laptop or desktop provide a more stable joining your fellow stu- to your transcript prior to the start of the computer. connection. For mobile dents in remote learning and clicking on the class, and be sure to set phones, message and for your class the day green button that says up Zoom beforehand If you don't have easy data rates may apply.

3 Before your class begins. LAUNCH ZOOM. to avoid delays. access to a computer you can also download Please note: All courses This will include a Zoom By doing this, it is like You will be placed in the app for your phone. require you to be visible ID for your specific class. you are entering the a waiting room until See links for the Zoom on camera for the dura- You will click on this link classroom to go to class! your instructor starts App on our website, tion of the class. Please a few minutes before the class. be prepared to partici- your class begins. pate in your Zoom class as you would if it were an in-person class, and arrange for the time to be dedicated solely to the class. For safety reasons, please do not partici- pate in this class while driving. For assistance with Zoom, please contact our office at 212-388-3701 or 888-284-3225.

4 Welcome! CA LEN DA R / WELCO ME / FALL P L AN S. How can I take classes if it's not safe for Training fund facilities to open this Fall? We expect to be able to make a deci- sion regarding reopening for the fall trimester soon. If government adviso- ries determine that it is not safe for our classroom facilities to open, we will offer courses in a variety of ways: Howard Rothschild, President of the RAB and Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU. Any Course with this icon will be It is safe to say that 2020 has not gone as anyone could've planned offered fully remotely. Even when we or expected, and the same is true for the 32BJ Training fund . reopen, some remote sessions will be available permanently. The COVID-19 crisis temporarily moved us out of our offices and physical classrooms, and out of the day-to-day in-person interactions A Course with this icon is always with everyone who participates in classes at all of our locations.

5 Available to be taken online at your own pace. It has been a challenge for all members, instructors, and staff. However, with the combined efforts of those same members, Some courses will take place partially instructors, and staff, we have developed a new way of offering via remote learning, or require us to obtain approval from a third party to many of our Training fund courses, remotely, via Zoom. That has run (FDNY, OSHA, 8-Hour Annual). We resulted in the active participation of thousands of students in will contact you with details via text or email before your session begins. remote classes. We are so appreciative of the willingness and efforts of our entire 32BJ Training fund family in adjusting, improvising, and mostly, learning, continually, both in form and in content.

6 Courses with this icon will not be available via remote learning. We will contact you via text or email when our We are doing everything possible to hold classes in person, facilities reopen. following city and state guidelines, and consistent with a safe 3 2 BJ TRA I NI NG fund C OU RSE CATALOG. We will keep in touch with all reopening. However, until that time, we are pleased to be able students via text and email. Please to offer continued learning via Zoom, much as was done in the make sure your contact information is updated by going to our website at initial phase of the COVID-19 closing. Please see the opposite page to learn more about taking classes via Zoom. And thank you for your flexibility and dedication during this extraordinary and difficult time. On the front cover: Electricity Basics, Philadelphia; Carpentry Basics, Manhattan; Electricity Basics, Queens.

7 ESL, Manhattan; Locksmith I, Bronx;. Locksmith I, Philadelphia; ESL I, Bridgeport;. Howard Rothschild, Kyle Bragg, Computer: Basics/New Users, Philadelphia;. 2 020 21. President, Realty Advisory Board President, 32BJ SEIU ESL I, Bridgeport; ESL IV, Newark Follow us on: @32bjtraining 1. Registration & Eligibility Registration About Us Course /Quick Course Prerequisites Some courses and quick courses require you The 32BJ Training fund is a joint labor- to complete a prerequisite a preparatory Online management partnership that offers training Course before you enroll. Some courses Go to to eligible participants at no cost. The fund require minimum reading and math skills. to learn more. is supported by contributions negotiated Achievement of these skills can be estab- between 32BJ SEIU and participating lished by presenting a high school diploma By Phone employers.

8 Our mission is to train every par- or its equivalent from an English-speaking Please call 212-388-3701 (in New York City) ticipant to grow to the next level. We want country, or by passing a standardized test at or 888-284-3225 (toll-free outside New York to continually raise standards by providing registration. These prerequisites are noted City) on the registration dates specified 32BJ members with the tools they need to in each Course description. on page 48. meet the challenges of a changing industry. At the 32BJ Training fund , everything we do Emergency School Closings supports the goal of making it possible for To inquire about the possible cancellation of Walk-In members to get the education, training, and classes in the event of a weather emergency See pages 48 52. skills they need to grow in the quickly or other hazardous conditions, contact your What to Bring changing property services world.

9 Site Manager, whose contact information can Union ID to gain access to the building. Name(s) of the Course (s) you want to be found on pages 48 52. take and the day(s) and the time(s) that On-Site Classes/Employer Request you are available to take the courses. If you, a management company, or Notice of Nondiscrimination Policy Original copy of a high school diploma building owner have 10 or more eligible The 32BJ Training fund does not discrimi- from an English-speaking country or its participants interested in attending a nate on the basis of race, color, age, gender, equivalent (if you have not yet provided it). class and have appropriate space, the sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, For those members without diplomas 32BJ Training fund can deliver most or religion in the administration of its or the equivalent, an assessment of our classes at your building.

10 Call educational or admission policies. appointment will be made at the time 212-388-3701 or 888-284-3225 for details. of your registration. Test Out Available Creating an Environment for Learning The 32BJ Training fund allows members If you miss the registration dates for any Participants who take courses through to test out of some prerequisite courses, location, call 212-388-3701 or 888-284-3225. the 32BJ Training fund are hardworking where available. people who make a commitment to their personal and professional development. Stay updated on Our Rules and Regulations are distributed at Eligibility the start of each Course and on our website. your registration Not only are you expected to read the Rules To check if you are eligible for Training with text messaging! and Regulations, but also to show your fund benefits, visit our website at: fellow students the respect they deserve , then click on Are you on the waitlist for a class?