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Plumber's Licensing Exam
by Learningexpress StaffWhether you're just starting out in the plumbing trade or are a seasoned veteran looking for career enhancement, successful completion of the plumber's licensing exam is an important step in your career. Comprehensive and in-depth, Plumber's Licensing Exam provides: - Review of the technical expertise you'll need, such as key terms, plumbing codes, general regulations on bathrooms, kitchens, and more, water heater installation, venting, traps, sanitary drainage, and more - Thorough familiarization with the plumbing codebook so you know where to find the answers to questions during the test - Hundreds of multiple-choice questions based on the actual exam - Guidelines for each state's requirements licensing - And much more!
Plumbing
by Steve MuscroftStudents setting out for a career in plumbing need a clear, concise and comprehensive textbook to help them study for their Technical Certificate and Level 2 NVQ – and this book meets all those needs.Steve Muscroft expertly guides you through each of the key areas and processes in plumbing, from the basics through cold and hot water systems to health and safety and best practice on site.The best way to learn something is to do it for yourself – so along with the theory this book is full of practical advice and guidance on how to get the job done. Every chapter is packed with colour photographs and diagrams to make learning easier. To help reinforce understanding each section features self-test exercises based on the standard City and Guilds assessment method. Steve Muscroft’s Plumbing isn’t just a guide to passing the exam – it goes into much more detail than other textbooks, Extra material on key topics outside the core syllabus, and references to additional resources and organisations make this book a handy companion as you begin your plumbing career. For the price of a spanner, can you afford to be without it!
Modern Plumbing
by E. Keith BlankenbakerThe text provides basic information about safety, tools, materials, equipment, procedures, and career opportunities in the plumbing field.
Modern Plumbing
by E. Keith BlankenbakerModern Plumbing provides students with information on the design, installation, and service of today's sophisticated plumbing systems. The text provides basic information about safety, tools, materials, equipment, procedures, and career opportunities in the plumbing field. To enhance learning, the text is written in simple language and is heavily illustrated. * Thorough coverage of piping materials and their installation. * Expanded chapters on maintaining and repairing DWV and water supply systems. * Full-color illustrations used throughout.
At Your Best as a Welder
by Juan CarossoThe only series of step-by-step guides to succeeding in the skilled trades and achieving the American dream.
At Your Best as a Welder is your playbook for learning if a career as a welder is right for you, progressing from pre-apprentice to journeyman to master welder, and launching your own small business. Learn:
At Your Best is the only step-by-step handbook to finding if a career in the trades is right for you, educating yourself and earning the proper certifications, establishing yourself as an excellent apprentice and journeyman in the industry, and moving on to start your own small business in the trades. At each step of the way, your At Your Best playbook and its companion, www.AtYourBest.com, provide the information, recommendations, outside resources, and concrete actions needed for taking the next successful step in You, Inc. Whether you are beginning your first career, changing careers, or ready to move up and start your own business as a carpenter, plumber, HVAC/R tech, or other tradesman, this is the book that will tell you how.
There are currently over 6.5 million unfilled jobs in the skilled trades in the US. Despite being well-paying and secure, these jobs remain open because enough qualified candidates with the skills, attitude, and experience required do not exist. Moreover, plenty of opportunity exists for established tradespeople to start their own business, but they have no guidance. The At Your Best Playbooks series changes that.
How To Pass The CPA Exam
by Stephanie NgA CPA exam guide written specifically for international studentsThe US CPA qualification exam is the most popular professional accounting qualification not just in the United States, but around the world as well. As international testing centers open across the globe, increasing numbers of non-American students are taking the exam, but lack a study resource written specifically for them. Author Stephanie Ng passed the exam in less than a year and operates a popular exam test-prep website at IPassTheCPAExam.com. In How to Pass the CPA Exam, Ng explains her techniques and study tactics specifically for students outside the United States.A comprehensive and practical study guide for CPA exam students outside the United StatesWritten by the operator of a highly popular test-prep website for international studentsIncludes practical and effective test-prep resourcesPacked with smart advice presented from an international perspective, How to Pass the CPA Exam is a must for international students preparing for the test.
The Complete CPA Reference
by Nick A. Dauber and Jae K. Shim and Joel G. SiegelThe newly updated fast-reference problem solverThe Complete CPA Desk Reference--the convenient, comprehensive reference professionals have relied on for nearly fifteen years--is now updated in a new Fifth Edition to give today's busy executives and accountants the helpful information they need in a quick-reference format. Packed with practical techniques and rules of thumb for solving day-to-day accounting issues, the new edition helps you quickly pinpoint what to look for, what to watch out for, what to do, and how to do it. In an easy-to-use Q & A format, it covers such useful topics as IFRS standards, internal control over financial reporting financial measures, ratios, and procedures.Includes complete coverage of the Risk Assessment Auditing Standards and Standards of the PCAOBIncorporates Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) throughout the bookAdds new chapters on professional ethics and quality controls for CPA firmsFeatures a new section on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)Packed with checklists, samples, and worked-out solutions to a variety of accounting problems, this reliable reference tool is a powerful companion for the complex, ever-changing world of accounting.
Century 21 Accounting
by Claudia Bienias Gilbertson and Mark W. Lehman and Kenton E. RossThe book presents real-world source documents as each new transaction is presented in the text. Source documents provide the objective evidence for journalizing every transaction. The accounts are used to analyze transactions into debit and credit parts to increase student comprehension of journalizing transactions. Concepts are reinforced through descriptive text to provide complete accounting instruction.
Century 21 Accounting
by Claudia Bienias Gilbertson and Mark W. LehmanChoose all the strengths of this leading accounting text with only the first 16 chapters for your streamlined, one-semester introductory course.
Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 Plain & Simple
by Curtis D. FryeHere's WHAT You'll Learn Easily navigate the new user interface Ceate formulas and functions Use charts and diagrams to display information visually Enhance your spreadsheet with graphic effects Reuse data from other Microsoft Office documents Team up and share spreadsheets with colleagues Here's HOW You'll Learn It Jump in wherever you need answers Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts Quick TRY THIS! exercises help you apply what you learn right away
Comptia A+ Certification
by Michael MeyersGet complete coverage of the latest release of the CompTIA A+ exams inside this fully revised and updated resource. Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this expert guide covers CompTIA A+ exams 220-701 and 220-702. You'll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice exam questions, in-depth explanations, and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations. Designed to help you pass the CompTIA A+ exams with ease, this definitive volume also serves as an essential on-the-job IT reference. Covers all exam objectives, including how to: Work with CPUs, RAM, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components Install, partition, and format hard drives Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista Troubleshoot PCs and implement security measures Install video and multimedia cards Work with portable PCs, PDAs, smartphones, and wireless technologies Manage printers and connect to networks and the Internet Understand safety and environmental issues Establish good communication skills and adhere to privacy policies The CD-ROM features: Practice exams for 701 & 702 600+ chapter review questions New video introduction to CompTIA A+ One-hour video training segment Mike's favorite PC tools and utilities Searchable e-book Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training. He is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world, and a member of CompTIA.
Food and Beverage Service for Levels 1 and 2
by John Cousins and Dennis LillicrapEnsure you have all the essential skills and support you'll need to succeed for the latest Level 1 Certificate and Level 2 Diploma in Professional Food and Beverage Service. Specifically designed with Level 1 and Level 2 learners in mind, this resource explains all key concepts clearly, and the topics are mapped carefully to both the NVQ and VRQ in Professional Food and Beverage Service at Levels 1 and 2 so you can find what you need easily. - Follow the structure of the units in each qualification with chapter headings and subheadings matched to the qualifications - Master important service skills with photographic step-by-step sequences - Grasp important definitions with key terms boxes and a glossary - Test your understanding with activities at the end of every chapter which will help you prepare for assessment
Food and Beverage Service, 10th Edition
by John Cousins and Suzanne WeekesThis revised and updated edition of our bestselling and internationally respected title is the essential reference source for trainers, practitioners and anyone working towards professional qualifications in food and beverage service.- Covers contemporary trends and issues in food and beverage service and offers broad and in-depth coverage of key concepts, skills and knowledge, with developed focus on the international nature of the hospitality industry.- Supports students in gaining a comprehensive overview of the industry, from personal skills, service areas and equipment, menus and menu knowledge, beverages and service techniques, to specialised forms of service, events and supervisory aspects.- Supports a range of professional qualifications as well as in-company training programmes.- Aids visual learners with over 250 photographs and illustrations demonstrating current service conventions and techniques.
Culinary Careers
by Rick Smilow and Anne E. McbrideTurn a passion for food into the job of a lifetime with the insider advice in Culinary Careers.
Working in food can mean cooking on the line in a restaurant, of course, but there are so many more career paths available. No one knows this better than Rick Smilow—president of the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), the award-winning culinary school in New York City—who has seen ICE graduates go on to prime jobs both in and out of professional kitchens. Tapping into that vast alumni network and beyond, Culinary Careers is the only career book to offer candid portraits of dozens and dozens of coveted jobs at all levels to help you find your dream job.
Instead of giving glossed-over, general descriptions of various jobs, Culinary Careers features exclusive interviews with both food-world luminaries and those on their way up, to help you discover what a day in the life is really like in your desired field.
With information on educational programs and a bird’s-eye view of the industry, Culinary Careers is a must-have resource for anyone looking to break into the food world, whether you’re a first-time job seeker or a career changer looking for your next step.
Culinary Essentials
by Johnson Wales UniversityOpen foodservice career pathways with this outstanding new program! Packed with great charts and extraordinary full-color illustrations, this text provides a current and practical view of the culinary workplace.
Culinary Essentials
by Johnson and Wales University Staff and McGraw-Hill StaffCulinary Essentials offers all the ingredients for a successful foodservice training program!
Culinary Fundamentals
by American Culinary Federation and The Culinary Institute of AmericaWherever one's career in the culinary arts may take them, this book will remain a valuable reference. It can support readers throughout their culinary education and certification, as well as throughout their professional career.This book presents a foundation -- from the objectives and key terms that introduce each chapter to the activities and recipes that round it out, this book is organized to highlight and explain the basic competencies of a professional cook or chef. Section One takes a moment to look back at the importance of the culinary arts in the history of humankind as well as a glimpse ahead into the careers of culinary professionals. Section Two introduces important concepts for any professional cook or chef: nutrition, food safety, and food science. Section Three continues the development of some basic professional skills by exploring the purpose and uses for math and recipes in the professional kitchen. Section Four introduces the tools of the trade. Section Five is devoted to the ingredients found in a professional kitchen, from fresh herbs to meats to canned goods. Sections Six through Twelve are the heart of this book-basic cooking skills-stocks, sauces, sautés, roast, vegetables, starches, breakfast, baking and more. Also presents a broad view of the culinary globe by grouping it into large geographic areas: Europe and the Mediterranean; the Americas; and Asia. Appropriate for cooks, culinary apprentices, culinary trainees, chefs, and chef educators.
Student's Lab Resources and Study Guide Introduction to Culinary Arts,
by Jerry Gleason ; The Culinary Institute of America staffGuidelines for Working in the Kitchen Recipe Correlations Food Temperatures Measurements
START Student Workbook
by Bridgette Redman and H. William RichardsSTART will introduce you to the lodging industry and help prepare you for a rewarding career. This workbook is filled with activities that support and reinforce what you read in the START textbook.
Timed Readings
by Edward SpargoDo your students fail to even finish a timed test? Do they read word by word? Do they simply move their eyes over the page, never remembering what they read? If you suspect that students' test scores are being confounded by any of these traits, or if you have students who need to process greater amounts of information, the Timed Readings books can help. For over thirty years, Jamestown has been helping students increase their reading rate and fluency while maintaining comprehension. Timed Readings is the original series of timed reading books; 400-word nonfiction timed passages in science, social studies, the humanities, and more.
Timed Readings
by Edward SpargoPrepare your students for timed tests from our largest collection of science, social studies, and literature selections Increase reading stamina Build reading rate and fluency Prepare students for state and national tests Do you have students who simply do not finish the test in the time allotted? Do they move their eyes over the page without remembering what they read? For over 30 years, the Jamestown Timed Readings collection has helped such students increase their reading rate, fluency, and comprehension. The 55 books in the series all have Uniform 400-word passages for easy timing Nonfiction and fiction selections like those found on state and national tests Literal and critical comprehension questions Progress charts for motivation Identical covers within a series so no one is embarrassed Six different series to meet your students' needs Timed Readings Plus in Social Studies, Science, or Mathematics--passages on content area topics like those found on standardized tests Timed Readings in Literature--excerpts from great literature Timed Readings--passages from science, social studies, the humanities, and more Timed Readings Plus--nonfiction passages followed by related fiction
Timed Readings
by Edward SpargoDo your students fail to even finish a timed test? Do they read word by word? Do they simply move their eyes over the page, never remembering what they read? If you suspect that students' test scores are being confounded by any of these traits, or if you have students who need to process greater amounts of information, the Timed Readings books can help. For over thirty years, Jamestown has been helping students increase their reading rate and fluency while maintaining comprehension. Timed Readings is the original series of timed reading books; 400-word nonfiction timed passages in science, social studies, the humanities, and more.