CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS
Category Name:
Plumbing & Backflow Prevention
Courses For This Category
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| Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT) License |
Grissom |
M T W R F |
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8:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
5/5/2025 |
5/9/2025 |
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| Service Plumber |
CEF |
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4:30 PM |
8:30 PM |
7/1/2025 |
8/12/2025 |
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Legend: M=Monday, T=Tuesday, W=Wednesday, R=Thursday, F=Friday, Sa=Saturday, DFWEC=DFW Education Center, NLC=North Lake
College Main Campus, Online=Web Based Course
Type of Class: Short Term
2 Sessions/16 Hours
Prerequisite: Student must have a current Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers License.
This course offers Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) continuing educations hours for those who have already received their BPAT license. The course consists of 16 hours of class and lab work, which will include all new and updated information from the industry and governmental bodies. The class is split with 4 hours in the lab and 12 hours in the classroom. Lunch will be provided.
Note 1: Students must bring a copy of the 10th Edition USC Manual for Cross-Connection Control, as required by TCEQ. Books are available for purchase upon request. Contact the CEF office for book cost and to request a copy PRIOR to the first day of class.
Note 2: This course also meets TCEQ Backflow continuing education requirements for Irrigation/Landscape Inspector License.
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** CLASSES FOR THIS COURSE ARE SCHEDULED IN AN UPCOMING SEMESTER ** |
Backflow Practical Skills Refresher
Type of Class: Short Term
1 Sessions/8 Hours
Prerequisite: Student must have a current Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers License (BPAT).
This course offers Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) continuing educations hours for those who have already received their Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers License (BPAT). The course consists of 8 hours of class and lab work, which will include all new and updated information from the industry and governmental bodies. The class is split with 7 hours in the lab and 1 hour in the classroom. Lunch will be provided.
Note: This course also meets TCEQ Backflow continuing education requirements for Irrigation/Landscape Inspector License.
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** CLASSES FOR THIS COURSE ARE SCHEDULED IN AN UPCOMING SEMESTER ** |
Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT) License
Type of Class: Short Term
5 Sessions/40 Hours
Prerequisite: Student is required to have two (2) years experience in a water related industry such as Plumbing, Sprinkler Fitting, Fire Alarm, Irrigation, etc.
This course offers Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) certification in Backflow Prevention, using our new state-of-the-art classrooms and labs with expert instruction that is required for certification and testing of backflow assemblies in the state of Texas. Topics include: The History of Backflow Prevention; Testing and Repair of Assemblies; (RPZA, DCVA, PVB, and SRVB) Cross Connection Control Program with State and Local Ordinance Information and All Related Subjects. This 40-hour course is approved for 8-hour CEU in Customer Service Inspectors License, Irrigator License, Wastewater Operators License, Water Operators License and Water Treatment Specialist License.
Lunch is provided all 5 days.
Note: This course also meets TCEQ Backflow requirements for Irrigation/Landscape Inspector License.
Class Language: English
Class Fee: $840.00
Basic Safety V6.0 (Construction Site Safety Orientation) 00101
$34.00 - Purchase Required
| Course |
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| Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT) License |
Grissom |
M T W R F |
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8:00 AM |
4:30 PM |
5/5/2025 |
5/9/2025 |
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Introduction to iPad PlanGrid Usage
Type of Class: Short Term
5 Sessions/10 Hours
Prerequisite: Blueprint Reading knowledge
This 10 hour course will consist of Basic introduction to the iPad Plan Grid
program and familiarization with its system; Function and features and
Jobsite application of the program.
NOTE: The student is required to supply iPad for class.
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** CLASSES FOR THIS COURSE ARE SCHEDULED IN AN UPCOMING SEMESTER ** |
Type of Class: Semester
15 Sessions/48 Hours
Prerequisite: None Required
This class defines an Isometric Drawing. It incorporates commerical drawings, mechanical pipe and plumbing details, and shows how to draw in an isometric format. Emphasis is stressed on how to utilize isometrics in construction day to day operations, including planning of material takeoffs, scheduling manpower, equipment, etc.
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** CLASSES FOR THIS COURSE ARE SCHEDULED IN AN UPCOMING SEMESTER ** |
Type of Class: Semester
17 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: English or Spanish Math Test or Applied Construction Math Class and ESL Placement Test if test is taken in Spanish.
All testing must be completed no later than Friday January 17, 2025.
For Spring 2025, students enrolled in Plumbing I-A must also be enrolled in the Thursday Plumbing I-B class with Chris Henson.
The course topics are: Build Your Future in Construction; Basic Safety (Construction Site Safety Orientation); Plumbing Safety; Introduction to Plumbing Profession; Introduction to Hand Tools; Introduction to Power Tools; Tools of the Plumbing Trade; Introduction to Construction Math; Introduction to Plumbing Math; Copper Tube & Fittings; and Cast-Iron Pipe and Fittings.
Course: Applied Construction Math
OR Course: Applied Construction Math I Spanish
OR Test: TABE Math - English
OR Test: TABE Math - Spanish
OR Test Out: Applied Construction Math
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Type of Class: Semester
17 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: Plumbing I-A
For Spring 2025, only students enrolled in Plumbing I-A will be enrolled in the Thursday Plumbing I-B class with Chris Henson.
The course topics are: Steel Pipe & Fittings; Introduction to Construction Drawings; Introduction to Plumbing Drawings; Plastic Pipe and Fittings; Introduction to Basic Rigging; Introduction to Plumbing Fixtures; Introduction to Drain, Waste, & Vent (DWV) Systems; Introduction to Water Distribution Systems; Basic Communication Skills; Basic Employability Skills; and Introduction to Material Handling.
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Type of Class: Semester
18 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: Plumbing I-B
The course topics are: Plumbing Math Two, Reading Commercial Drawings, Structural Penetrations/Insulation and Fire Stopping, Installing & Testing DWV Piping, Installing Roof/Floor & Area Drains, and Types of Valves.
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Type of Class: Semester
17 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: Plumbing II-A
The course topics are: Installing & Testing Water Supply Piping; Installing Fixtures and Valves; Basic Electricity; Installing Water Heaters; and Fuel Gas & Fuel Oil Systems.
OR Course: Plumbing II - A Spanish
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Type of Class: Semester
18 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: Plumbing II-B
The course topics are: Applied Math, Sizing & Protecting the Water Supply System, Potable Water Supply Treatment, and Types of Venting.
OR Course: TD TECH - Plumbing II
OR Course: Plumbing II - B Spanish
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Type of Class: Semester
17 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: Plumbing III-A
The course topics are: Sizing DWV & Storm Systems; Sewage Pumps & Sump Pumps; Corrosive-Resistant Waste Piping; Compressed Air and Service Plumbing.
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Type of Class: Semester
18 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: Plumbing III-B
The course topics are: Business Principles for Plumbers, Fundamentals of Crew Leadership, Water Pressure Booster & Recirculation System, and Indirect & Special Waste.
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Type of Class: Semester
17 Sessions/80 Hours
Prerequisite: Plumbing IV-A
The course topics are: Hydronic & Solar Heating Systems; Codes; Private Water Supply Well Systems; Private Waste Disposal Systems; Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs; Plumbing for Mobile Home & Travel Trailer; and Introduction to Medical Gas & Vacuum Systems. Plumbing Journeyman Prep that will provide a review of subjects that are needed to pass the written exam for the plumber’s journeyman license exam. For the practical portion of the exam the class will also include practice on our custom designed house, this house is comparable to the 2-story house used in the State of Texas Plumbing Exam in Austin.
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** CLASSES FOR THIS COURSE ARE SCHEDULED IN AN UPCOMING SEMESTER ** |
Type of Class: Short Term
7 Sessions/28 Hours
Pre-requisite: None Required
In this course you will learn about service plumbing calls, today’s technology with water heaters and code requirements, basic electricity related to plumbing, critical thinking and real-world scenarios, scheduling (PROCORE), tools including draining cleaning machines, hydro-jets, disposal pumps, plumbing theory, and codes.
Class Language: English
Class Fee: $650.00
None Required
$0.00 - Purchase Required
| Course |
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| Service Plumber |
CEF |
T |
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4:30 PM |
8:30 PM |
7/1/2025 |
8/12/2025 |
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