Building and Property Maintenance: Essential Skills

Alongside foundational skills, the course offers hands-on training in:

• carpentry essentials, including framing, hanging doors and windows, and constructing partitions
• installing and performing preventative maintenance on insulation, siding, and roofing,
• trim installation, drywall techniques, and painting fundamentals
• safety considerations, ADA compliance, on-site preventative maintenance
• diagnosis of basic appliance and HVAC issues

Topical areas of study include: • Carpentry basics • Framing wood and steel partitions • Tools commonly used in the plumbing trade • Paints and painting basics • Hanging, repairing, and finishing drywall • Paint application tools and methods • Installation of pre-hung doors and windows • Plumbing safety • Record-keeping requirements • Requirements for chemical storage/usage • Preventive maintenance plans • Appliance repair • Water softeners • Maintenance scheduling and budgeting • Basic ADA requirements • Safety and liability issues • Water analysis and testing (e.g., swimming pools) • Smart building automation • Drainage, soil erosion, and plant health identification

This workforce certification is available for free to qualifying students through the Next Level Jobs program. You are eligible to earn this free certification from Ivy Tech if you fulfill all of the following requirements:

• You are an Indiana resident, and
• You have a high school diploma or GED/High School Equivalency, and
• You have not previously received an associate degree or higher (bachelor's, master's, etc.) and
• You have not previously used Next Level Jobs/Workforce Ready Grant funding. 

Learn more about Next Level Jobs at Ivy Tech