Training Catalog

The COS Training Resource Center offers a variety of trainings to fill the needs of your workforce. Please browse our catalog below to find out more about the trainings we could offer and customize for you.

If you are interested in a training that you do not see, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We develop many trainings based on the demand of our regional workforce.

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Manufacturing & Automation
The Central Valley is rapidly becoming a hub for advanced manufacturing and automation. There is tremendous potential for Industry 4.0 revolution to strengthen manufacturing in the Central Valley. But ensuring our region captures this opportunity hinges on our ability to develop a world-class skilled workforce. That is why we are investing in certifying more community college instructors in SACA, enabling them to certify their students. All of this points to a bright future of automation in the central valley. The COS Training Resource Center is now offering training courses to prepare individuals to take their SACA Gold Level Certifications. Each course will contain up to 40 hours of training (depending on the individual’s need) and proctoring for the associated SACA micro-credential exam. Industrial Maintenance SACA Micro credentials you can earn at COS:
  • C-201 Electrical Systems 1
  • C-202 Electric Motor Control Systems 1
  • C-203 Variable Frequency Drive Systems 1
  • C-204 Motor Control Troubleshooting 1
  • C-207 Programmable Controller Systems 1
  • C-208 Programmable Controller Troubleshooting 1
 
It is essential to stay current and compliant with the latest industry electrical safety practices; especially when your job presents possible electrical safety hazards. The NFPA70E certified safety training will teach you to identify electric hazards, work hazards associated with electrical safety, safe installation practices and requirements for electrical components and much more. This National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard is vital for workers, supervisors and safety personnel to grasp electrical hazards and learn how to keep the themselves, and the workforce, safe. Learn how to assess risk and avoid injury through this 8 hour training. Training Outline:
  • Electrical Safety Training
  • Lock out / Tag out procedures and requirements
  • Emergency Response
  • Qualified persons
  • Affected (unqualified) persons
  • Voltage Fundamentals
  • Precautionary Techniques and procedures
  • PPE – electrical / Arc flash
  • Test equipment use
  • Energized conductors amd circuits
  • Approach distances and boundaries
  • Job safety and planning
  • Electrical Hazards and risks
  • Risk control
  “The employees who have attended spoke highly of the classes. This is a great service for the manufacturing community.” – Supervisor of previous trainees This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours.
This class is designed for individuals who have basic English language skills and need to learn language skills specific to logistics jobs. This VESL course prepare students with the logistics related language skills needed to pursue a new career in logistics/distribution field or expand their current job language skills. Activities and exercises include Technical Vocabulary, Technical Writing as well as Application Skills. Training Outline:
  • Global Supply Chain Logistics
  • Material Handling Equipment
  • Material Handling and Equipment Safety
  • Product Receiving
  • Product Storage
  • Order Processing
  • Packaging and Shipping
  • Career Exploration
This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours.

This course will consist of both hands-on activities as well as classroom lectures. The intent is to give the student the knowledge of how to properly and safely install an EV charging station. Students will also have all the necessary tools to perform the hands-on activities. A student may bring their own hand tools. The course will also cover the applicable codes involved with EV charging stations as well as other applicable areas.

Training Outline:
  • Safety in installation
  • Electrical code involved with EV charging stations in applicable areas such as conductor sizing, grounding and bonding, and conduit sizing for a feeder
  • Installation of the EV charger
  • Power sources – switchgear and electrical panel
  • Voltages and differences between a residential installation and a commercial application
  • Use of various tools such as multi meters and testing equipment
This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated.
We offer trainings in the following OSHA areas:
  • OSHA 10 General Industry
  • OSHA 10 Construction
  • OSHA 30 General Industry
  • OSHA 30 Construction
  • Reasonable Suspicion
  • Federal OSHA
  • General Industry/Construction 10 & 30 hour
  • Trenching and Excavation
  • Forklift
  • Fall Protection
  • Confined Space
  • Emergency Exits/Escape/Evacuation
  “The trainer did a phenomenal job keeping us engaged, making the material interesting and impressing how serious the content covered is.” – Mary, previous trainee “The trainer has been very informative! Great instructor & easy to follow.” – Esmeralda, previous trainee   This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours.
  • Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today!
  • Click here to view a downloadable flyer: OSHA
  • Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
COS welding department has the capability to deliver a wide range of trainings for the welding and manufacturing industries. Our modern welding facility is equipped with state of the art equipment. Our  Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) training staff has many years of industrial experience as well has a solid background in education and training. It is this valuable combination of industrial experience and education strength that allows College of the Sequoias to deliver the best welding training in the central valley.
Training Outline:
  • SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW basic to advanced welding skills training
  • Thermal Cutting Processes
  • Metal Fabrication Processes
  • Welding Quality Control
  • Welder Qualification Practices and Testing
  • Welding Print Reading
  • Welding Symbol Interpretation
  • Welding Process Theory
  • Welder Professional Development

A customized combination of any of the above topics maybe developed to meet individual and customer needs.

This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours.
  • Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today!
  • Click here to view a downloadable flyer: Welding
  • Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
This class is designed for individuals who have basic English language skills and need to learn language skills specific to manufacturing and production jobs. This VESL course prepare students with the manufacturing related language skills needed to pursue a new career in manufacturing or expand their current job language skills. Activities and exercises include Technical Vocabulary, Technical Writing as well as Application Skills. Training Outline:
  • Jobs in manufacturing
  • Safety in manufacturing
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem-solving
  • Production basics
  • Production materials
  • Production processes
  • Continuous improvement
  • Lean manufacturing
This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours.
This class is designed for manufacturing technicians to learn PLC system wiring and programming basics to increase their ability to troubleshoot and maintain PLC-controlled processes and machines. Students will perform electrical wiring for an Allen-Bradley MicroLogix PLC and discrete I/O circuits, use a multimeter to troubleshoot discrete I/O circuits, become familiar with navigation of RSLogix 500 software, learn how to establish communications between a programming laptop and a PLC using RSLinx Classic software, learn to use RSLogix 500 software to monitor PLC program logic as a troubleshooting aid, and create basic PLC programs. Lab activities will include troubleshooting practice to allow technicians to diagnose and correct common faults which can occur in PLC systems. Register TODAY! The class will be mostly hands-on lab activities with about an hour of lecture/demonstration each meeting. This will be a PLC basics course, and will be more focused on using the software as a troubleshooting tool rather than going deep into the PLC programming language itself. Training Outline:
  • Review of AC and DC electricity basics
  • Relay Circuits vs PLCs
  • PLC Hardware Architecture
  • Discrete I/O Circuits
  • Wiring a PLC system
  • Multimeter use
  • RSLogix 500 software
  • RSLinx Classic software
  • PLC Data Files and Memory Organization
  • Going Online, Upload, Download
  • Bit-Level Instructions (XIC, XIO, OTE, OTL, OTU)
  • Timer Instructions (TON, TOF, RTO)
  • Counter Instructions (CTU, CTD)
  • Developing basic PLC programs
  • Troubleshooting Discrete I/O Circuits
  • Troubleshooting Sequential Program Logic
  • Diagnosing a Controller Fault
  “For me who knew nothing coming into the class, the instructor was amazing at helping me understand. In taking this class, it has picqued my interest in the field as well as in taking more classes at COS for more understanding.” – Joshua, previous trainee “Great class. I had zero knowledge of PLCs before taking this class and I can now better understand the videos and books I read about the subject.” – Joab, previous trainee   This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated.
  • Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today!
  • Click here to view a downloadable flyer: PLC Flyer
  • Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]

This course will study, industrial AC and DC electric motors and their control circuits. The student will be introduced to fundamental ladder logic diagrams, wiring diagrams motor starters and contactors, motor reversing circuits Switches and switch function, Variable frequency drives, and DC variable speed drives.

Training Outline:
  • Electrical Safety
  • Electrical Quantities and Circuits
  • Electrical Symbols and Diagrams, Control Logic
  • Solenoids, DC Generators, and DC Motors
  • AC Generators, Transformers, and AC Motors
  • Power Distribution Systems
  • Contractors and Magnetic Motor Starters, Reversing Motor Starters
  • AC and DC Motor Drives
  • Control Devices, Timing and Counting Functions, Relays and solid State Starters
  • Sensing Devices and Controls
  • Acceleration and Decelerating Methods, Reduced-Voltage Starting
  • Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Systems
  “I had very little knowledge coming into these classes. I now know what my fellow co-workers are talking about.” – Previous trainee “This was an excellent condensed course and I will recommend it to others.” – William   This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours.

This course is a guide to interpreting drawings commonly found in manufacturing. It provides information for blueprint reading in machine trades. Beginning with the background of blueprints, looking at the types of lines used on a drawing, and how parts are shown in different views. Dimensioning and Tolerancing are explained, as well as an introduction to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

This course is intended as an introduction to understanding blueprints and being able to visualize and understand the intent of the designer as presented in a blueprint. The first step in making quality parts is interpreting the drawing correctly and applying the given information to the final product.

Completing this course will enhance the participant’s ability to gain employment or increase their chances of advancement in related areas.

Training Outline:
  • Introduction to blueprint reading
  • Multiview drawings
  • Basic dimensioning
  • Advanced dimensioning
  • Sectional drawings
  • Fasteners
  • Assembly drawings
  • Tolerancing
  • Fundamentals of GD&T
This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours.
  • Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today!
  • Click here to view a downloadable flyer: Blueprint Flyer
  • Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of AC and DC electricity. It will introduce the physical laws which govern electricity and how they apply in industry. It will present series and parallel circuits, magnetism and electromagnetism, resistance, capacitance and induction. Relay Logic. The student will learn to use the most common industrial electrical test equipment.

Training Outline:
  • Basic  Electrical Safety
  • Basic Electrical Concepts
  • Basic Electrical Circuits
  • Circuit Components
  • Magnetism and Electromagnetism
  • Solenoids, Relays and Hall Effect Devices
  • Alternating Current and Voltage
  • Instruments and Measurements
  • Capacitance
  • Inductance
  • Transformers
  • Electric Motors, Wiring Concepts
  “Enjoyed the class. Teacher was very good and patient with explaining material.” – Joseph, previous trainee “Very well done, helpful, and informative. A good class, with involved participants, that helped cover different circumstances of the subject of electricity basics.” – Matt, previous trainee   This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated.
Manufacturing & Automation
The Central Valley is rapidly becoming a hub for advanced manufacturing and automation. There is tremendous potential for Industry 4.0 revolution to strengthen manufacturing in the Central Valley. But ensuring our region captures this opportunity hinges on our ability to develop a world-class skilled workforce. That is why we are investing in certifying more community college instructors in SACA, enabling them to certify their students. All of this points to a bright future of automation in the central valley. The COS Training Resource Center is now offering training courses to prepare individuals to take their SACA Gold Level Certifications. Each course will contain up to 40 hours of training (depending on the individual’s need) and proctoring for the associated SACA micro-credential exam. Industrial Maintenance SACA Micro credentials you can earn at COS: C-201 Electrical Systems 1 C-202 Electric Motor Control Systems 1 C-203 Variable Frequency Drive Systems 1 C-204 Motor Control Troubleshooting 1 C-207 Programmable Controller Systems 1 C-208 Programmable Controller Troubleshooting 1   Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today! Click here to view a downloadable flyer: Upskill for Industrial Maintenance Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
It is essential to stay current and compliant with the latest industry electrical safety practices; especially when your job presents possible electrical safety hazards. The NFPA70E certified safety training will teach you to identify electric hazards, work hazards associated with electrical safety, safe installation practices and requirements for electrical components and much more. This National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard is vital for workers, supervisors and safety personnel to grasp electrical hazards and learn how to keep the themselves, and the workforce, safe. Learn how to assess risk and avoid injury through this 8 hour training. Training Outline: Electrical Safety Training Lock out / Tag out procedures and requirements Emergency Response Qualified persons Affected (unqualified) persons Voltage Fundamentals Precautionary Techniques and procedures PPE – electrical / Arc flash Test equipment use Energized conductors amd circuits Approach distances and boundaries Job safety and planning Electrical Hazards and risks Risk control   “The employees who have attended spoke highly of the classes. This is a great service for the manufacturing community.” – Supervisor of previous trainees This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours. Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today! Click here to view a downloadable flyer: NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
This class is designed for individuals who have basic English language skills and need to learn language skills specific to logistics jobs. This VESL course prepare students with the logistics related language skills needed to pursue a new career in logistics/distribution field or expand their current job language skills. Activities and exercises include Technical Vocabulary, Technical Writing as well as Application Skills. Training Outline: Global Supply Chain Logistics Material Handling Equipment Material Handling and Equipment Safety Product Receiving Product Storage Order Processing Packaging and Shipping Career Exploration This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours. Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today! Click here to view a downloadable flyer: Vocational ESL for Logistics Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
This course will consist of both hands-on activities as well as classroom lectures. The intent is to give the student the knowledge of how to properly and safely install an EV charging station. Students will also have all the necessary tools to perform the hands-on activities. A student may bring their own hand tools. The course will also cover the applicable codes involved with EV charging stations as well as other applicable areas. Training Outline: Safety in installation Electrical code involved with EV charging stations in applicable areas such as conductor sizing, grounding and bonding, and conduit sizing for a feeder Installation of the EV charger Power sources – switchgear and electrical panel Voltages and differences between a residential installation and a commercial application Use of various tools such as multi meters and testing equipment This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today! Click here to view a downloadable flyer: EV Charging Station Training Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
We offer trainings in the following OSHA areas: OSHA 10 General Industry OSHA 10 Construction OSHA 30 General Industry OSHA 30 Construction Reasonable Suspicion Federal OSHA General Industry/Construction 10 & 30 hour Trenching and Excavation Forklift Fall Protection Confined Space Emergency Exits/Escape/Evacuation   "The trainer did a phenomenal job keeping us engaged, making the material interesting and impressing how serious the content covered is." – Mary, previous trainee "The trainer has been very informative! Great instructor & easy to follow." – Esmeralda, previous trainee   This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours. Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today! Click here to view a downloadable flyer: OSHA Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
COS welding department has the capability to deliver a wide range of trainings for the welding and manufacturing industries. Our modern welding facility is equipped with state of the art equipment. Our  Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) training staff has many years of industrial experience as well has a solid background in education and training. It is this valuable combination of industrial experience and education strength that allows College of the Sequoias to deliver the best welding training in the central valley. Training Outline: SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW basic to advanced welding skills training Thermal Cutting Processes Metal Fabrication Processes Welding Quality Control Welder Qualification Practices and Testing Welding Print Reading Welding Symbol Interpretation Welding Process Theory Welder Professional Development A customized combination of any of the above topics maybe developed to meet individual and customer needs. This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours. Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today! Click here to view a downloadable flyer: Welding Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
This class is designed for individuals who have basic English language skills and need to learn language skills specific to manufacturing and production jobs. This VESL course prepare students with the manufacturing related language skills needed to pursue a new career in manufacturing or expand their current job language skills. Activities and exercises include Technical Vocabulary, Technical Writing as well as Application Skills. Training Outline: Jobs in manufacturing Safety in manufacturing Communication Teamwork Problem-solving Production basics Production materials Production processes Continuous improvement Lean manufacturing This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours. Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today! Click here to view a downloadable flyer: Vocational ESL for Manufacturing Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
This class is designed for manufacturing technicians to learn PLC system wiring and programming basics to increase their ability to troubleshoot and maintain PLC-controlled processes and machines. Students will perform electrical wiring for an Allen-Bradley MicroLogix PLC and discrete I/O circuits, use a multimeter to troubleshoot discrete I/O circuits, become familiar with navigation of RSLogix 500 software, learn how to establish communications between a programming laptop and a PLC using RSLinx Classic software, learn to use RSLogix 500 software to monitor PLC program logic as a troubleshooting aid, and create basic PLC programs. Lab activities will include troubleshooting practice to allow technicians to diagnose and correct common faults which can occur in PLC systems. Register TODAY! The class will be mostly hands-on lab activities with about an hour of lecture/demonstration each meeting. This will be a PLC basics course, and will be more focused on using the software as a troubleshooting tool rather than going deep into the PLC programming language itself. Training Outline: Review of AC and DC electricity basics Relay Circuits vs PLCs PLC Hardware Architecture Discrete I/O Circuits Wiring a PLC system Multimeter use RSLogix 500 software RSLinx Classic software PLC Data Files and Memory Organization Going Online, Upload, Download Bit-Level Instructions (XIC, XIO, OTE, OTL, OTU) Timer Instructions (TON, TOF, RTO) Counter Instructions (CTU, CTD) Developing basic PLC programs Troubleshooting Discrete I/O Circuits Troubleshooting Sequential Program Logic Diagnosing a Controller Fault   "For me who knew nothing coming into the class, the instructor was amazing at helping me understand. In taking this class, it has picqued my interest in the field as well as in taking more classes at COS for more understanding." – Joshua, previous trainee "Great class. I had zero knowledge of PLCs before taking this class and I can now better understand the videos and books I read about the subject." – Joab, previous trainee   This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today! Click here to view a downloadable flyer: PLC Flyer Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
This course will study, industrial AC and DC electric motors and their control circuits. The student will be introduced to fundamental ladder logic diagrams, wiring diagrams motor starters and contactors, motor reversing circuits Switches and switch function, Variable frequency drives, and DC variable speed drives. Training Outline: Electrical Safety Electrical Quantities and Circuits Electrical Symbols and Diagrams, Control Logic Solenoids, DC Generators, and DC Motors AC Generators, Transformers, and AC Motors Power Distribution Systems Contractors and Magnetic Motor Starters, Reversing Motor Starters AC and DC Motor Drives Control Devices, Timing and Counting Functions, Relays and solid State Starters Sensing Devices and Controls Acceleration and Decelerating Methods, Reduced-Voltage Starting Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Systems   "I had very little knowledge coming into these classes. I now know what my fellow co-workers are talking about." – Previous trainee "This was an excellent condensed course and I will recommend it to others." – William   This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours. Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today! Click here to view a downloadable flyer: Industrial Motor Controls Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
This course is a guide to interpreting drawings commonly found in manufacturing. It provides information for blueprint reading in machine trades. Beginning with the background of blueprints, looking at the types of lines used on a drawing, and how parts are shown in different views. Dimensioning and Tolerancing are explained, as well as an introduction to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T). This course is intended as an introduction to understanding blueprints and being able to visualize and understand the intent of the designer as presented in a blueprint. The first step in making quality parts is interpreting the drawing correctly and applying the given information to the final product. Completing this course will enhance the participant’s ability to gain employment or increase their chances of advancement in related areas. Training Outline: Introduction to blueprint reading Multiview drawings Basic dimensioning Advanced dimensioning Sectional drawings Fasteners Assembly drawings Tolerancing Fundamentals of GD&T This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. It is designed to be fully customizable to your employee training needs and we are able to conduct this training at your site or ours. Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today! Click here to view a downloadable flyer: Blueprint Flyer Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of AC and DC electricity. It will introduce the physical laws which govern electricity and how they apply in industry. It will present series and parallel circuits, magnetism and electromagnetism, resistance, capacitance and induction. Relay Logic. The student will learn to use the most common industrial electrical test equipment. Training Outline: Basic  Electrical Safety Basic Electrical Concepts Basic Electrical Circuits Circuit Components Magnetism and Electromagnetism Solenoids, Relays and Hall Effect Devices Alternating Current and Voltage Instruments and Measurements Capacitance Inductance Transformers Electric Motors, Wiring Concepts   "Enjoyed the class. Teacher was very good and patient with explaining material." – Joseph, previous trainee "Very well done, helpful, and informative. A good class, with involved participants, that helped cover different circumstances of the subject of electricity basics." – Matt, previous trainee   This class is interactive as well as discussion orientated. Click here to see if there is an open enrollment class scheduled so you can enroll today! Click here to view a downloadable flyer: Basic Industrial Electricity Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or [email protected]