• OSHA https://www.oshaeducationcenter.com/osha-10-hour-training/ • First Aid & CPR • Fire extinguishers (NWFAU Fire Extinguisher Safety course) • Jobsite (NWFAU Regulations Impacting the Wood Flooring Industry course)

• History of the trade • Hardwood industry supply chain • NWFA • Career options • Basic terminology • Intro trade math

• Protect your body (NWFAU Safety Gear course) • Clothing • PPE (safety glasses, earplugs, dust masks/respirators, kneepads…) • Tool Safety/Operation/Maintenance (NWFAU Tool Safety courses) o Hand tools o Table Saw o Circular Saw o Miter Saw o Router o Pneumatics

• History • Documentation • Evaluating the Exterior of the Home (NWFAU Evaluating the Exterior of the Home course) • Evaluating the Structure of the Home (NWFAU Evaluating the Structure of the Home course) o Foundation o Slab on Grade o Elevated Slabs o Crawlspace o Basement • Joists o Span Requirements • Jobsite checklist

• HVAC o Heating Systems o Cooling Systems o Humidifiers/De-Humidifiers o Temporary systems • Temp & RH (NWFAU Evaluating the Environmental Conditions of the Home course) o Geographic Moisture content o EMC Chart o Interior/Exterior relationships • Ambient Conditions

• Wood Subfloors Subfloor material (NWFAU Evaluating Substrates: Wood Subfloors course) o Plywood o OSB o APA Sheathing Rating o Installation requirements o Flatness Requirements o Particle Board o Solid board

• Introduction to Concrete (NWFAU Concrete Basics course) (NWFAU Moisture & Concrete course) o Water in Concrete Mix o Water/Cement ratio o External Sources of Moisture in Concrete • Concrete Identification(NWFAU Evaluating Substrates: Concrete Subfloors course) o On-grade o Suspended a. On a pan b. Exposed on 2 sides o Below-grade o Age o Slab thickness o Concrete Permeability o Lightweight Requirements • Concrete Preparation o CSP scale o Scarification o Crack isolation /Expansion gaps o Patches o Spot repairs o Flatness Requirements o Grinding and filling a. Self-levelers b. Primers o Concrete conditions o Curing compounds o Efflorescence o pH • Moisture Control Systems • Sheet Goods • Chemical Moisture retarders • Moisture Barriers below slab

• Anatomy of wood (NWFAU Basic Tree Anatomy course) • Harvesting, sawing and seasoning of lumber (NWFAU From the Forest to the Floor course) (NWFAU Solid Wood Flooring course) (NWFAU Engineered Wood Flooring course) • Moisture Content (NWFAU Moisture Content & Wood course) • Dimensional Stability and Grain angle • Equilibrium Moisture Content • Relative Humidity & Temperature • Acclimation/Conditioning (NWFAU Acclimation & Conditioning course) • Jobsite checklist • Moisture Mitigation

• Moisture Meters & Testing (NWFAU Wood Moisture Testing course) • Oven Test Method (ASTM D4442) • Wood Moisture Meters o Pin Meters (Resistance) a. Insulated vs non-insulated b. Temperature Corrections c. Species Corrections d. Calibration e. Hammer Probes f. Drift g. Uses o Pinless Meters (non-invasive, scan, surface, dielectric) a. Power Loss, Capacitance b. Calibration c. Species Correction d. Uses o Thermo-Hygrometers a. Temperature and RH Testing b. Uses • Relationship with MC

• Vapor Retarders (NWFAU Wood Moisture Control course) o Definition of Vapor Permeance o Perm Ratings a. Class I- .1 perm or less b. Class II- .1 perm to 1.0 perm c. Class III- 1.0 perm to 10.0 perm o Sheet Goods

Quantitative Moisture Tests (NWFAU Concrete Moisture Testing course) • Calcium Chloride Test (ASTM 1869) o Moisture Vapor Emission Rates (MVER) o Process of Testing o Documentation of Readings • RH Test- In-situ Probes (ASTM 2170) o Relative Humidity in slab o Process o Documentation of Readings Qualitative Moisture Tests • Non-destructive Electronic Moisture Meter (ASTM 2659) o Survey Tools o Process o Documentation and significance of test • Plastic Sheet method (ASTM 4263) o Presence of capillary moisture) o Process o Documentation and significance of test • Other tests

• Vapor Barriers/Retarders (NWFAU Concrete Moisture Control course) • Manufacturer systems • Concrete Primers and Sealers Specs and perm ratings • Adhesives

(NWFAU Wood Subfloors Over Concrete course) Floated Subfloor System • Vapor Retarder requirements • Installation methods Glue Down Subfloor • Vapor Retarder requirements • Installation methods Nail Down Subfloor • Vapor Retarder requirements • Installation methods Alternate Subfloor System (16” x 8’ strips) • Vapor Retarder requirements • Installation methods Alternate Subfloor System (2’x8’ or 4’x4’ sections) • Vapor Retarder requirements • Installation methods Screed System (1”x4” or 2”x4” screeds) • Vapor Retarder requirements • Installation methods

(NWFAU Laying Out Working Lines course) • Center layout • General Trade Math (intermediate) • Trammel Points • Pythagorean Theorem (3,4,5) • Wall layout • Reversing direction • Slip tongue/spline • Jobsite layout/Gridding the job • Starter rows

(NWFAU Nail-Down Installation course) • Solid • Engineered • Racking • Nailing Schedule • Fasteners (length, gauge, type) • Manual equipment • Pneumatic Nailers • Pneumatic Staplers • Air compressors and hoses • Pneumatic tool maintenance • Problems, Causes, Cures

(NWFAU Glue-Down Installation course) • Glue Down Installations • History of adhesives • Trowels • Adhesives • Clean-up • Manufacturer systems (sealers, moisture inhibitors) • Problems, Causes, Cures

(NWFAU Floating Installation course) • Floating • Engineered/Laminate • Underlayment Pads • Sound control Systems (NWFAU Sound Control course) • Transition moldings • Problems, Causes, Cures

• Existing Floors • Lacing in/out • Crooked floors • Tying 2 floors together- layout and sequence • Elevations • Health and Safety • Remodels • Insurance work • Finishes • Problems, Causes, Cures

Cork (NWFAU Cork as a Flooring Option course) • Anatomy and Harvesting • Sources • Floating installation methods • Glue down installation methods • Use as an underlayment • Sound control • Sanding and recoating cork • Problems, Causes, Cures Bamboo (NWFAU Bamboo as a Flooring Option course) • Anatomy and Harvesting • Sources • Floating installation methods • Glue down installation methods • Nail down installation methods • Sanding and recoating bamboo • Problems, Causes, Cures End-grain flooring • The cut • Species • installation methods • Sanding end-grain • Moisture relationships • Problems, Causes, Cures

(NWFAU Herringbone Layout course) (NWFAU Parquet Layout Installation course) • Trade Math (advanced) • Herringbone/Parquet • Layout • Installation method • Prefabricated patterns • Hand-made patterns • Jigs and templates • Ordering material • Species/material selection • Unfinished and Factory Finished • Problems, Causes, Cures

• Layout • Installing borders/feature strips • Installing medallions • Corners • Skirting • Prefabricated borders and medallions • Hand-cut borders and medallions • Measuring and ordering material • Unfinished and Factory Finished • Species/material selection

(NWFAU Board Replacement course) • Removal of board/s • Nail down replacement • Glue down replacement • Floated board replacement • Matching existing floor • Isolation repairs (scratches/dents) • Waxes, fill sticks, graining tools • Color theory • Finish repair (sheen, build, application) • Irregularities/Problems, Causes, Cures (NWFAU Moisture-Related Wood Floor Issues course)

• Protect your body • Clothing • PPE (safety glasses, earplugs, dust masks/respirators, kneepads…) (NWFAU Safety Gear course) • Tool Safety/Operation/Maintenance (NWFAU Sanding Equipment Operation course) (NWFAU Sanding Equipment Maintenance course) • Hand tools • Electrical Safety (NWFAU Electrical Safety course) • Chemical Safety (NWFAU Volatile Organic Compounds course)

(NWFAU Abrasives course) • Sand paper • Grit Sequence • Belts • Disks • Screens • Mineral Grains

(NWFAU Sanding Process Learning Path) • Storage • Safety • Belt sander/ Drum Sander • Settings • Operation • Use of abrasives • Dust Containment • Jobsite maintenance/repairs to Big Machine • Problems/Causes/Cures

(NWFAU Sanding Process Learning Path) • Storage • Safety • Settings • Operation • Use of abrasives • Dust Containment • Jobsite maintenance/repairs • Problems/Causes/Cures

(NWFAU Sanding Process Learning Path) • Driver Plates and pads • Safety • Storage • Operation • Abrasive selection • Dust Containment • Jobsite maintenance/repairs • Problems/Causes/Cures

(NWFAU Sanding Process Learning Path) • Storage • Safety • Operation • Abrasive Selection • Dust Containment • Jobsite maintenance/repairs

• Storage • Safety • Operation • Compatibility • Jobsite maintenance/repairs (NWFAU Sanding Jobsite Prepartion course)

• Scrapers o Safety o Operation • Hand Sanding o Operation/Uses • Random Orbital Sanders o Safety o Operation

(NWFAU The Filling Process course) • Trowel Fill • Spot Fill • Putty, Flour Cement • Wood Dust mixes • Knots • Epoxy • Dutchmen/Slivers

• Types of stains (oil and water) • Floor preparation • Stain application methods • Color • Safety • Spontaneous combustion • Dyes • Mineral reactives • Oils

• Safety Data Sheets • Types (NWFAU Chemical Properties of Wood Floor Finishes course) o Oil modified o Water Based o Shellacs o Urethanes o Conjugated Oils o Varnishes o UV/LED Cured o Natural Oils o Hard-wax Oils • Manufacturer Systems • Dry-time, Cure-time • Problems/Causes/Cures

• Application Tools (NWFAU Finish Applicators course) • Application Procedures (NWFAU Finish Application Procedures course) • Preparation (NWFAU Finish Preparation course) • Final Coat application • Problems/Causes/Cures (NWFAU Recoating a Previously Finished Wood Floor course)

(NWFAU Importance of Maintenance & Educating the Customer course) (NWFAU General Maintenance for All Wood Floors course) (NWFAU Maintenance Products course) • Soft skills • Customer service • Selling after the install • Maintenance Coats • Problems, Causes and Cures (NWFAU Sanding, Filler & Finish Irregularities course) • Inspections