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Spring 2023 Educational Classes

Boilers, Heating Systems and Applied Mathematics (SMT) 

Start Date: Wednesdays, March 29th thru May 10th – 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM  
Cost: $872/member rate - $972/non-member rate 
Location: Town Square Tower, 445 Minnesota Street, Conf Center off of Lobby Skyway  

Boilers, Heating Systems, and Applied Mathematics provides information for you to learn about the critical factors involved in boilers and heating systems. It provides a thorough review of mathematical skills, thermodynamics, and energy sources. You will learn the skills necessary to identify, operate, and maintain boilers, boiler components and pumps, boiler controls, steam heating systems, hydronic heating systems, and warm air and radiant heating systems.

 Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to: 

  • Understand the different boiler types, their components and control systems, and their operation and maintenance 
  • Recognize, set up, and maintain a reliable and effective heating system 
  • Calculate ratios, proportions, and percentages 
  • Convert units of measure 
Key topic areas: heating systems operations • mechanical components of heating systems • thermodynamics as applied to heating systems • basic mathematics needed to operate heating systems 

Managing the Organization (SMA, RPA, FMA) 

Start Date: Mondays, March 27th thru May 8th – 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM  
Cost: $994/member rate - $1,094/non-member rate 
Location: Town Square Tower, 445 Minnesota Street, Conf Center off of Lobby Skyway 
Managing the Organization will prepare you to manage and lead your organization through improved communication, motivation, relationship and team building, project management, problem solving, and decision-making skills. Managers who take this course will be able to further develop their group leadership and management techniques and abilities, and analyze and improve their relationships with staff, colleagues, and owners. 
Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to: 
  • Understand and demonstrate what motivates staff and how to use techniques to influence staff behavior 

  • Demonstrate the importance of communication and marketing and provide tools and techniques for the manager to accomplish 
  • Provide a framework for organizing the various functions associated with facilities management and the rationale for organization configurations 
  • Demonstrate the importance of problem solving and provide problem-solving tools necessary for manager to guide staff in problem-solving activities 
  • Apply your learned skills and abilities to a sustainability-driven building upgrade case study 
Key topic areas: management skills and tools • leadership styles and relationships • types of organizations • team building, leadership, and motivation • planning, controlling, and decision making • problem-solving techniques • project and change management • workplace safety and documentation 

Coming later in 2023: 

  • Air Handling, Water Treatment & Plumbing Systems (SMT) - September 2023
  • Environmental, Health & Safety Issues (SMA, FMA, RPA) - September 2023
  • Refrigeration Systems and Accessories (SMT) - January 2024
  • Fundamentals of Facilities Management (FMA) - January 2024

If you are interested in a class, please contact Denise at 651.291.8888 / [email protected]