Adult Evening Courses
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology Adult Education Course
- Automotive Technician 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 Electrical Services
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: January 5-April 8, 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.
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: November 24, 2025 - March 11, 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: March 2-May 28, 2026
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/.
Winter 2026 Offerings:
- Module 2 - 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 4 - Grounding (theory, requirements, sizing) and conductors (types/insulation, sizing/rating, installation, splicing)
- Module 6- 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 8 - Emergency systems (requirements, sizing, lighting), Code Requirements (Mass Code, CMR 237, apprenticeship) and specialties (high voltage, hazardous locations, life safety code, HVAC)
**Module 1 will be offered again in September of 2026**
**Please email Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org to be added to the list the 2026-2027 school year**
Class Information
For more information or questions please contact Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org or 413-663-5383 x106
Cost
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
1. Modules 1 & 2 - 'Electrical Wiring Residential, 2023 NEC' and Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity 7th Edition (will use for all 8 modules)
2. Module 3 & 4 - Textbooks from Modules 1 & 2 last year will be used *
3. Module 5 & 6 - No textbook required
4. Module 7 & 8 - Journeyman's Exam Buster
**Any new module 1, 2, 3 or 4 enrollee will need to purchase textbooks as noted for module 1
Master Electrician Course
150 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 150 hour electrical masters program.
Class Information
The Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians of the Division of Professional Licensure of the Commonwealth (http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/licensee/dpl-boards/el/) has approved McCann Technical School as a provider for the 600 hour electrical journeyman program and 150 hour masters electrical program.
Classes will run every Monday & Wednesday evening from 5:45-9pm starting on Wednesday, September 3rd.
Requirements to apply for the Master Electrician License in Massachusetts:
- Must have a Massachusetts Journeyman license
- At least one year work experience
- 150 hours of Board-approved education
Calendar
Cost
COST
Module Tuition: $625
Required Textbooks to be purchased in Module 1:
- NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business Law and Project Management,
basic 13th edition (ISBN: 978-1-948558-14-3): $90
- Masters Exam Prep & MGL & Regulations: $100
- 2023 National Code Book (please add an addition $170 to total if you would like us to order this book for you
Total Fall Module with textbooks (Due by September 1st): $815
Total Winter Module - Tuition Only (Due by January 1st): $625
Refund Policy
McCann 150 hour electrical masters 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
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 classes scheduled.
If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org
6 Hour Electrical Services
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.
6 Hour Electrical Services Schedule:
We currently do not have any classes scheduled
If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org