Adult Evening Courses
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology Adult Education Course
- Automotive Technician Adult Education Course
- Carpentry Adult Education Course
- Welding Adult Education Course
- Gould Construction Institute Evening Plumbing Course
- 600 Hour Journeyman Electrician Course
- Master Electrician Course
- 15 Hour Code Update
- 6 Hour Ampacity - Professional Development Class
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Adult Education Course
Are you ready for a career in the advanced manufacturing technology industry?
The McCann Technical School Adult Education Program, in collaboration with the MassHire Berkshire Career Center and the Commonwealth Corporation, is offering a free 200-hour advanced manufacturing technology training program with credentials and career placement assistance. Our CTI program will provide students with industry training and hands-on experience working with today’s machines, software, and tools.
Certifications include:
- OSHA 10 General Industry
- Certified Solidworks Associate
- CNC Expert CAM Certification
- MACWIC Level 1 Certification
- CNC Expert CNC Certification
- MACWIC Level 2 Certification
Apply now to chart your path for a career in this exciting, lucrative, high-demand advanced manufacturing field!
Training and program costs are free as this program is grant funded for workforce development by the Commonwealth Corporation. Collaboration with the MassHire Berkshire Career Center is a required part of this program. All of the training, materials, and certifications are free. This class is for serious participants who want a job in the advanced manufacturing field. Attendance, employer engagement, job placement and career readiness work is included.
Program dates: Coming soon - January 2027
Classes will be Monday through Thursday: 3:15-7:15 pm.
All applicants must meet eligibility requirements and apply through the MassHire Berkshire Career Center. For questions, call (413) 499-2220.
Automotive Technician Adult Education Course
Are you ready for a career in the automotive industry?
The McCann Technical School Adult Education Program, in collaboration with the MassHire Berkshire Career Center and the Commonwealth Corporation, is offering a free 200-hour automotive technician training program with credentials and career placement assistance. Our CTI automotive technician program will provide students with industry training and hands-on experience working on today’s electronic integrated vehicles.
Certifications include:
- Basic S/P2 Safety and Pollution Prevention
- S/P2 Electric Vehicle Safety
- ALI Lifting it Right Training
- John Bean System V Tire Machine
- B2000P Diagnostic Tire Balancer
- Pro42 Wheel Aligner
- ProCut On Car Brake Lathe
- Snap-On 504 Multimeter
- OSHA-10
- Hot Works
Apply now to chart your path for a career in this exciting, lucrative, high-demand automotive technician field!
Training and program costs are free as this program is grant funded for workforce development by the Commonwealth Corporation. Collaboration with the MassHire Berkshire Career Center is a required part of this program. All of the training, materials, and certifications are free. This class is for serious participants who want a job in the automotive technician field. Attendance, employer engagement, job placement and career readiness work is included.
Program dates: Coming soon, November 2026
Classes will be Monday through Thursday: 3:15-7:15 pm.
All applicants must meet eligibility requirements and apply through the MassHire Berkshire Career Center. For questions, call (413) 499-2220.
Carpentry Adult Education Course
Are you ready for a career in the carpentry industry?
The McCann Technical School Adult Education Program, in collaboration with the MassHire Berkshire Career Center and the Commonwealth Corporation, is offering a free 200-hour carpentry training program with credentials and career placement assistance. Our CTI program will provide students with industry training and hands-on experience working with today’s machines and tools.
Certifications include:
- OSHA 10 General Industry
- Hotworks
Apply now to chart your path for a career in this exciting, lucrative, high-demand carpentry field!
Training and program costs are free as this program is grant funded for workforce development by the Commonwealth Corporation. Collaboration with the MassHire Berkshire Career Center is a required part of this program. All of the training, materials, and certifications are free. This class is for serious participants who want a job in the carpentry field. Attendance, employer engagement, job placement and career readiness work is included.
Program dates: September 21-December 22, 2026
Classes will be Monday through Thursday: 3:15-7:15 pm.
All applicants must meet eligibility requirements and apply through the MassHire Berkshire Career Center. For questions, call (413) 499-2220.
Welding Adult Education Course
Are you ready for a career in the welding industry?
The McCann Technical School Adult Education Program, in collaboration with the MassHire Berkshire Career Center and the Commonwealth Corporation, is offering a free 200-hour welding training program with credentials and career placement assistance. Our CTI welding program will provide students with industry training and hands-on experience learning today’s welding techniques.
Students who are able to pass various welding qualification tests will receive certifications to the following codes:
- American Welding Society D1.1, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) in all positions
- American Welding Society D1.1, Flux-Cored Arc Welding in all positions
- American Society of Mechanical Engineering Section IV, SMAW in positions 1G and 2G
Certifications:
- OSHA-10
- Hot Works
Apply now to chart your path for a career in this exciting, lucrative, high-demand welding field!
Training and program costs are free as this program is grant funded for workforce development by the Commonwealth Corporation. Collaboration with the MassHire Berkshire Career Center is a required part of this program. All of the training, materials, and certifications are free. This class is for serious participants who want a job in the welding field. Attendance, employer engagement, job placement and career readiness work is included.
Program dates: Coming soon, March 2027
Classes will be Monday through Thursday: 3:15-7:15 pm.
All applicants must meet eligibility requirements apply through the MassHire Berkshire Career Center. For questions, call (413) 499-2220.
Gould Construction Institute Evening Plumbing Course
Tier 3 and tier 5 are being offered this year. (See Program Curriculum & Requirements below for details).
Contact Diane Craven, Education Director at Gould Construction Institute, (781) 270-9990 ext. 1121, with questions or to register.
Plumbing Program Curriculum and Requirements
600 Hour Journeyman Electrician Course
600 Hour Journeyman Electrician Course
The Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electrician of the Division of Professional Licensure of the Commonwealth has approved McCann Technical School as a provider for the 600 hour electrical journeyman program.
This program is 600 hours of classroom instruction for electrical apprentices pursuing a career towards obtaining their journeyman's electrical license. It prepares and meets the requirements for the students to be eligible to take their Massachusetts Journeyman State Exam. Students will take 2 modules per school year - no classes are offered in the summer.
According to the Massachusetts State Board of Electrical Examiners, before an individual can be eligible to register for the electrical licensing exam, the individual must complete the following, both of which are approximately four years:
- 8,000 hours of employment as an apprentice under the direct supervision of a MA Class B Journeyman license
- 600 hours of classroom instruction in electrical code and theory from an approved school based on the current National Electrical Code
This program does not offer job placement at this time.
Modules are 75 hours. Module enrollment is determined by the regulations of the Board of State Examiners of Electricians of the Division of Professional Licensure of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, www.mass.gov/ocabr/licensee/dpl-boards/el/.
Module Offerings:
Module 1 - 75 Hours
Dates offered: September - December
Safety (basic, electrical, hand tools, power tools, rigging, OSHA, code) and basic theory (trade math, Ohm's law, DC Theory, DC circuits, basic electrical terminology, intro to electrical materials, intro to electrical conductors
Module 2 - 75 Hours
Dates offered: January - April
AC theory and systems (intro to AC theory, intro to fire alarm, data, security, identification and use of equipment, residential wiring) intro to blueprints (terminology wiring methods, grounding and bonding, math legends, etc)
Module 3 - 75 Hours
Dates Offered: September - December
AC fundamentals (branch circuits, feeders, services, introduction to motors, contactors/relays, lighting) and Over Current Protection (breakers, fuses, sizing, temperature rating, ambient temperature)
Module 4 - 75 Hours
Dates Offered: January - April
Grounding (theory, requirements, sizing) and conductors (types/insulation, sizing/rating, installation, splicing)
Module 5 - 75 Hours
Dates Offered: September - December
Devices, raceways and boxes (types, sizes, fill requirements), Distribution Equipment (services, types, sizing and calculations) and Transformers (theory, sizing, types, locations)
Module 6 - 75 Hours
Dates Offered: January - April
Motors (theory, DC, AC, controls, motor control centers, maintenance, calculations) and Codes (Massachusetts Electrical Code, Laws {MGL 141, 143, 148, 166, etc.}, Regulations {237 CMR}, State Building Code {780 CMR})
Module 7 - 75 Hours
Dates Offered: September - December
Load calculations (services, feeders, buildings, tables and examples) and Low Voltage Systems (lighting, security, fire alarm, sound, optical fiber cable, communications {voice, data, video})
Module 8 - 75 Hours
Dates Offered: January - April
Emergency systems (requirements, sizing, lighting), Code Requirements (Mass Code, CMR 237, apprenticeship) and specialties (high voltage, hazardous locations, life safety code, HVAC)
Class Information
Classes will start on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Modules 1, 3, 5 & 7 will be offered in the fall. Classes will be held on Tuesday & Thursday evening from 5:45-9pm.
For more information or questions please contact Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org or 413-663-5383 x111
Cost
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Module 1 - $910 (Includes Required (2) Textbooks *Additional $35 for OSHA-10 if needed - Only offered in Module 1
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Module 3 - $550 - Textbooks from last year will be used
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Module 5 - $550 - No textbooks required
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Module 7 - $640 (Includes required textbooks)
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**Please note that the cost of the program is subject to change**
Refund Policy
McCann 600 hour electrical journeyman program adheres to the following refund policy:
- Non-attendance alone does not qualify a student for a refund. Students must initiate, in writing, a withdrawal from the program
- Refunds are based on the student's official withdrawal as determined by the superintendent's office
- Full tuition refunds are granted for any program cancelled by McCann
- A full tuition refund is given before the first day of class, 75% tuition is given for class days 1-6, 50% for class days 7-10, and no tuition refund after 10 class days.
- Refunds are processed after the end of the refund period. Refund checks are mailed to the student's home address on file in the superintendent’s office.
- No refunds for books.
Registration
Required Textbooks
2026-2027 Required Textbooks - Included in Module Tuition
Module 1– ‘Electrical Wiring Residential, 2026 NEC’ and
‘Delmar’s Standard Textbook of Electricity 8th Edition’ (will use for all 8 modules)
Module 3 - Textbooks from modules 1 & 2 last year will be used *
Module 5 - No textbook required
Module 7 - Journeyman’s Exam Buster State Laws and Regulations
*Any new module 3 enrollees will need to purchase textbooks as noted for module 1.
Master Electrician Course
150 Hour Master Electrician Course
The Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electrician of the Division of Professional Licensure of the Commonwealth has approved McCann Technical School as a provider for the 150 hour electrical masters program.
We will not be holding the 150 Hour Master's Electrician Course during the 2026-2027 school year.
To be added to the email list for future Masters Program class offerings please email Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org.
15 Hour Code Update
The Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electrician of the Division of Professional Licensure of the Commonwealth has approved McCann Technical School as a provider of the 15 hour electrical code update class and we have similarly been approved by the states of Maine New Hampshire, and Vermont. We have also been approved to offer the 6 hour electrical calculations continuing education course.
15 Hour Code Update Schedule:
We currently do not have any 15 hour code update classes scheduled - To be added to the email list for future offerings please email Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org.
6 Hour Ampacity - Professional Development Class
The Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electrician of the Division of Professional Licensure of the Commonwealth has approved McCann Technical School as a provider of the 15 hour electrical code update class and we have similarly been approved by the states of Maine New Hampshire, and Vermont. We have also been approved to offer the 6 hour Ampacity continuing education course.
6 Hour Ampacity Class Schedule:
We currently do not have any 6 hour professional developement classes scheduled - To be added to the email list for future offerings please email Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org.