Training Courses

The Ontario Pipe Trades Council is proud to offer continuing education and skill-development to its members throughout their career. While not every course if offered at every local, we do offer a wide range of training and development programs, including those listed below.

Course List

  • Advanced Welding for Welders apprentices
  • Arc Welding
  • AutoCAD
  • Basic Electricity
  • Basic Safe Hoisting and Rigging
  • Basics of Fall Protection
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Bobcat Operator
  • Bobcat(Skidsteer) & Mini Excavator Operator
  • Bolting
  • Building Automation Control Systems - design, installation, commissioning, programming and troubleshooting
  • Building Controls
  • Carbon Dioxide Refrigeration Systems - installation, start up, commissioning and troubleshooting
  • Centrifugal Compressor Overhaul Procedures
  • Certificate of Qualification Exam Readiness
  • Certified Health & Safety Representative
  • Chainsaw Safety
  • Chilller and Cooling Tower Operation and Maintenance
  • Cold Cutting
  • Combustion Analysis
  • Confined Space Training – Awareness
  • Cross Connection Certification
  • Electricity for the Pipe Trades
  • Electronic Commutating Motors commissioning and trouble shooting
  • EPRI/UA Valve Repair Technician
  • Flame Safeguard Controls
  • Foreman & Shop Steward Courses
  • Forklift Safety
  • Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
  • Gas Piping Fitter
  • Gas Tech 1 GAP Program
  • Gas Tech 2 G2
  • Gas Tech 3 G3
  • GPRO Green Professional
  • Green Certification
  • Heat Pump Applications (Ground, Water and Air Source/Sink)
  • Heating & Cooling Advanced
  • Heritage of the UA
  • Heritage of the United Association
  • Hilti Total Station class
  • Hoisting & Rigging Intro
  • Hoisting and Rigging
  • HVACR Apprentice - 4 Year - Night school/virtual classroom training program to supplement the MLTSD training
  • HVACR Electrical and Electronic Controls and Systems Troubleshooting
  • Hydronic Heating & Cooling Essentials
  • Hydronic Heating and Cooling
  • Hydronic Practical class
  • Indoor Air Quality - Mitigating the Spread of Infectious Disease
  • Industrial / Refinery Pipefitting
  • Intermediate Plumbing class
  • Introduction to Residential HVAC & Heat Pump Systems
  • Job Estimating
  • Magnetic Bearing/Oilless Compressor Operation and Troubleshooting
  • Math – Foundations
  • Math – Trade
  • Med Gas
  • Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development - Trade 313A apprentice training Levels 1, 2 & 3
  • Mobile Crane Operator
  • Money Management & Wealth
  • NAUSC – ITM
  • NAUSC Cold Cutting
  • NAUSC Controlled Bolting
  • NAUSC CSA Rigging
  • NAUSC Foreman
  • NAUSC McElroy Plastic Fusion
  • NAUSC Medical Gas
  • NAUSC Medical Gas Installer Certification
  • NAUSC Rigging
  • NAUSC Steward
  • NAUSC Supervision
  • Numerous Manufacturers Variable Refrigerant Flow Heat Pump Training systems - Mitsubishi, LG, York and Daikin installation, start up, commissioning and troubleshooting
  • OBT1 Gap course
  • Oil Burner 1 OBT1
  • Oil Burner 2/3 OBT-2/3
  • Oil Pipe Fitter OP
  • Oil Piping Fitter
  • Ontario Plumbing Code Refresher
  • Oxy Acetylene Cutting, Soldering, and Brazing
  • Petroleum Mechanic 2/3
  • Petroleum Mechanic PM 2/3
  • Petroleum Mechanics Helper PMH
  • Pipe Fabrication
  • Pipe Joining Methods
  • Plastic Fusion
  • Plumbing – Basic
  • Plumbing – Intermediate
  • Plumbing Basic
  • Plumbing Code Inter Provincial (IP) Preparation
  • Plumbing Intermediate
  • Plumbing Pre-Licence
  • Pneumatic Controls
  • Power Elevated Work Platform
  • Pressure Testing Awareness class
  • Propane in Construction - CH-02, Propane Handling
  • Red Seal Welding – Pre-Licence
  • Refrigerant Handling Practices (Environmental Awareness/Ozone Depletion Prevention) Certification
  • Residential Air Conditioning Trade 313D training
  • Service Work – Introduction
  • Sleeving
  • Solar Thermal
  • Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer – Advanced Level
  • Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer – Basic Level
  • Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer – Intermediate Level
  • Standard First Aid
  • Steamfitting – Basic
  • Steamfitting – Intermediate
  • Steamfitting Pre-Licence
  • Supermarket Refrigeration Systems - installation, start up, commissioning and troubleshooting
  • Swagelok and Tube Bending
  • TIG/Stainless Steel Fusion Welding
  • TSSA MIG (GMAW)
  • Variable Frequency Drive Systems commissioning and trouble shooting
  • Welding SMAW (Arc)
  • Welding TIG
  • WHMIS
  • Working at Heights Refresher