The main courses of studies are carpentry, plumbing, heating, and electrical. Maintenance technicians are in short supply through out the state in both rural and urban areas making job placement very successful. This training includes outdoor activities. Students will need appropriate clothing for cold and wet working conditions. Students learn to operate table, radial arm, and band saws, planers, and sanders and use pipe cutters, power threaders, and all types of plumbing hand tools in training.
Students also learn to use electrical test and measuring instruments.
Strong reading and mathematics skills are essential to achieve top graduation levels and the best paying jobs. Physical requirements of the occupation are the ability to lift and carry 50 lbs., and stoop, kneel, crawl, and walk continuously. The occupation may also require working outdoors where physical hazards may exist.