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The jump from tools to owner is where trades careers are won and lost. These lessons cover the part nobody apprentices you for: licensing a business, estimating, contracts, cash flow, and getting paid.
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Learning paths
Exam prep
Journeyman Electrician Exam Prep
Walk into the journeyman exam with every tested subject covered, in the order that builds
73 steps →
ElectricalExam prep
Master Electrician Exam Prep
Everything the master exam adds on top of your journeyman knowledge
12 steps →
HVAC/RExam prep
EPA 608: All Four Exams
Core plus all three types in one prepared sitting, straight to Universal
20 steps →
PlumbingExam prep
Journeyman Plumber Exam Prep
The applied code knowledge the journeyman plumbing exam tests, system by system
31 steps →
General ContractingExam prep
Contractor License, Start to Finish
From understanding licensing to passing the business and law exam and assembling the package
21 steps →
Construction SafetyCareer
From the Tools to Safety Professional
The second career inside construction: hazards mastery, then the credential ladder
24 steps →
WeldingExam prep
Your First Welding Cert
Walk into a welder qualification test knowing the processes, the science, and the paperwork it is scored against
24 steps →
SolarExam prep
NABCEP PV Associate Prep
Walk into the PV Associate exam with the fundamentals, the code logic, and the exam mechanics all covered
21 steps →
Low Voltage and TelecomExam prep
Fire Alarm Technician, NICET Track
From first panel to NICET Level II eligibility: the systems, the code, and the certification mechanics
11 steps →
Fire ProtectionExam prep
Sprinkler Fitter to NICET
The sprinkler systems, the ITM discipline, and the NICET water-based tracks, in working order
21 steps →
Water and WastewaterExam prep
Water Operator, Certified
From treatment fundamentals to your state operator certificate: the processes, the math, and the exam system
23 steps →
Diesel MechanicsExam prep
ASE T-Series Prep
The systems the T-tests cover and the certification mechanics, from first test to Master status
20 steps →
Heavy EquipmentExam prep
CCO Crane Operator Prep
Operate under OSHA 1926.1427 with the CCO card earned and the load chart mastered
21 steps →
ElevatorCareer
Elevator Constructor, Start to Finish
From how the machine works to the CET and QEI credentials the trade runs on
20 steps →
LineworkCareer
Groundman to Journeyman Lineworker
The grid, the methods and the safety rules that carry you through a line apprenticeship
23 steps →
Masonry and ConcreteExam prep
Concrete Work to ACI Certification
Place it, finish it, survive the dust, and certify the testing that proves it
22 steps →
Industrial MaintenanceExam prep
Maintenance Tech to CMRP
The mechanical, fluid power and controls knowledge a plant runs on, then the reliability credential
30 steps →
Sheet MetalExam prep
Sheet Metal to TAB Certified
Fabrication and duct work through to testing, adjusting and balancing certification
23 steps →
RoofingCareer
Roofer to Licensed Contractor
Roof systems, diagnosis and the fall-protection rules, through to running the business
28 steps →
IronworkingCareer
Ironworker, Steel and Rebar
Structural erection, reinforcing and rigging under the rules that actually govern them
25 steps →
BoilermakingCareer
Boilermaker and the Code
Pressure work, welding qualification and the code and inspection world it answers to
22 steps →
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Plumbing · Contractor
Becoming a Plumbing Contractor
A plumbing contractor licence turns a master plumber into a business: mostly not a knowledge test but a compliance package of qualification, insurance, bonding, registration and often a business and law exam.
HVAC/R · Contractor
Becoming an HVAC Contractor
Carpentry · Contractor
From Carpenter to General Contractor
The step where a license finally enters your life, because the state licenses the business that sells the work, not the carpenter doing it.
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Electrical
From your first circuit to your contractor license: electrical theory, calculations, code navigation and the exams, taught properly and in order.
1 lesson →
HVAC/R
How heating and cooling actually work: the refrigeration cycle, airflow, electrical controls, and the certifications the work requires.
1 lesson →
Plumbing
Water supply, drainage, venting, gas and the codes that govern them — plus the journeyman and master path, state by state.
2 lessons →
Welding
Processes, metallurgy, symbols and the qualification system — what each test proves, and which ticket your branch of the trade actually needs.
1 lesson →
Ironworking
Structural and reinforcing work, rigging, and the connections that hold buildings up.
3 lessons →
Boilermaking
Pressure vessels, tube work and code repairs under ASME rules.
3 lessons →
Sheet Metal
Layout, fabrication and duct systems, through to testing and balancing certification.
3 lessons →
Carpentry
Framing, layout, forms and finish — the measured trade, from first cut to running your own jobs.
6 lessons →
Roofing
Steep and low-slope systems, leak diagnosis, storm work and the contractor path.
1 lesson →
Masonry and Concrete
Brick, block and concrete done right — including the ACI certifications public work demands.
4 lessons →
Heavy Equipment
Operating the iron, reading grade, and the crane certification federal rules require.
2 lessons →
Linework
Power delivery from substation to meter, the climbing and live-line disciplines, and the apprenticeship that gates it all.
3 lessons →
Solar
PV systems from racking to interconnection, and the NABCEP path that certifies you to design and install them.
1 lesson →
Low Voltage and Telecom
Structured cabling, fire alarm and security systems, and the NICET and BICSI credentials that anchor the field.
1 lesson →
Elevator
Traction and hydraulic systems, the NEIEP apprenticeship, and the licenses and QEI path above it.
2 lessons →
Industrial Maintenance
Bearings, hydraulics, controls and the reliability skills that keep plants running.
2 lessons →
Diesel Mechanics
Engines, brakes, electrical systems and the ASE certifications that price your labor.
1 lesson →
Fire Protection
Sprinkler systems, NFPA 13 and 25, and the NICET levels state law leans on.
2 lessons →
Water and Wastewater
Treatment and distribution operations, and the state certification ladder the job legally requires.
1 lesson →
Not a trade, but every trade needs it
Safety is a discipline that runs across all of them (and a career in its own right); contracting is the business layer above whichever trade you came up in.
General Contracting
Licensing, estimating, contracts, cash flow and getting paid: the business side of construction nobody apprentices you for.
46 lessons →
Construction Safety
The hazards that hurt people, the systems that stop them, and the credentials — from the OSHA cards to CHST and CSP — done honestly.
1 lesson →