Painting Level 1: Commercial & Residential
(Craft Assessment for Industrial Painting is available upon request)

• Careers in the Painting Trade
  Presents a brief history of the painting trade as well as career opportunities. Describes the characteristics of the successful tradesperson.
• Safety
  Provides a comprehensive overview of the safety and precautions for working on construction sites with a focus on the painting trade.
• Ladders, Scaffolds, Lifts and Fall Protection
  Covers methods of erecting, using and maintaining ladders, scaffolds and lifts.
• Identifying Surface/Substrate Materials and Conditions
  Covers how to identify types of surfaces used in construction including wood, metal, masonry/concrete, plaster/drywall and synthetic substrates.
• Protecting Adjacent Surfaces
  Covers the tools, materials, and methods used for protecting adjacent surfaces and areas prior to surface preparation, paint spraying, etc.
• Basic Surface Preparation
  Covers the tools, materials and methods used for cleaning, repairing and penetrating surfaces/substrates in preparation for coating.
• Sealants and Repair/Fillers
  Describes the characteristics of commonly used types of sealants and fillers.
• Introduction to Paints and Coatings
  Describes the basic ingredients and film-forming processes common to all paints and coatings.
• Brushing and Rolling Paints and Coatings
  Covers the types and selection of brushes, rollers, pads, mitts and related accessories used for applying paints and coatings.

Painting Commercial & Residential Level 2

• Painting Failures and Remedies
  Covers failures of paints/coatings on exterior and interior substrates, causes of these failures, and their remedies.
• Job Planning and Completion
  Covers the process for estimating a job to submit a bid.
• Chemical Cleaning and Stripping
  Describes various kinds of chemical cleaners and strippers, and how they are used to clean and/or remove unwanted material from substrates.
• Low-Pressure Water Cleaning
  Covers the design and function of commonly used types of low-pressure washing, equipment, including procedures for the safe operation and maintenance of typical equipment.
• Abrasive Blasting
  Covers the basic design and function of abrasive blasting equipment, including general procedures for its use, related industry standards, and safety and health considerations.
• Drywall finishing and Patching
  Covers the materials and procedures used for drywall finishing and patching.
• Stains
  Describes the different classes and/or kinds of stains, including their composition, selection for use and application considerations.
• Clear Finishes
  Covers the composition, uses and application of various clear finishes, including varnishes, lacquers, shellacs and urethanes.
• Wood Finishing
  Covers basic wood science and technology subjects related to wood and wood products.
• Coatings Two
  Describes unique properties, safety and health considerations, surface preparation, application and testing and inspection of selected high-performance coatings.
• Spray Painting
  Covers the design and function of commonly used types of conventional, airless and HVLP spraying equipment, including procedures for the safe operation and maintenance of typical equipment.

Painting: Commercial & Residential Level 3

• Painting Failures and Remedies Two
  Covers how to recognize and remedy paint/coating failures caused by improper preparation and application of coatings, as well as coating discoloration.
• Job Supervision, Planning and Control
  Covers skills and leadership traits associated with the successful supervisor, how to supervise and motivate employees, how to estimate a job, use of contract documents, and methods for controlling materials and tools/equipment.
• Coatings Three
  Describes unique properties, safety and health considerations, surface preparation, application, and testing and inspection of high-performance coatings used primarily to protect substrates for commercial or light industrial applications.
• Color and Tinting
  Covers the theory and definition of color, procedures for mixing, tinting and matching colors.
• Decorative Finishes
  Describes the techniques for creating glazing, antiquing, stippling, mottling, gilding, marbling and graining decorative finishes.
• Wallcovering
  Covers the wallcovering process from start to finish.
• Graphics
  Covers types of graphics and their uses, methods of transferring graphic patterns to a surface, building code regulations and other factors in the use of graphics.
• Texturing
  Covers the characteristics of various texturing materials, surface preparation procedures and techniques for producing different patterns.
• Spraying with Special Devices
  Covers the design and function of texture, cold roof coating, electrostatic, and plural component spraying equipment.

Painting: Industrial Level 4

• Safety
  Provides a comprehensive overview of the safety rules and precautions for working on construction sites with a focus on the industrial painting trade and applications.
• Ladders, Scaffolds, Lifts and Fall Protection
  Describes methods for erecting, using and maintaining ladders, scaffolds and lifts.
• Containment/ventilation
  Introduces the methods used for limiting dust, debris, hazardous material, etc., from contaminating the environment and injuring people.
• Surface Preparation One
  Covers the tools, materials and methods used for cleaning and preparing surfaces/substrates by solvent cleaning, hand tool cleaning, and power tool cleaning methods.
• Surface Preparation Two
  Covers the tools, materials and methods used for cleaning and preparing surfaces/substrates using various types of abrasive blasting equipment.
• Surface Preparation Three
  Covers the tools, materials and methods used for cleaning and preparing surfaces/substrates by chemical stripping, picking, high-pressure water-jetting and ultra high-pressure water jetting.
• Industrial Coatings
  Covers the basic ingredients and film-forming processes common to all paints and coatings.
• Coatings Applications and Equipment
  Covers the equipment and methods used to apply coatings.
• Quality Inspections
  Introduces the various formal quality control tasks and procedures used to govern the quality and acceptance of work performed by those in the industrial painting industry.
• Coatings, Failures and Analysis
  Covers how to recognize failures of paints/coatings on exterior and interior substrates, causes of these failures, and their remedies.
• Specialty Materials
  Describes the characteristics and types of sealants and fillers commonly used in industrial application.