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Skill Advancement Program - Scheduled Classes
| Starting/ Ending Dates |
Class Title | Days/ Times Total Class Hours |
Class Location/ | Class Fee | Enrolled Max |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/6/2026 4/11/2026 |
HARDWARE - FIRE AND EGRESS DOOR INSTALLATION CODES AND REQUIREMENTS |
Class Starts: Monday, 4/6/2026 MON, WED, SAT MON./WED. 5:00PM-9:00PM & SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 16 Prerequisite: Successful completion of Hardware - Doors, Frames and Hardware class. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
3 10 |
|
| 4/7/2026 4/9/2026 |
S&H - CONSTRUCTION FALL PROTECTION |
Class Starts: Tuesday, 4/7/2026 TUE, THU 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
ANNEX - Elk Grove Annex 1099 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
1 12 |
|
| 4/7/2026 4/25/2026 |
RIGGER AND SIGNALER QUALIFICATION (CITF) |
Class Starts: Tuesday, 4/7/2026 TUE, THU, SAT TUE./THUR. 5:00PM-9:00PM & SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 40 Prerequisite: No pre-requisite required at this time. Attention: No class on 4/11/2026 |
ANNEX - Elk Grove Annex 1099 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
9 12 |
|
| 4/7/2026 4/23/2026 |
WELDING - HEAVY GAUGE SHEET METAL AND STUD WELDING |
Class Starts: Tuesday, 4/7/2026 TUE, THU 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 24 Prerequisite: Successful completion of Welding - Basic class or documented Welding experience. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
10 10 |
|
| 4/7/2026 4/21/2026 |
WOOD FRAMING - INTRODUCTION TO TIMBER FRAMING |
Class Starts: Tuesday, 4/7/2026 TUE, THU, SAT TUE./THUR. 5:00PM-9:00PM & SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 28 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. Attention: No class on 4/11/2026 |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
6 6 |
|
| 4/9/2026 4/11/2026 |
AERIAL LIFT TRAINING (MEWP) |
Class Starts: Thursday, 4/9/2026 THU, SAT THUR. 5:00PM-8:00PM & SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 11 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
ANNEX - Elk Grove Annex 1099 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
1 16 |
|
| 4/11/2026 5/2/2026 |
WELDING - PRE-CERTIFICATION |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/11/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 32 Prerequisite: Successful completion of Welding Basic and Welding Advanced. Welder must be proficient at vertical up and overhead fillet and butt welding. |
ANNEX - Elk Grove Annex 1099 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
9 14 |
|
| 4/11/2026 4/11/2026 |
FIRST AID/CPR/AED |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/11/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
CHI - Chicago Training Center 2141 S. Union Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 |
$25.00 |
5 12 |
|
| 4/11/2026 4/25/2026 |
SOLAR - SOLAR INSTALLER QUALIFICATION |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/11/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 24 Prerequisite: It is recommended, but not mandatory, that you first take Construction Fall Protection. |
CHI - Chicago Training Center 2141 S. Union Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 |
$25.00 |
6 12 |
|
| 4/11/2026 5/2/2026 |
OSHA 30-HOUR CONSTRUCTION SAFETY COURSE |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/11/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:30PM Total Class Hours - 32 Prerequisite: No pre-requisite required at this time. |
CHI - Chicago Training Center 2141 S. Union Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 |
$25.00 |
7 40 |
|
| 4/11/2026 5/2/2026 |
WELDING - BASIC |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/11/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 32 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
CHI - Chicago Training Center 2141 S. Union Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 |
$25.00 |
6 8 |
|
| 4/11/2026 5/2/2026 |
WELDING - BASIC |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/11/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 32 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
5 16 |
|
| 4/11/2026 4/11/2026 |
SCAFFOLDING - REFRESHER |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/11/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: An unexpired UBC Scaffolding Qualification. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
13 24 |
|
| 4/11/2026 4/11/2026 |
FIRESTOP INSTALLATION QUALIFICATION |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/11/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
11 12 |
|
| 4/11/2026 4/11/2026 |
FIRST AID/CPR/AED |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/11/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:30PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
ROCK - Rockford Campus 1117 Tebala Blvd. Rockford, IL 61108 |
$25.00 |
2 12 |
|
| 4/13/2026 4/13/2026 |
S&H - POWDER ACTUATED TOOL CERTIFICATION |
Class Starts: Monday, 4/13/2026 MON 7:00AM-3:30PM Total Class Hours - 4 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
ROCK - Rockford Campus 1117 Tebala Blvd. Rockford, IL 61108 |
$25.00 |
0 16 |
|
| 4/13/2026 4/17/2026 |
SCAFFOLD ERECTOR |
Class Starts: Monday, 4/13/2026 MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI 7:00AM-3:30PM Total Class Hours - 40 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
ROCK - Rockford Campus 1117 Tebala Blvd. Rockford, IL 61108 |
$25.00 |
2 24 |
|
| 4/14/2026 4/23/2026 |
METAL STUD - DRYWALL INSTALLATION |
Class Starts: Tuesday, 4/14/2026 TUE, WED, THU 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 24 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
CHI - Chicago Training Center 2141 S. Union Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 |
$25.00 |
5 12 |
|
| 4/14/2026 4/18/2026 |
MILL CABINET - SOLID SURFACE |
Class Starts: Tuesday, 4/14/2026 TUE, THU, SAT TUE./THUR. 5:00PM-9:00PM & SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 16 Prerequisite: Proficiency with power hand tools such as the router and sander. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
6 10 |
|
| 4/15/2026 4/16/2026 |
PRINTREADING - HEAVY HIGHWAY |
Class Starts: Wednesday, 4/15/2026 WED, THU 5:00PM-8:00PM Total Class Hours - 6 Prerequisite: None |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
2 12 |
|
| 4/15/2026 4/16/2026 |
LAYOUT - BASIC COMMERCIAL LAYOUT |
Class Starts: Wednesday, 4/15/2026 WED, THU 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
2 16 |
|
| 4/16/2026 4/18/2026 |
FLOOR COVERING - INSTALL CERTIFICATION - RESILIENT |
Class Starts: Thursday, 4/16/2026 THU, SAT THUR. 5:00PM-8:00PM & SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 11 Prerequisite: Member of Local Union 1185 or minimum of four (4) years floor covering experience. |
ANNEX - Elk Grove Annex 1099 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
0 6 |
|
| 4/16/2026 4/16/2026 |
S&H - CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP |
Class Starts: Thursday, 4/16/2026 THU 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 4 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
ANNEX - Elk Grove Annex 1099 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
8 24 |
|
| 4/18/2026 4/18/2026 |
POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK OPERATOR - ROUGH TERRAIN |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/18/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: No pre-requisite required at this time |
ANNEX - Elk Grove Annex 1099 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
6 16 |
|
| 4/18/2026 4/25/2026 |
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT - STP UNIT 2: ORAL & WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/18/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 16 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
7 15 |
|
| 4/18/2026 4/18/2026 |
S&H - HAZARD COMMUNICATION AND CHEMICAL SAFETY |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/18/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
4 24 |
|
| 4/18/2026 5/2/2026 |
HARDWARE - DOOR HARDWARE 2 |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/18/2026 MON, WED, SAT SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM & MON./WED. 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 40 Prerequisite: Successful completion of any Manufacturer’s Certification earned through the MACRC Hardware Program |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
1 8 |
|
| 4/18/2026 4/25/2026 |
RAFTERS 1 |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/18/2026 TUE, THU, SAT SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM & TUE./THUR. 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 24 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
6 12 |
|
| 4/18/2026 4/18/2026 |
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT - THE ART OF ESTIMATING |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/18/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: Successful completion of Construction Management - General Contracting class. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
10 12 |
|
| 4/20/2026 5/2/2026 |
HARDWARE - DOORS, FRAMES, AND HARDWARE |
Class Starts: Monday, 4/20/2026 MON, WED, SAT MON./WED. 5:00PM-8:30PM & SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 30 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
10 10 |
|
| 4/20/2026 4/20/2026 |
MATH - BUDGETING MADE EASY |
Class Starts: Monday, 4/20/2026 MON 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 4 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
2 16 |
|
| 4/20/2026 4/22/2026 |
LAYOUT - COMMERCIAL GEOMETRIC LAYOUT |
Class Starts: Monday, 4/20/2026 MON, WED 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: Successful completion of Layout - Basic Commercial Layout class. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
0 16 |
|
| 4/21/2026 4/23/2026 |
S&H - CONSTRUCTION FALL PROTECTION |
Class Starts: Tuesday, 4/21/2026 TUE, THU 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
ANNEX - Elk Grove Annex 1099 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
1 12 |
|
| 4/22/2026 4/23/2026 |
FIRST AID/CPR/AED |
Class Starts: Wednesday, 4/22/2026 WED, THU 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
3 12 |
|
| 4/22/2026 4/23/2026 |
HARDWARE - CERTIFIED INSTALLER PREP CLASS |
Class Starts: Wednesday, 4/22/2026 WED, THU 5:00PM-8:00PM Total Class Hours - 6 Prerequisite: Successful completion of any Hardware - How to Install and Troubleshoot class. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
3 10 |
|
| 4/23/2026 4/25/2026 |
CONCRETE - SYMONS FORM |
Class Starts: Thursday, 4/23/2026 THU, SAT THUR. 5:00PM-8:00PM & SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 11 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
0 10 |
|
| 4/25/2026 5/2/2026 |
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT - GENERAL CONTRACTING |
Class Starts: Saturday, 4/25/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 16 Prerequisite: Journeyman carpenter status or 4th year apprentice. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
0 12 |
|
| 4/27/2026 5/20/2026 |
WELDING - BASIC |
Class Starts: Monday, 4/27/2026 MON, WED 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 32 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
5 16 |
|
| 4/27/2026 5/9/2026 |
HARDWARE ELECTRIFIED - BASIC ELECTRIFIED HARDWARE |
Class Starts: Monday, 4/27/2026 MON, WED, SAT MON./WED. 5:00PM-9:00PM & SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 24 Prerequisite: Successful completion of Hardware - Hardware, Doors, Frames and Hardware and Hardware - Basic Hardware Installation classes. Attention: No class on 5/2/2026 |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
0 6 |
|
| 4/27/2026 5/6/2026 |
STAIRS 1 |
Class Starts: Monday, 4/27/2026 MON, WED, SAT MON./WED. 5:00PM-9:00PM & SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 24 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
8 12 |
|
| 4/28/2026 5/7/2026 |
CEILING SYSTEMS - EXPOSED GRID |
Class Starts: Tuesday, 4/28/2026 TUE, THU, SAT TUE./THUR. 5:00PM-9:00PM & SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 24 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
5 8 |
|
| 5/2/2026 5/16/2026 |
SOLAR - SOLAR INSTALLER QUALIFICATION |
Class Starts: Saturday, 5/2/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 24 Prerequisite: It is recommended, but not mandatory, that you first take Construction Fall Protection. |
ANNEX - Elk Grove Annex 1099 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
2 12 |
|
| 5/2/2026 5/2/2026 |
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT - INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
Class Starts: Saturday, 5/2/2026 SAT 7:00AM-3:00PM Total Class Hours - 8 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
1 24 |
|
| 5/2/2026 5/9/2026 |
LAYOUT - ROBOTIC TOTAL STATION |
Class Starts: Saturday, 5/2/2026 TUE, THU, SAT SAT. 7:00AM-3:00PM & TUE./THUR. 5:00PM-9:00PM Total Class Hours - 24 Prerequisite: No pre-requisites required at this time. |
EGV - Elk Grove Village 1256 Estes Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
$25.00 |
2 8 |