YWITT Workshops

Workshops

Registration Information:

Workshop registration is on a first come first service basis.
Registration fees vary for each workshop.
Registrants must complete a liability waiver form to participate.
Registration for each course commences 3 weeks prior to each workshop.
Specific registration procedures will be advertised in the Yukon News and noted on this website 3 weeks prior to each workshop. Please check back!
Your confirmation of enrolment in a workshop will occur when you have registered and paid. This can only occur after the workshop has been advertised in the newspaper.

Car Care Clinics:

Designed primarily to provide participants with some basic information on how an automobile works, the terminology you are likely to hear, and to let you see some of the components which may require replacement during the normal life cycle of an automobile. The clinic will also include some basic maintenance that you can do yourself.

Parts identification
How to know what is the proper oil for your vehicle, changing oil
Different kinds of oil; Winter and summer oil
Changing tires; tire pressure; tread wear, winter and summer tires
Changing wiper blades
What fluid levels you need to check
How to change headlights and other lights
How to change a belt
What is in a highway survival kit
And lots more

Carpentry Course (2 days):

The goal for participants is to develop a familiarity with basic woodworking tools through demonstrations, hands-on practice and construction of a practical project.

The project will cover:

Reading and reviewing plans
Layout
Measure and cut
Preparation of surface
Putting it together

Computer Building Course (2 days plus 3 evenings):

The informative computer building course often covers the following components:

Construction:

Students will build a computer from discrete components
Instruction will be given as to what the part are, what they do and how to assemble them
Students will learn how to load and update the Operating System and base programs

Software Instruction:

Software installation
File formats and extensions
How to surf the net
Safe and effective email techniques
Disk creation (burning)
Overview of MS Work Suite
Microsoft Help and Search

Electrical (1 evening):

The evening electrical course generally covers the following:

The tools and materials you use and need for home projects
Safety issues and considerations
Overview of household power systems—what’s in your house
Installing ceiling fixtures, switches, receptacles and dimmers

Home Renovation Clinics:

Plumbing:

Changing faucet washers
Removal and cleaning of S traps
The wonders and mysteries of toilets

Electrical:

Installing a motion sensor
Replacement of wall receptacle
Replacement of switches – 2-way and 3-way
Cord repair

Dry wall repair:

Repairing holes and scratches in dry wall
Mudding and finishing

Painting:

Overview of different kinds of paints and their applications
Designing and applying various kinds of faux finishes

Sheet Metal/Welding (2 days):

The extremely popular welding/sheet metal courses cover the following in this interesting and instructional class:

Sheet Metal Mechanics intends to introduce students to the following:

Overview of materials used in sheet metal
Demonstrations of the machines you will be using—brakes, bending machines, cutters, drill presses, dimpler and hand tools (punches, snips, shears, scratch awl, etc.)
Demonstrations will be one at a time and then you will get the opportunity to use the machines and tools for parts of your projects.

Welding courses overview the following:

Overview of the materials
Demonstration of welding equipment and devices—MIG welder, torches, plasma cutter
Using both welding and sheet metal devices and techniques, you will then construct your project

Intro to Silversmithing (2 days):

The ever popular silversmithing course introduces participants to the following:

Introduction to tools and equipment
Practice with the tools and materials you will be using
The first project will be a silver ring and you will learn about cutting, sizing, soldering, polishing and finishing
You will design and produce at least one item of your own choosing

Advanced Silversmithing (2 days plus 2 evenings):

The prerequisite beginner silversmithing course, students can further their skills in the following:

Fabricating of a silver pendant with a cabochon cut stone
Be taught how to construct silver wire and plate
Learn to pour silver ingots using a rolling mill
Discover how to use a draw plate, as well as annealing metal, soldering, and piercing
An introduction in setting of cabochon cut stones and polishing will be covered
A discussion on chain making will commence if time permits

Tiling (2 evenings):

In the basic tiling course, students will tile a table top, and see a demo tile of a back splash. The following topics will be covered:

Tools for tiling
Cutting, grouting, measuring
Sorting tiles and sealing