If you’re interested in starting a lucrative career as a Certified Architectural Glass Technician, this is the right program for you! Offered in partnership with the National Glass Association, this program will teach you the fundamentals of installing residential and commercial interior glass. You’ll master everything from basic safety rules to techniques for service, repair, and replacement. When you’re done, you’ll be ready to take the National Glass Association's Glass Installer Certification Exam.

To further prepare you for your new career, this program includes a 40-hour unpaid internship (where available). In addition, you’ll receive the Glass Installer Reference Manual and a voucher to take the Glass Installer Certification Exam.

Upon registering, you're given an initial six months to complete this program.  Should you need more time beyond the six months, an extension of six months is available at no additional cost.

Upon completion of this course, you will know:

• How to properly install architectural glass
• How to begin a career as a commercial or residential glazier
• How to renovate existing interior windows
• How to install new interior doors and windows, including frameless shower doors

1. Basic Framing Requirements
2. Basics of Anodizing
3. Basics of Entrance Hardware
4. Basics of Entrances
5. Bath Enclosures and Residential Operable Glass
6. Blueprints
7. Building Integrated Photovoltaics
8. Commercial Operable Windows and Doors
9. Curtain Wall Design and Selection
10. Curtain Wall Types and Installation
11. Decorative Glass: Part 1
12. Decorative Glass: Part 2
13. Designing for Blast Loads
14. Effects of Blast, Ballistic, and Hurricane Resistant Windows on Firefighters (Video)
15. First Aid and Workplace Safety
16. Frameless Shower Doors: Advanced Measuring Techniques: Part 1 (Video)
17. Frameless Shower Doors: Advanced Measuring Techniques: Part 2 (Video)
18. Glass Handling Equipment
19. Glass Handling Safety (Video)
20. Glass Handling Techniques
21. Glass Installer Techniques: Part 1 (Video)
22. Glass Installer Techniques: Part 2 (Video)
23. Glass Installer Techniques: Part 3 (Video)
24. Glass Installer Techniques: Part 4 (Video)
25. Glass Installer Techniques: Part 5 (Video)
26. Glazing Guidelines and Practices for Sealed Insulating Glass (IGMA)
27. Glazing Practices and Considerations
28. Hardware for Glass Doors
29. History and Types of Glass
30. Hurricane Impact Codes and Testing
31. Installation of Basic Glass Systems
32. Introduction to “Smart Glass:" Advanced Light-Control Technology for Windows, Doors, Skylights and Partitions
33. Introduction to Heat Processing for Tempering and Laminating 101 (Video)
34. Leveraging Collaboration Technologies to Maximize Resources and Streamline Workflows (Video)
35. Metal Finishes
36. Metal Frame Techniques and Saw Types
37. Metal Working Equipment
38. Mirrors
39. Pass Through Assemblies, Slope Installations and the Metals System
40. Pivot Shower Door Installation
41. Plastic Installation Techniques
42. Properties and Purpose of Sealants
43. Proven Anchors for Metal Framing
44. Pushing the Limits of Glass Strength (Video)
45. Putty and Adhesives in Glass Installations
46. Rigging and Lifting Safety
47. Safety When Working Above Ground Level
48. Shower Door Installation
49. Solar Panels: The Future is Now Part 1
50. Solar Panels: The Future is Now Part 2
51. Spacer Systems (Video)
52. Storefront vs. Curtain Wall
53. Techniques for Sealant Installation
54. Techniques for Working with Glass
55. Thermal Barriers
56. Trade Mathematics: Basic Trigonometry
57. Trade Mathematics: Geometry
58. Types of Sealants
59. Types, Properties and Manufacture of Plastics

This program is for you if you’re eager to learn the basics of architectural glass installation and repair. You do not need any prior experience or training in this field to participate in this program. You should have an Internet connection and e-mailing capabilities and be familiar with using the Internet.

The Architectural Glass Technician Manual is included in the cost of the program, as is the voucher to take the National Glass Association's Glass Installer Certification Exam. High-speed Internet is recommended. You will need Windows 7, Windows Vista (SP1 or later), or Windows XP (SP 2 or later). You will also need Adobe Flash Player 8. This course can be taken on a PC or Mac. Computers that support the following browsers are adequate:

Internet Explorer version 5.5 through 8

Firefox versions 3.5 and 3.6

Hardware Requirements:

• For Windows Vista or Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology; for Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM
• 1.8 GB free disk space for installation
• 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Microsoft® Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card
• 1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color

Matt Rumbaugh is Senior Manager for Education and Training at the National Glass Association (NGA). In this role, he oversees the NGA's education content across all platforms. Prior to joining NGA, he spent eight years at the Corporate Executive Board, a best practices research and executive education firm in Washington, DC. He is a graduate of Syracuse University.