Monmouth County Vocational School DistrictFreehold, New Jersey

Mr. Spadavecchia

Plumbing & PipefittingTwo year course designed to provide students with basic skills that are needed to gain entry level employment skills in the plumbing field as an apprentice.

Plumbing & PipefittingLevel One Classroom Instruction:

Career SafetyPlumbing MaterialsDWV Systems, Waste Disposal SystemsWater Distribution Systems, Water Supply SystemsPlumbing FixturesValves and FaucetsPlumbing Appliances, Water Heaters, BoilersPlumbing Related Science and Mathematics

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Plumbing & PipefittingLevel One Practical Skills:

Soldering Copper TubingCutting and Threading Steel PipeInstalling PVC Piping Using Power Tools: Right Angle Drill, SawZall, ViseRough Plumbing Mark-OutDWV InstallationDomestic Water Supply InstallationTesting and Inspection PreparationPlumbing Fixture InstallationTroubleshooting Plumbing SystemsRetro Fitting and Renovation

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Plumbing & PipefittingLevel Two Classroom Instruction:

Sizing Plumbing Systems: DWV, Water Distribution, Gas Piping

Blueprint ReadingIsometric DrawingCreating Material Lists and Cost EstimatingPlumbing Related Science and MathematicsNational Standard Plumbing Code Book InstructionResume Development and Employment Search

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Plumbing & PipefittingLevel Two Practical Skills:

Building Drain InstallationDomestic Water System InstallationNatural Gas Piping InstallationHydronic Heating System InstallationBoiler InstallationTroubleshooting and Maintaining a Hydronic Heating

SystemStructured Learning- School To Career

Plumbing & PipefittingFuture Opportunities:

Apprentice Plumbing Courses Through MCVSDPlumbing & Pipefitting Union Local 9: Manalapan, NJPlumbing & Pipefitting Union Local 14: Lodi, NJEmployment With Local Licensed Plumbing ContractorBecome a Licensed Plumbing Contractor and Business

Owner Five Years of Work Experience as Apprentice Under a Licensed

Plumber Four Years of Approved Apprenticeship Training New Jersey State Licensing Test

Plumbing & PipefittingEarning Potential:

Plumbers and Pipefitters are among the highest paid workers in construction occupations.

Median hourly wages of wage and salary is $21.94. The highest 10 percent earned more than $37.93.

Median hourly wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of Plumbers and Pipefitters were as follows: Natural Gas Distribution- $26.27 Commercial Building Construction- $23.14 Building Equipment Contractors- $21.86 Utility System Construction- $21.15 Local government- $20.65

*Source- U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Plumbing & PipefittingContact Information:

Guidance- Mrs. L. Mahoney lynda_mahoney@mcvsd.org Phone- 732-462-7570

Instructor- Mr. V. Spadavecchia vincenzo_spadavecchia@mcvsd.org Phone- 732-462-7570

Principal- Mr. J. Johnson james_johnson@mcvsd.org Phone- 732-264-4995

MCVSD- www.mcvsd.org Phone- 732-431-7942