Overview
The Floor Covering Course covers the installation of carpeting, floor tile, sheet goods, wall tile, and quarry slate. Students learn layout and measurement, floor preparation, maintenance and repair, and job estimation.
The goal is to provide students with entry level skills that will help them get jobs as Floor Covering Installers. It offers self-paced instruction to develop students' abilities in entry level skills.
A New York State Department of Labor Apprenticeship Program and NCCER Core Certification Training Program are available.
Job titles include:
- Carpet Layer
- Carpet Layer Helper
- Ceramic Tile Setter
- Floor Covering Estimator
- Floor Layer
- Floor Layer Helper
- Inventory Clerk
- Linoleum/Vinyl Layer
- Resilient Tile Setter
- Tool Crib Attendant
- Wood Strip-Block Floor Installer
There are no admission requirements. Working conditions include heavy lifting and kneeling.