Unique Challenges Pipe Fitter Training Solves

System Management

Must be well-versed in preparing, installing, maintaining, diagnosing problems, and making repairs and replacements of pipes, valves, and fittings.

Hazardous Materials Control

These skilled team members encounter and control hazards like steam, chemical, and explosive gases and must have a thorough knowledge of safety protocols.

Collaborating with Other Trades

Need to understand the work of welders, boilermakers, maintenance engineers, and millwrights to coordinate with those roles.

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Roles that Need Pipefitter Training:

Pipe Mechanic

The troubleshooters: Handles maintenance and repair of piping systems and may modify existing systems

Pipe Fitter

Primarily tasked with assembling and installing or retrofitting piping systems in new construction or expansion projects

Steamfitter

Installs and maintains high-pressure piping systems of all types in industrial settings like power plants, refineries, and chemical plants.

Curriculum Path for Pipefitters / Pipe Mechanics

Whether installing or maintaining, TPC's curriculum path provides pipefitting knowledge from the ground up, from foundational industrial skills to relevant mechanical tactics, and covers critical areas of these trades' work with piping installation, valves maintenance, and a variety of welding techniques used in installing and maintaining piping systems.

Maintenance Fundamentals
01

  • 100+ hours
  • Foundational Topics & Skills
  • Hand Tools to Basic Troubleshooting
Mechanical & Pipefitting System Basics
02

  • 90 hours
  • Mechanical System Basics • Mechanical Maintenance
  • Advanced Troubleshooting Skills
Machine Shop Practices
03

  • 11 hours
  • Machine shop: Practices • Procedures
Technical Specialization Paths
04

  • 44 hours
  • 3 specializations: Energy Conservation, • Rigging & Equipment • Welding

Getting Started

Ready to enhance pipe fitting knowledge and skills? Our training advisors are here to help get each technical role into the right training so they can thrive. We'll be there every step of the way, through onboarding, to help troubleshoot any challenges you encounter, and to empower your training leaders with learning program data.

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