Small Engine Repair
A five to seven month course with open enrollment dates. The training is designed to provide an individual with skills to repair a variety of popular two and four-cycle gasoline-powered small engines. The graduate is prepared to work as an independent contractor or as an employee in a repair business. The curriculum includes hands-on instruction with engines on lawnmowers, tillers, chain saws, and weed eaters. While emphasis is placed on practical instruction, textbooks and repair manuals are also used. |
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For the trainee in the independent contractor sequence, instruction in Small Business Management is included to acquaint trainees with business procedures for operating their own shop. Each trainee will be assigned a work station in the LWSB Shop. The trainee or referring counselor will receive a list of tools needed for use in the course. |
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Qualifications:
- Ability to read and understand repair manuals
- Ability to keep records, order parts and fill out customer order forms
- Ability to calculate work tickets and process normal business information
- 8th grade spelling level
- Average (or above) manual and finger dexterity
- Average (or above) ability to use mechanical tools
