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Engineering Overview

A major focus of American Financial Institute’s educational services is to help financial services professionals begin or advance their careers. We make obtaining or renewing your certificate/license easy. Study at the pace that suits you...start and stop whenever you want and pick-up where you left-off! At the completion of your training you will receive your online certificate. Print it out and keep it in your account for safekeeping until you need it. Recordkeeping made easy!

Subjects Covered Under This Heading are Described Below.

Contractors

Contractors are the principal pillar of the construction industry. They contract with other organizations or individuals (the owners) for the construction or renovation of a building, road or other structure. Contractors can build big, like the Empire State Building or Hoover Dam. They can also build small, like a house in your neighborhood. But large or small, contractors make a difference in the lives of people around them.

Although economic and household growth may slow slightly over the coming decade, the demand for commercial and residential construction is expected to continue to grow. Government sponsored activities will give rise to construction activities reminiscent of the Great Depression. Incentives given to businesses to expand their activities will lead to construction and/or renovation of plants/factories. Moreover, the demand for larger homes with more amenities will continue to rise.

Employment in special trades contracting, the largest segment of the industry, should grow at about the same rate as the entire construction industry. Demand for special trades subcontractors in building and heavy construction is rising, and, at the same time, more workers will be needed to repair and remodel existing homes.

American Financial Institute offers continue education courses for contractors. Continuing education requirements for contractors vary greatly from state-to-state throughout the United States and sometimes contain specific educational course approvals. You should contact your state's appropriate licensing bureau for the current requirements.

Electricians

Electricians assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools. They also diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem. They connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components, inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes. They also advise management on whether continued operation of equipment could be hazardous and test electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures, using testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, and oscilloscopes, to ensure compatibility and safety of system.

Employment for electricians normally grows at about the same rate as the entire construction industry. Like contractors, demand for special trades electricians is rising, and, at the same time, more workers will be needed to repair and remodel existing homes.

American Financial Institute offers continue education courses to help electricians maintain their license or identification card to meet governmental regulations. Continuing education requirements for electricians vary greatly from state-to-state throughout the United States and sometimes contain specific educational course approvals. You should contact your state's appropriate licensing bureau for the current requirements.

Engineers

American Financial Institute is committed to providing top quality professional development courses (PDHs) with the engineer, surveyor and technical professional in mind. Our courses are designed to meet state registration board requirements and the professional needs of busy engineers. Features include:

A wide variety of engineering topics
Course on Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Petroleum, Structural and Transportation Engineering
Convenient 24/7 access to courses via the internet
State Board reporting services

Education requirements for engineers and related professionals vary greatly from state-to-state throughout the United States and sometimes contain specific educational course approvals. You should contact your state's appropriate licensing bureau for the current requirements.

Environmental

A wide variety of engineering topics
Course on Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Petroleum, Structural and Transportation Engineering
Convenient 24/7 access to courses via the internet
State Board reporting services

HVAC

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for technicians with Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) training will increase nearly 32% by 2012. Demand for service work should increase as businesses and homeowners install new systems and strive to keep them operating at peak efficiency.

With the American Financial Institute HVAC training program, you'll get training in:

Refrigeration and air conditioning technology.
System evacuation, refrigerants, and system charging.
Automatic electronic and programmable controls.
Commercial refrigeration and heating systems.
Troubleshooting, domestic appliances, and all-weather systems.

American Financial Institute’s primary goals are to provide up-to-date educational courses for professionals and that all courses meet the standards of each discipline's regulatory agency. All courses are completed at the participant’s convenience, in the comfort of his/her home or work place, with 24/7 technical support.

Education requirements for HVAC professionals vary greatly from state-to-state throughout the United States and sometimes contain specific educational course approvals. You should contact your state's appropriate licensing bureau for the current requirements.

NERC

The primary purpose of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) training is to produce competency where a gap exists between ability (or performance required for the job) and the existing competency of a person performing that job. A systematic approach to training starts by determining performance requirements. NERC professionals must know what performance is required before determining whether the capability to perform exists or not. Determining performance requirements simply means knowing what a person is supposed to be able to do, and is only the first step in determining and delivering training that produces needed competency. Once the NERC professional know what is supposed to be done and how well (performance requirements), s/he must then determine the existing level of competency of personnel performing those tasks. The process for determining the difference between required competency and existing competency, which is a competency gap, is termed training needs assessment.

Valid training is the result of a systematic approach to identify performance deficiencies and correcting the lack of ability to perform with valid training. Training, without attention to other performance factors such as tools, etc. required to do a job cannot make performance happen. Training, when done using a systematic approach, can guarantee competency, or the ability to perform.

The goal of operator training is to develop competency, which is “the ability to do something well or to a required standard.” Competent system operators understand the tasks they are expected to perform and how to do those tasks. They also understand the reliability standards to which they and their organizations are held accountable. The organization, in turn, must design and implement its training program to ensure this competency.

American Financial Institute education platform provides a systemic approach to NERC training. We can provide you with the understanding necessary to develop competent operators.