IMTEF Long Island City Training Center

IMTEF’s John B. Scola Training Center trains and empowers young men and women to become skilled craftworkers, build lasting bonds with their peers, and prepare for meaningful careers and lives of service that transform their futures. Every BAC apprentice who comes through our doors receives professional training that shapes them into exceptional craftworkers who can contribute to the future of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 and Local 7.

Current Training Calendar

Here are the upcoming classes at our training center. BAC Local 1 and Local 7 members can sign up by contacting the training center at 718-706-9139. All classes are funded through the IMI contribution you see on your paycheck — no additional fees are required to attend training.

Location

IMTEF Center 
12-07 44th Ave 
Long Island City, NY 11101
718-706-9139

NYC Training Director

Alfred Melendez
Email
329-227-2019

Courses

Our training center is approved by the NYC Department of Buildings to teach the following courses:

40-Hour Site Safety

8-Hour Site Safety (License Requirement and SST)

4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher (Scaffold Card and SST)

32-Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover

8-Hour Supported Scaffold Installer and Remover Refresher

32-Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor

8-Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor Refresher

16-Hour Suspended Scaffold User

8-Hour Suspended Scaffold User Refresher

4-Hour Mast Climber User/Operator and Refresher

16-Hour Rigging Worker

8-Hour Rigging Worker Refresher

32-Hour Rigging Supervisor

16-Hour Rigging Supervisor Refresher

1-Hour Electrocution Prevention

1-Hour Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal

1-Hour Protection from Sun Exposure

1-Hour Stairways and Ladders

1-Hour Tools Hand and Power

2-Hour Mental Health Awareness

2-Hour Pre-Task Meeting

2-Hour Site Safety Plan (SSP)

2-Hour Tool Box Talks

4-Hour Fall Prevention

4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher (SST only)

4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher (Scaffold Card and SST)

8-Hour Fall Prevention

8-Hour Site Safety (SST Only)

8-Hour Site Safety (License Requirement and SST)

1-Hour Asbestos/Lead Awareness

1-Hour Concrete and Masonry Construction

1-Hour Confined Space Entry

1-Hour Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators and Conveyors

1-Hour Demolition Safety

1-Hour Ergonomics

1-Hour Excavations

1-Hour Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment and Marine Operations; Rollover Protective Structures and Overhead Protection; and Signs, Signals and Barricades

1-Hour Personnel Lifts: Aerial Lifts, Scissor Lifts and Mobile Scaffolds

1-Hour Risk Assessment and Accident Investigation

1-Hour Scaffolds – Suspended

1-Hour Steel Erection

1-Hour Welding and Cutting

2.50-Hour Foundations for Safety Leadership