Titles, descriptions, and credit recommendations for all learning experiences recommended for college credit within the Current Program section can be found below. To locate information on additional learning experiences, which have also been recommended for college credit, use the Organization Directory Page link above for a complete list of titles for all learning experiences or use the following link to go directly to other sections: 

Retired Courses and Earlier Versions of Current Courses

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Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Current Program section

First and Second Year Curriculum
Basic Electricity-First Year
Elevator Control Systems-Second Year
Elevator Systems-First Year (Formerly Introduction to Elevator Systems-First Year)
Introduction to AC/DC Machinery-Second Year

Third and Fourth Year Curriculum
Applied Electronics for Elevators
The Essentials of Elevator Conversion
The Essentials of Elevator Maintenance
The Essentials of Elevator Repair

Descriptions and credit recommendations

First and Second Year Curriculum

1. Basic Electricity-First Year
2. Elevator Systems-First Year (Formerly Introduction to Elevator Systems-First Year)
3. Introduction to AC/DC Machinery-Second Year
4. Elevator Control Systems-Second Year
Location: Park West High School, 525 West 50th Street, New York, NY.
Length: 1. 72 hours (18 weeks). 2. 72 hours (18 weeks). 3. 72 hours (18 weeks). 4. 72 hours (18 weeks).
Dates:1. September 2000 - Present.* 2. September 2000 - Present.* 3. September 2000 - Present.* 4. September 2000 - Present.*
Objectives: Course 1 and 2: Apply basic math skills to problems and needs of maintenance, repair, and conversion work in the elevator industry; explain basic electrical concepts and apply these concepts to work situations; describe the functions of the component parts of hydraulic, geared and gearless elevator systems; demonstrate safe work practices. Course 3: Explain applied electricity as it relates to the elevator industry; explain the construction and function of AC and DC motors and generators. Course 4: Explain the use and operation of transformers, solenoids, relays, starters, series, parallel, and compound wound motors; compare characteristics of AC and DC motors; use Ohm’s Laws to find current and voltage in series and parallel circuits.
Instruction: Course 1 and 2: Structure of matter; the atom; conductance; electric current; producing and using electricity; magnetism; measuring electrical quantities; resistance; Ohm’s Law; series circuits, parallel circuits, and series parallel circuits; circuit failure; electrical meters; small tools, their uses and misuses; elevator systems (the machine room, traction machines, hydraulic machines, generators, motors and brakes, the controller, selector, governor, ropes, sheaves and guide rails, stopping and leveling devices, cab equipment, pit equipment); safety circuits, motors and brakes, directional control, protective devices, stopping circuits, hall buttons, interlocks; safety attitudes and practices. Course 3: Magnetism; electromagnetism; EMF generation; DC generators; types of generator windings; DC generator regulation; DC motors; AC motors (rotating two-phase and three-phase). Course 4: Solenoids; relays; capacitors; series, parallel, and compound motor windings; purposes and basic operation of motor starters; comparison of AC and DC motors; use of Ohm’s Law to solve series and parallel circuits, recognition of blueprint symbols.
Credit recommendation: Courses 1, 2, 3, and 4: In the associate degree/certificate category, 3 semester hours as Industrial Electricity in Building Management, Industrial Technology, or related disciplines  (10/01 revalidation) (11/06 revalidation). NOTE: Courses 1, 2, 3, and 4 must be completed to receive credit. NOTE: 4,000 hours (2,000 each year) of on-the-job practice were not considered in the credit recommendation for these courses. *NOTE: Earlier versions of these courses appear in the next section.

Third and Fourth Year Curriculum

Applied Electronics for Elevators
Length: 72  hours (18 weeks).
Dates: September 2000 - Present.*
Objectives: Lay out and fabricate binary decoder PC board; convert between base 10 and binary number systems; describe the function and behavior of diode and Zener diode; describe how the power transistor can be used as a switch; explain how an SCR is used as a control element; program an EPHROM. Shop exercises support instruction.
Instruction: Binary decoder PC board; base 10 and binary number systems; diode and Zener diode; power transistor; SCR; EPHROM; etching safety; soldering and desoldering.
Credit recommendation: In the associate degree/certificate category, 2 semester hours (1 lecture, 1 shop) as Basic Electrical Circuits (10/01 revalidation) (11/06 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this course appears in the next section.

The Essentials of Elevator Conversion
Location: Park West High School, 525 West 50th Street, New York, NY.
Length: 72 hours (18 weeks).
Dates: September  2000 - Present.*
Objectives: Describe the steps involved in the installation of a complete elevator system; upgrade elevator systems to modern installations using current design specifications.
Instruction: Upgrading elevator systems to electronic and computer control; rail and buffer supports; rail installation; slings, platform, and safeties; completing the basic installation; setting geared machines; setting gearless machines; roping; hoistway conduit, ducts, and hall fixtures; cabs, limit switches, and music box; GAL door operator; wires; traveling cables; compensation, oil buffers, and balance; preparation for inspection and testing. Shop exercises include: rails and buffer supports; slings, platforms, and safeties; troubleshooting; counterweight frames, initial wiring, and roller guides; setting machines and related equipment; roping; boxes, conduit, and ducts; cab, limits, music box and GAL door operators; wiring; compensation; buffers and balance; preparing for inspection and testing.
Credit recommendation: In the associate degree/certificate category, 3 semester hours (2 lecture, 1 shop) in Industrial Electricity (10/01 revalidation) (11/06 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this course appears in the next section.

The Essentials of Elevator Maintenance
Location: Park West High School, 525 West 50th Street, New York, NY.
Length: 72 hours (18 weeks).
Dates: September 2000 - Present.*
Objectives: Detect and assess problems that occur in elevator systems; follow safe procedures to correct, repair, and/or replace defective components.
Instruction: Preventative maintenance; malfunctioning brushes and/or commutator; difference between normal wear/tear and worn out equipment; dismantling worn equipment; bearings; different types of lubricants used on elevator systems; periodic lubrication; correct rated fuses for different jobs; overload protection devices; different types of cable; DC motors; AC motors; periodic maintenance for all types of motors; public safety.
Credit recommendation: In the associate degree/certificate category, 3 semester hours (2 lecture, 1 shop)  as Elevator Maintenance in Applied Technology (10/01 revalidation) (11/06 revalidation). NOTE: 1,000 hours of on-the-job practice were not considered in the credit recommendation for this course. *NOTE: An earlier version of this course appears in the next section.

The Essentials of Elevator Repair
Location: Park West High School, 525 West 50th Street, New York, NY.
Length: 72 hours (18 weeks).
Dates: September 2000 - Present.*
Objectives: Diagnose elevator problems involving hoistways, cabs, and motor room equipment of geared and gearless, and hydraulic elevator systems; make repairs to hoistway components, cab equipment, and motor room devices.
Instruction: Guide rails; buffers; governors; safeties; wire rope; roping traction machines; roping drum machines; compensating cables; governor cables and tiller ropes; flexible and roller guides; guide shoe problems; car frames; counterweights; car doors; hoistway doors; door operator; traveling cables; selector drives; troubleshooting electric motors; motor line-ups; brakes; commutator and brushes; elevator machines; worm and gear; thrust bearings; sheaves; installations; gearless machines; dumbwaiters; escalators; rigging; hydraulic elevators. Shop exercises cover rails, buffers, governors, safety, wire rope, car guide shoes, car frames and counterweights, doors, electric motors, brakes, machine operation.
Credit recommendation: In the associate degree/certificate category, 3 semester hours (2 lecture, 1 shop) as Elevator Repair in Applied Technology (10/01revalidation) (11/06 revalidation) . NOTE: 1,000 hours of on-the-job practice were not considered in the credit recommendation for this course. *NOTE: An earlier version of this course appears in the next section.

Updated 11/16/06

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