Specialized Training

ISTC’s specialized training courses empower your team with key skills. Specialized training classes include, but are not limited to: Excavation and Trenching Competent Person, Fall Protection Competent Person,  Frontline Supervisor, Bolted Flange Joint Fitting & Assembly Skills Qualification, and Scaffold Competent Person. These courses are taught at ISTC locations and on-site.

Note: Completion does not designate “Competent Person” status; employers make this determination based on training, education, and experience.

For more information on Specialized Training Courses, please contact customer service at customerservice@istc.net or (409) 724-2565

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CPR / First Aid

This course provides participants with essential skills to recognize and respond to medical emergencies. Through hands-on instruction, participants learn CPR, AED use, and basic first aid techniques to provide immediate assistance when it matters most.

Multiple course options are available to meet different training needs. Pricing varies based on the course selected.

Cost: $100-110/student. A minimum of 4 students.

Excavation and Trenching Competent Person Training

Course focuses on OSHA standards and on the safety aspects of excavation and trenching. The following topics are included: Types of shoring, OSHA standards on excavation and trenching, Soil mechanics, and Testing methods.

Approximately 8 hours.

Cost: $177.00/student. A minimum of 4 students.

Fall Protection Competent Person Training

Course gives an overview of requirements under 29CFR1926 subpart M which covers fall protection. This course is for workers and competent person certification.

Approximately 8 hours.

Cost: $202.00/student. A minimum of 4 students.

Frontline Supervisor

Equips new leaders with tools for effective communication, conflict resolution, and safety leadership. Offered the second Wednesday, monthly.

Cost: $227.00/student. A minimum of 6 students.

Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

This course focuses on identifying workplace hazards, evaluating potential risks, and implementing effective safety measures before work begins. Participants learn how to conduct a Job Hazard Analysis to support safer work practices and prevent incidents.

Cost: $100.00/student. A minimum of 4 students.

Scaffold Competent Person Training

This course gives and overview of requirements outlined in OSHA 29CFR1926 subpart L and 1926.451 General Requirements. Program covers general requirements, types and application of scaffolding, planking, ties and scaffold inspection.

Approximately 8 hours.

Cost: $177.00/student. A minimum of 4 students.