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Industrial Pipefitter
A pipefitter is a tradesperson who installs, assembles, fabricates, maintains and repairs mechanical piping systems. Industrial pipefitters analyze blueprints to determine the kind of pipes required and the most efficient method of installation.
Program Overview
This Industrial Pipefitter program focuses on broad, transferable skills, stresses understanding of the pipe fitting industry, and demonstrates elements of the Pipe Fitting Trades industry; such as planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues. Pipefitters, sometimes simply called fitters, install and maintain pipes that carry chemicals, acids, and gases. These pipes are used mostly in manufacturing, commercial, and industrial settings. Using bending machines, flame cutters and welding devices, pipe fitters cut, bend and join pipes that allow for the safe, smooth flow of high pressure substances. Fitters install and repair pipe systems in power plants, as well as heating and cooling systems in large office buildings. Some pipefitters specialize as gasfitters or steamfitters.
Program Admission Requirements
AGE: 16 years or older
BASIC SKILLS LEVEL: Computations (Math) 9.0 & Communications (Reading & Language Arts) 9.0
*Or met other basic skill requirements
Employment Opportunities
Industrial pipefitters may work in industrial, power or wastewater treatment plants, or they may work in large commercial structures.
What You'll Learn
- Accomplish threaded pipe fabrications.
- Identify and explain excavations, underground pipe and intermediate excavations.
- Perform underground pipe installation.
- Understand drawings and detail sheets.
- Identify and explain piping systems, socket weld pipe fabrication and butt weld pipe fabrication.
- Accomplish above ground pipe installation.
- Identify and use steam traps and inline components.
- Use and fabricate special piping.
Program Requirements
Industrial Pipefitter · I460514 · 600 Hours
| OCP | Course Number | Course Title | Course Length | SOC Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | BCV0568 | Industrial Pipefitter Helper | 300 | 47-2152 |
| B | BCV0569 | Industrial Pipefitter | 300 | 47-2152 |
Program Costs
| $1,752.00 | Florida Resident Tuition ($2.92 x 600 hours) |
| $435.98 | Bookstore Costs |
| $45.00 | Registration Fees |
| $50.00 | Facility Usage Fee |
| $800.00 | Lab Fee |
| $655.00 | Miscellaneous Fees |
| Total Costs $3,737.98 | |
Program Instructors
Melford Sims
Department Chair
Certifications: OSHA 510, OSHA 500, Nc3 Welding , NCCER Welding and Pipefitting
Phone: 850-487-7450
Email: simsm1103@leonschools.net
