NPCA PQS II - Technical
August 12, 2025 to August 26, 2025
Starting Time:
12 p.m. EST
End Time:
4:00 p.m. EST
Description:
This course is four hours each day (noon - 4:00 p.m. Eastern) for five days. Participants are required to attend all five sessions and pass a final exam to receive credit for this course. The course is a total of 20 hours. The dates are August 12, 14, 19, 21, & 26.
PQS Level II – Technical is designed for plant personnel who are responsible for design, interpretation of drawings, product setup or quality control. Attendees will learn the technical concepts that explain why we do things the way we do them in the plant. This curriculum will decode technical industry jargon and provide attendees with a better technical understanding of the entire precasting process. Engineering concepts such as center of mass and structural analysis will be presented in layman’s terms, as well as discussing their impact on reinforcement placement and proper lifting techniques. We will discuss the mechanical properties of concrete and steel, reading and understanding construction and product drawings, concepts of rigging and lifting, knowledge of specifications and much more. In preparing to take PQS II Technical, attendees should possess a basic knowledge of geometry, trigonometry, elementary algebra and basic physics. A scientific calculator is required for this course.