Receive instruction and extensive practice in speaking, listening and pronunciation.  Learn grammar in the context of speaking and reading.
The overall objective is for students to improve communication for work, school, and daily situations.

An ESOL assessment is not required, all levels are welcome!

Instructor-selected materials and sources will be used to teach the course. 

This course is WIOA Approved.

It’s time once again to update your NEC knowledge for the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code. All electrical professional are invited to attend.

This course will satisfy the fifteen hour education requirements for electricians in New Hampshire and Maine for the 2023 NEC update. It will also satisfy fifteen of the twenty-one continuing education hours required for licensed electricians in Massachusetts for the 2023 MEC.

NOTE:

Students need to bring their electrician license, a form of ID, and a copy of the 2023 edition of the NEC code book.

HVAC industry professionals are discovering the value of in-depth training in the air side of HVAC systems. Experience in HVAC Air System test principles & procedures will identify and diagnose the many issues found within all HVAC Air Systems. Provide measured and proven results to your customers.

Day 1 Training:

• Preparing for a Testing & Balancing Project
• Static Pressure principles theory, Testing and System pressure profiles
• Temperature principles theory, Testing and System differential profiles Air flow traverse procedures, implementation and calculating Ak factors
• Air Flow measurement procedures. Instrument selection and implementation
• Fan speed testing, adjustment, and electrical testing
• Testing procedures several types of HVAC Systems
• Specific testing procedures for Exhaust Air Systems
• Procedures and methods of providing required Outside Air for proper Indoor Air Quality

Day 2 Training:

• Review of HVAC Air System Test Reports
• Air flow measurement and adjustment procedures of registers, diffusers, and grills
• Interpreting system air flow and identifying system air flow issues
• Adaptation of test procedures and test results for HVAC System service diagnostics
• Test In and Test out procedures
• Proper reporting of test results for corrective actions
• Final Test report submission

Instructor: Jeff Gaumer. 36 years of experience in the HVAC industry, with 24 years exclusively in HVAC Test & Balance.

This course is a pre-requisite for:
Advanced Air Systems II & III

Refreshments and Lunch will be provided.

This course is WIOA Approved.

The pre-requisite for this course is:
Advanced Air Systems I

This 2-day Training will include:

Theory and Lab instruction on live operating HVAC equipment. Attendees will be instructed and use state of the art Test & Balance instruments and will receive all required HVAC Air System Performance Testing & Evaluation report templets in Excel and Word format to start providing this service ASAP!

Day 1 Training will include:

• Review of test instrument and procedures
• Review Air flow traverse test procedures
• Analyze System static pressures for diagnostics and repairs
• Analyze System temperatures for diagnostics and repairs
• Analyze System Air flow for diagnostics and repairs

Day 2 Training will include:

• Review provided HVAC System Performance report forms
• Review and apply Sensible, Latent, & Total Heat principles
• Review HVAC Equipment and System BTU calculations
• Learn to combine HVAC test results and BTU calculations to rate performance of HVAC Equipment and Systems
• Rate system performance in actual delivered BTU on live operating HVAC systems

Instructor: Jeff Gaumer, has 36 years of experience in the HVAC industry, with 24 years exclusively in HVAC Test & Balance.

Refreshments and Lunch will be provided.

This course is WIOA Approved.

Recording, Mixing, and Mastering Using Modern Digital Technology! Designed for digital audio beginners & intermediates who want to improve their home recording skills or even open their own project studio someday, this 4-week course focuses on using modern technology to make great-sounding recordings. Taught at the NHTunes recording studio in Manchester’s Millyard, students will study audio engineering fundamentals, as well as technology-specific audio applications. To gain 'real-world' experience in audio engineering, students will participate in actual mixing and mastering sessions.

What You'll Learn

• The basic concepts of digital audio recording.
• How to use digital audio software sequencers and plug-ins.
• The principals of, and gain proficiency in mixing and mastering audio.
• How to facilitate productive recording sessions.
• To identify & understand the key areas of the audio signal chain: room, sound source, microphone, preamp, converter, monitors.

Bob Desmarais owns and runs NHTunes, a 1,800+ sq ft studio in the Waumbec Mill which specializes in audio recording and piano, voice, and guitar lessons. A member of the Audio Engineering Society, Bob has been playing guitar professionally for nearly thirty years, and has been recording bands and soloists for nearly a decade. He currently performs in the acoustic duo Sonic Boomers. He has an MBA from SNHU, and a Guitar Certificate from Berklee College of Music.

Required Text: Home Recording: Need-To-Know Essentials To Improve Your Mixes by Robert A. Desmarais (ISBN-10: 1516864476 | ISBN-13: 978-1516864478)

http://www.amazon.com/Home-Recording-Need---Know-Essentials/dp/1516864476/ref=sr_1_46?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440702041&sr=1-46&keywords=home+recording

This course is WIOA Approved.

The pre-requisite for this course is:
Advanced Air Systems I & II

This 2-day Training will include:

Combining knowledge and skills acquired Advanced Air Systems I & Advanced Air Systems II. Students will learn to evaluate HVAC System test results, prescribe solutions, and direct corrective actions to improve efficiency and performance of HVAC Equipment and Systems. Theory and Lab instruction on live operating HVAC equipment. Attendees will be instructed and use state of the art Test & Balance instruments.

Day 1 Training will include:

• Review of test instrument and procedures
• Review Air flow test procedures
• Procedures of testing VAV and Zone Systems
• Uses of Fan laws, Fan speed adjustments, and Drive changes
• Application of several methods of total system balancing
• Perform HVAC System Test & Balance
• Provide HVAC System Test & Balance report

Day 2 Training will include:

• Review HVAC Equipment and System BTU calculations
• Review provided HVAC System Performance report forms
• Review system design fundamentals (Duct sizing, Airflow standards, Fan Capacities, etc.)
• Review case studies of actual HVAC Performance Testing projects
• Evaluate test results and reporting recommendations of system performance improvements
• Identify HVAC Equipment & System renovations, repairs, & replacement opportunities developed from HVAC Performance Testing Services

Instructor: Jeff Gaumer, has 36 years of experience in the HVAC industry, with 24 years exclusively in HVAC Test & Balance.

Refreshments and Lunch will be provided

HVAC industry professionals are discovering the value of in-depth training in Hydronic HVAC Systems. Experience in HVAC Hydronic System test principles & procedures will identify and diagnose the many issues found within a Hydronic HVAC Systems. Provide measured and proven results to your customers. Theory and Lab on live operating Hot & Chilled Water Hydronic HVAC Systems.

Day 1 Training:

• Hydronic System fundamentals review
• Preparing for a Hydronic System Testing Project
• Hydronic system test instruments, old school to modern technology
• Characteristics of centrifugal pumps
• Pump operation
• Pump arrangements and effects of system pressures and flow
• Pump curve basics, utilization, and analysis
• Determining Flow utilizing Pump as a flow meter
• Pump speed testing, adjustment, and electrical testing
• Temperature principles theory. System temperature differential profiles
• Pump and System flow measurement procedures. Instrument selection and implementation
• How to determine Flow utilizing temperature, pressure, rated coils, and valve flow coefficients
• Testing procedures for several types of Hydronic Systems
• Specific testing procedures for Variable Flow Hydronic Systems

Day 2 Training:

• Review of Hydronic System Test Reports
• Introduction to flow measuring devices and circuit setters
• Flow measurement and adjustment procedures
• Interpreting system pressure & flow. Identifying system flow issues
• Adaptation of test procedures and test results for Hydronic System service diagnostics
• Test In and Test out procedures
• Proper reporting of test results for corrective actions
• Final Test report submission

Instructor: Jeff Gaumer. 36 years of experience in the HVAC industry, with 24 years exclusively in HVAC Test & Balance.

This course is a pre-requisite for:
Advanced Hydronic Systems II & III

Refreshments and Lunch will be provided.

The pre-requisite for this course is:
Advanced Hydronic Systems I

This 2-day Training will include:

Theory and Lab instruction on live operating Hot & Chilled Water Hydronic HVAC equipment. Attendees will be instructed and use state of the art Test & Balance instruments and will receive all required Hydronic HVAC System Performance Testing & Evaluation report templets in Excel and Word format to start providing this service ASAP!

Day 1 Training will include:

• Review of test instrument and procedures
• Review of Hydronic flow test procedures
• Review of Pump Net Positive Head and its effects system and pump performance
• Utilizing Pump Laws to predict system and pump performance
• Calculating Pump efficiency
• Calculating a Hydronic systems and pumps operating point
• Review Pros & Cons of several types of system piping configurations

Day 2 Training will include:

• Review provided Hydronic HVAC System
• Performance report formsReview and apply Pressure, Temperature and Flow differential principles
• Applying valve coefficient (Cv) for flow measurements
• Review and apply Hydronic Equipment and System BTU, GPM, ΔT, and ΔP calculations
• Learn to combine Hydronic test results from BTU calculations to rate performance of Hydronic HVAC Equipment and Systems
• Rate system performance in actual delivered BTU on live operating HVAC systems

Instructor: Jeff Gaumer, has 36 years of experience in the HVAC industry, with 24 years exclusively in HVAC Test & Balance.

Refreshments and Lunch will be provided.