Metal fabrication
Cutting, forming and joining steel — layout, fit-up and structural welding across stick, MIG and TIG.
- AWS Certified Welder · Y2
- AWS CWI Fundamentals · Y4
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Eight trades. Fourteen credentials. One yard.
The trades that keep the West running — steel, water, power, engines. You rotate through all eight in the first two years, then take as many to certification as you can carry.
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Every entry is a real bay on the yard with a real credential attached. Nothing here is a survey course.
General construction
Framing, concrete, blueprint reading and site layout — the sequence a building actually gets built in.
- NCCER Core · Y1
- NCCER Carpentry L1 · Y3
- OSHA 30-hour · Y2
Well drilling
Rig operation, formation logging, casing and development — finding water and bringing it up to standard.
- NGWA Certified Well Driller · Y4
Pump service
Submersible and jet pump diagnosis, pull-and-replace, pressure systems and controls — the trade Oasis was founded on.
- Pump service competency · Y3
- Equipment operation · Y3
Water filtration
Water chemistry, testing, softeners, RO and whole-house treatment design for real well-water conditions.
- WQA water treatment · Y3
Plumbing
Supply and DWV systems, code, fixture setting and service work — on a registered apprenticeship with documented hours.
- Apprenticeship registration · Y3
- Documented hours toward licensure
Electrical
Residential and light commercial wiring, panels, motor controls and code — also a registered apprenticeship track.
- Apprenticeship registration · Y3
- Documented hours toward licensure
Auto & diesel
Engines, drivetrain, electrical diagnosis and heavy-duty diesel — the shop that keeps every other division's fleet moving.
- ASE A1 · A2 · T4 · T8 · Y3
- ASE Master Automobile · Y4
- ASE T-series heavy · Y4
Water is the through-line
Four of the eight trades chain together into one service: drill the well, set the pump, plumb the system, treat the water. A graduate who holds all four can walk onto a rural property and solve the whole problem instead of subcontracting three quarters of it.
That chain is also the most common shape of a graduate-led division — which is why the well/water division is the one Oasis funds most often. See Divisions for the capital ranges.
Full trades certification timeline
| Certification | Year | Target week |
|---|---|---|
| NCCER Core | Year 1 | W20 |
| OSHA 30-hour Construction | Year 2 | W75 |
| AWS Certified Welder (CW) | Year 2 | W76 |
| NCCER Carpentry Level 1 | Year 3 | W88 |
| Forklift and scissor lift | Year 3 | W88 |
| ASE A1, A2, T4, T8 | Year 3 | W92 |
| Water Filtration (WQA) | Year 3 | W100 |
| Plumbing apprenticeship registration | Year 3 | W104 |
| Electrical apprenticeship registration | Year 3 | W108 |
| AWS CWI Fundamentals | Year 4 | W124 |
| ASE Master Automobile | Year 4 | W128 |
| ASE T-series, medium/heavy | Year 4 | W128 |
| Well Driller (NGWA CWD) | Year 4 | W130 |
| Trades Knowledge Certification | Year 4 | W138 |
Apprenticeship registration and contractor licensure are state-administered; hour requirements and reciprocity vary by state. Accreditation with NCCER, AWS and the ASE Education Foundation is in progress.
Shop row
Welding lab · 8:1
Individual booths with fume extraction. An instructor watches your bead, not the room.
Automotive bays · 10:1
Lifts, diagnostic equipment and a heavy-duty bay sized for diesel.
Workshop and lab · 12:1
Construction, plumbing and electrical mock-up walls — build it, inspect it, tear it out, build it again.
Ratios are program maximums. See the program page for the full table.
Founded on a working service company.
The trades wing is built on Oasis Well Pump — a live well, pump and water systems operation. Instructors are journey-level tradespeople with field experience, not career academics; the curriculum is written against jobs the company actually gets called out to.
That matters for one specific reason: when you finish, the people who trained you are the people who can hire you, back you, or fund your division.
Eight trades is not a menu. It is a stack.
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