# Apprenticeship: Millwright (AMW) courses Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog · 22 courses Source: https://sccollege.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog/courses "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026. ### AMW 021 — Orientation - **Units:** 1.5 - **Hours:** 36 contact hours total - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course provides an overview of the construction industry for millwrights, 16-hour safety, and green building awareness. Successful students will receive Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10 Certification and United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) Millwright 16-Hour Safety Qualification Cards. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 022 — Safety and Health Certifications - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course covers the safe and appropriate use of forklift, aerial lift equipment in industrial setting, and emergency response procedures. Upon successful completion, students will be issued First Aid and CPR Certification and UBC Scaffold, Aerial Lift and Forklift Qualification Cards. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 023A — Millwright General Skills - A - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice Students will identify and use hand and power tools, machining equipment and precision instruments at a fundamental level. Students will complete various bench layout tasks using shop drawings. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 023B — Millwright General Skills - B - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation) and AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice Building on basic machine shop skills, students will use hand and power tools, shop equipment and precision instruments to complete various machining operations. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 024 — S/B Print Reading - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health Certifications) - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/santiago-canyon-college/schedule/summer-2026/amw.md) - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course introduces the basic visualization skills needed for reading and interpreting construction prints. Views, elevations, and the role of specifications as they relate to prints will be discussed. Open Entry/Open Exit. Former Title: Apprenticeship Millwright 024, Printreading (2020) ### AMW 025 — Welding Fabrication - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/santiago-canyon-college/schedule/summer-2026/amw.md) - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course is designed as an introduction to layout, and basic welding and fabrication. The students will be introduced to the basic skills of measuring, equipment set-up and cutting, shaping, grinding, welding, filing, heating and bending of metal parts. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 026 — Cutting and Burning - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course provides safety instruction, equipment operation, and basic skills needed for successful layout and fabrication of metal parts using an oxy-acetylene torch. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 027 — Optics and Machinery Alignment - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/santiago-canyon-college/schedule/summer-2026/amw.md) - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course covers the terms, characteristics, and operating principles for the transit and laser levels. Procedures for establishing machinery and equipment elevation and alignment will be demonstrated and practiced. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 028 — Machinery Shaft Alignment - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course covers the terms, characteristics, and methods for aligning machine shafts. Conventional dial indicator and computer aided methods will be included in the training. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 029A — Structural Welding - AWS A - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course is designed to prepare the student to obtain an American Welding Society (AWS) structural welding certificate per AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code, the welding of plates that are 1/8" to unlimited thickness. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 029B — Structural Welding - AWS B - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course is designed to prepare the student to obtain an AWS structural welding certificate per AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code, the welding of plates that are 1/8" to unlimited thickness. Practical assignments will include metal inert gas (MIG) and tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 030 — Rigging Hardware and Procedures - **Units:** 1.5 - **Hours:** 40 contact hours total - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health Certifications) - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/santiago-canyon-college/schedule/summer-2026/amw.md) - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course presents both lifting theory and practical rigging methods and procedures. Rigging attachment procedures, lifting equipment, limits of operation and communication practices will be covered. Successful students will receive United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) Rigging Qualification Cards. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 031 — Turbine Familiarization - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice Students will explore the machines and auxiliary equipment used in the power production industry. This course will highlight the function and performance of a typical gas turbine, and will include hydraulic bolting procedures. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 032 — Pumps - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course will cover the identification, application, and installation skills for typical systems found in the petro-chemical industry. Demonstrations and practice exercises will focus on pump types, gaskets, seals and fans. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 033 — Conveyor Systems - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This class will cover proper installation, alignment procedures, belt splicing, and explain how improper installation affects the maintenance and lifespan of equipment and conveyor systems. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 034 — Drives, Pulleys and Belts - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/santiago-canyon-college/schedule/summer-2026/amw.md) - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice Installation techniques focusing on power drive systems and equipment arrangements. Key skills presented will include system specifications, component identification and equipment alignment. Shop projects will focus on belt, chain and gear drive installations. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 036A — Machinery Installation and Erection - A - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/santiago-canyon-college/schedule/summer-2026/amw.md) - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice As an introduction, students will explore the machinery used in the manufacturing and package handling industry. Component descriptions and machine drawings illustrate the complex details and important considerations for assembly/disassembly tasks. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 036B — Machinery Installation and Erection - B - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course will enhance machinery installation skills used in manufacturing applications. Exercises will focus on the importance of machine drawings to identify component tolerances and installation requirements and alignment of parts. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 037 — Turbine Maintenance - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright- apprentice Students will use machinery maintenance skills and techniques for disassembly/assembly of a typical gas turbine. Couplings, bearings, and rotors will be inspected, and tolerances verified to complete onsite hands-on tasks. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 039 — Compressor Theory and Maintenance - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course will cover the compressor operating principles, safety, assembly, and maintenance skills for industrial compressors. Exercises will focus on the disassembly, inspection, and reassembly of compressor components. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 043 — Tool/Equipment Applications - **Units:** 1 - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation) and AMW 022 (Safety and Health Certifications) - **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/santiago-canyon-college/schedule/summer-2026/amw.md) - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course promotes hand/power tool and equipment skill development for various construction applications. Scaffold building and aerial lift safety and operating procedures will also be covered. Upon successful completion, students will be issued United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) Aerial Lift and Scaffold Erector-Welded Frame Qualification Cards. Open Entry/Open Exit. ### AMW 051 — Solar Installer Level 1 - **Prerequisite:** AMW 021 (Orientation); AMW 022 (Safety and Health) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule - Limitations on Enrollment: Must be a state-indentured Millwright apprentice This course covers the design and function of several types of solar installation. The methods, sequences and procedures for mounting layout, elevation/positioning, and assembly for solar construction will be presented to apprentices. Open Entry/Open Exit.