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A 48-inch panel is 250 words. The QR in its corner opens the reading: the history, the physics, the economics, the program and the credential, at length. 222 readings; general and technical levels.

A · What a Trade Is6

ReadingLevelWordsPanel
Cosmetologistgeneral386trade-cosmetologist
Electriciangeneral404trade-electrician
Line Cookgeneral409trade-line-cook
Shipfittergeneral394trade-shipfitter
Surveyorgeneral427trade-surveyor
Weldergeneral448trade-welder

B · The Chain4

ReadingLevelWordsPanel
From Farm to Plategeneral399farm-to-plate
From Keel to Sea Trialgeneral406keel-to-sea-trial
From Survey to Skylinegeneral249survey-to-skyline
From Wire to Lightgeneral398wire-to-light

C · The Vertical Push9

ReadingLevelWordsPanel
Curtain Wallgeneral334curtain-wall
Elevator: the Vertical Railwaygeneral423elevator-vertical-railway
Land Price vs Heightgeneral394land-price-vs-height
Steel Frame 1885general403steel-frame-1885
The 3 a.m. Concrete Pourgeneral371concrete-pour-3am
Tower Cranesgeneral349tower-cranes
Who Builds a Tower (trades by floor)general343who-builds-a-tower
Why Cities Go Upgeneral499why-cities-go-up
Wind, Load, Swaygeneral390wind-load-sway

H · Safety4

ReadingLevelWordsPanel
Fall Protectiongeneral387fall-protection
Hot Workgeneral438hot-work
Lockout/Tagoutgeneral233lockout-tagout
Why 10 Hours of OSHAgeneral234osha-10-why

K · The Credentials199

ReadingLevelWordsPanel
3M Preferred Installer — the credentialtechnical407cert-3m-preferred-installer
AAPC CPC — the credentialtechnical396cert-aapc-cpc
ABO Certified Optician — the credentialtechnical408cert-abo-certified-optician
ABS/USCG Weld Test — the credentialtechnical419cert-abs-uscg-weld-test
ABYC Composite Boat Builder — the credentialtechnical409cert-abyc-composite-boat-builder
ABYC Marine Engine — the credentialtechnical407cert-abyc-marine-engine
ACA Certified Corrections Officer — the credentialtechnical405cert-aca-certified-corrections-officer
ACF Certified Culinarian — the credentialtechnical403cert-acf-certified-culinarian
ACF Certified Fundamentals Pastry — the credentialtechnical404cert-acf-certified-fundamentals-pastry
ACMA CCT — the credentialtechnical397cert-acma-cct
ADCI Commercial Diver — the credentialtechnical411cert-adci-commercial-diver
Adobe Certified Professional — the credentialtechnical386cert-adobe-certified-professional
AHA CPR/First Aid — the credentialtechnical418cert-aha-cpr-first-aid
AHIMA CCA — the credentialtechnical408cert-ahima-cca
AHLEI Front Desk Representative — the credentialtechnical415cert-ahlei-front-desk-representative
AHLEI Guest Service Professional — the credentialtechnical415cert-ahlei-guest-service-professional
AHLEI Hospitality Supervisor — the credentialtechnical437cert-ahlei-hospitality-supervisor
AIPB Certified Bookkeeper — the credentialtechnical402cert-aipb-certified-bookkeeper
ALOA Certified Registered Locksmith — the credentialtechnical407cert-aloa-certified-registered-locksmith
ARRT Limited Scope (state) — the credentialtechnical427cert-arrt-limited-scope-state
ARRT Radiography (RT-R) — the credentialtechnical425cert-arrt-radiography-rt-r
ASE A1-A8 — the credentialtechnical402cert-ase-a1-a8
ASE B-series — the credentialtechnical403cert-ase-b-series
ASE EV L3 — the credentialtechnical404cert-ase-ev-l3
ASE T-series — the credentialtechnical406cert-ase-t-series
ASHI ACI — the credentialtechnical402cert-ashi-aci
ASME Sec. IX pipe — the credentialtechnical418cert-asme-sec-ix-pipe
ASSE Backflow — the credentialtechnical395cert-asse-backflow
Autodesk Certified Professional — the credentialtechnical391cert-autodesk-certified-professional
Autodesk Certified User — the credentialtechnical391cert-autodesk-certified-user
AWS D1.1 Certified Welder — the credentialtechnical443cert-aws-d1-1-certified-welder
AWS D1.2 Aluminum — the credentialtechnical410cert-aws-d1-2-aluminum
AWS SENSE L1-2 — the credentialtechnical409cert-aws-sense-l1-2
BICSI Installer — the credentialtechnical432cert-bicsi-installer
CBSPD CSPDT — the credentialtechnical408cert-cbspd-cspdt
CDA — the credentialtechnical438cert-cda
CDCP (EPI) — the credentialtechnical410cert-cdcp-epi
CDL Class A/B + Endorsements — the credentialtechnical415cert-cdl-class-a-b-endorsements
CDL Class A — the credentialtechnical416cert-cdl-class-a
Certified Tourism Ambassador — the credentialtechnical398cert-certified-tourism-ambassador
Certiport ESB — the credentialtechnical398cert-certiport-esb
CIDESCO — the credentialtechnical404cert-cidesco
Cisco CCNA — the credentialtechnical384cert-cisco-ccna
Cisco CCST — the credentialtechnical384cert-cisco-ccst
CMA (AAMA) — the credentialtechnical402cert-cma-aama
CMAA CMIT — the credentialtechnical400cert-cmaa-cmit
CMP Prep — the credentialtechnical396cert-cmp-prep
CNet CDCMP — the credentialtechnical414cert-cnet-cdcmp
CNet CDCTP — the credentialtechnical408cert-cnet-cdctp
CompTIA A+ — the credentialtechnical430cert-comptia-a
CompTIA CySA+ — the credentialtechnical386cert-comptia-cysa
CompTIA Data+ — the credentialtechnical403cert-comptia-data
CompTIA ITF+ — the credentialtechnical390cert-comptia-itf
CompTIA Linux+ — the credentialtechnical390cert-comptia-linux
CompTIA Network+ — the credentialtechnical436cert-comptia-network
CompTIA Security+ — the credentialtechnical386cert-comptia-security
CompTIA Server+ — the credentialtechnical405cert-comptia-server
CPR/First Aid — the credentialtechnical529cert-cpr-first-aid
CPT Phlebotomy — the credentialtechnical408cert-cpt-phlebotomy
CSWA — the credentialtechnical395cert-cswa
Custom Tailors & Designers Assoc. — the credentialtechnical418cert-custom-tailors-designers-assoc
DAMA CDMP Associate — the credentialtechnical410cert-dama-cdmp-associate
DANB CDA — the credentialtechnical397cert-danb-cda
DLI Certified Professional Drycleaner — the credentialtechnical425cert-dli-certified-professional-drycleaner
DLI Certified Professional Wetcleaner — the credentialtechnical425cert-dli-certified-professional-wetcleaner
EETC Certification — the credentialtechnical406cert-eetc-certification
EPA 608 Type I — the credentialtechnical410cert-epa-608-type-i
EPA 608 Universal — the credentialtechnical407cert-epa-608-universal
ESA Certified Alarm Technician — the credentialtechnical405cert-esa-certified-alarm-technician
Esri ArcGIS Pro — the credentialtechnical393cert-esri-arcgis-pro
ETA CET — the credentialtechnical400cert-eta-cet
ETA FOI/FOT — the credentialtechnical400cert-eta-foi-fot
ExCPT — the credentialtechnical396cert-excpt
FAA A&P — the credentialtechnical392cert-faa-a-p
FAA Part 107 — the credentialtechnical409cert-faa-part-107
FANUC CERT — the credentialtechnical388cert-fanuc-cert
First Aid/CPR — the credentialtechnical389cert-first-aid-cpr
Google Data Analytics Cert — the credentialtechnical406cert-google-data-analytics-cert
GWO Basic Safety Training — the credentialtechnical405cert-gwo-basic-safety-training
Haas Certification — the credentialtechnical389cert-haas-certification
Hazmat Operations — the credentialtechnical404cert-hazmat-operations
HSPA CRCST — the credentialtechnical399cert-hspa-crcst
HVAC Excellence — the credentialtechnical391cert-hvac-excellence
IAI Certified Crime Scene Investigator (CCSI) — the credentialtechnical427cert-iai-certified-crime-scene-investigator-ccsi
IAI Latent Print Cert — the credentialtechnical423cert-iai-latent-print-cert
IBM Data Science Professional — the credentialtechnical406cert-ibm-data-science-professional
I-CAR ProLevel — the credentialtechnical400cert-i-car-prolevel
InterNACHI CPI — the credentialtechnical407cert-internachi-cpi
IREM CPM — the credentialtechnical402cert-irem-cpm
ISC2 CC — the credentialtechnical384cert-isc2-cc
Marine Fabricators Assoc. MFC — the credentialtechnical411cert-marine-fabricators-assoc-mfc
Mastercam Associate — the credentialtechnical390cert-mastercam-associate
MBLEx — the credentialtechnical404cert-mblex
Microsoft DP-300 — the credentialtechnical396cert-microsoft-dp-300
Microsoft Office Specialist — the credentialtechnical383cert-microsoft-office-specialist
Microsoft PL-300 (Power BI) — the credentialtechnical397cert-microsoft-pl-300-power-bi
MSSC CPT — the credentialtechnical395cert-mssc-cpt
NABCEP PV Associate — the credentialtechnical414cert-nabcep-pv-associate
NABCEP PV Installation Professional — the credentialtechnical416cert-nabcep-pv-installation-professional
NAEC CET — the credentialtechnical400cert-naec-cet
NALP Landscape Industry Certified — the credentialtechnical413cert-nalp-landscape-industry-certified
NATE — the credentialtechnical397cert-nate
National Board Exam (ICFSEB) — the credentialtechnical424cert-national-board-exam-icfseb
NAVTA Approved Veterinary Assistant — the credentialtechnical428cert-navta-approved-veterinary-assistant
NBRC CRT/RRT — the credentialtechnical400cert-nbrc-crt-rrt
NBSTSA CST — the credentialtechnical413cert-nbstsa-cst
NCCCO Crane — the credentialtechnical413cert-nccco-crane
NCCDP Certified Dementia Practitioner — the credentialtechnical427cert-nccdp-certified-dementia-practitioner
NCCER Carpentry L1-4 — the credentialtechnical417cert-nccer-carpentry-l1-4
NCCER Construction Technology — the credentialtechnical420cert-nccer-construction-technology
NCCER Core — the credentialtechnical418cert-nccer-core
NCCER Drywall — the credentialtechnical421cert-nccer-drywall
NCCER Electrical L1-4 — the credentialtechnical420cert-nccer-electrical-l1-4
NCCER Heavy Equipment L1-3 — the credentialtechnical424cert-nccer-heavy-equipment-l1-3
NCCER HVAC — the credentialtechnical416cert-nccer-hvac
NCCER Industrial Maintenance — the credentialtechnical417cert-nccer-industrial-maintenance
NCCER Maritime Welding — the credentialtechnical424cert-nccer-maritime-welding
NCCER Masonry L1-3 — the credentialtechnical419cert-nccer-masonry-l1-3
NCCER Painting — the credentialtechnical421cert-nccer-painting
NCCER Plumbing L1-4 — the credentialtechnical421cert-nccer-plumbing-l1-4
NCCER Power Line Worker — the credentialtechnical422cert-nccer-power-line-worker
NCCER Project Management — the credentialtechnical420cert-nccer-project-management
NCCER Roofing — the credentialtechnical411cert-nccer-roofing
NCCER Shipfitting — the credentialtechnical422cert-nccer-shipfitting
NCCER Welding L1-4 — the credentialtechnical423cert-nccer-welding-l1-4
NCCER Wind Turbine Tech — the credentialtechnical425cert-nccer-wind-turbine-tech
NCLE Contact Lens — the credentialtechnical409cert-ncle-contact-lens
NCLEX-PN — the credentialtechnical406cert-nclex-pn
NEIEP/IUEC Apprenticeship Entry — the credentialtechnical417cert-neiep-iuec-apprenticeship-entry
NFTE — the credentialtechnical396cert-nfte
NIMS Machining L1-2 — the credentialtechnical404cert-nims-machining-l1-2
NPMA Certification — the credentialtechnical402cert-npma-certification
NRAEF ManageFirst — the credentialtechnical402cert-nraef-managefirst
NRC Non-Licensed Operator Prep — the credentialtechnical411cert-nrc-non-licensed-operator-prep
NRC Reactor Operator (RO) License (utility-sponsored) — the credentialtechnical415cert-nrc-reactor-operator-ro-license-utility-sponsored
NREMT EMT — the credentialtechnical438cert-nremt-emt
NREMT Paramedic — the credentialtechnical409cert-nremt-paramedic
NRRPT Radiation Protection Tech — the credentialtechnical430cert-nrrpt-radiation-protection-tech
NSPS CST L1-2 — the credentialtechnical410cert-nsps-cst-l1-2
NUCP Uniform Curriculum (NEI) — the credentialtechnical425cert-nucp-uniform-curriculum-nei
OEM (Briggs/Stihl/Honda) — the credentialtechnical392cert-oem-briggs-stihl-honda
OEM Diesel (Cummins/Cat) — the credentialtechnical390cert-oem-diesel-cummins-cat
Oracle DBA CA — the credentialtechnical406cert-oracle-dba-ca
OSHA 10 — the credentialtechnical732cert-osha-10
OSHA 30 — the credentialtechnical414cert-osha-30
OSHA Fall Protection — the credentialtechnical409cert-osha-fall-protection
PADI Divemaster — the credentialtechnical404cert-padi-divemaster
PADI Open Water-Rescue — the credentialtechnical413cert-padi-open-water-rescue
ParaPro Assessment (ETS) — the credentialtechnical407cert-parapro-assessment-ets
PCEP Python — the credentialtechnical392cert-pcep-python
PIA/Printing United Certification — the credentialtechnical407cert-pia-printing-united-certification
PMMI Mechatronics — the credentialtechnical409cert-pmmi-mechatronics
POST Academy Prep — the credentialtechnical413cert-post-academy-prep
PostgreSQL CE (EDB) — the credentialtechnical405cert-postgresql-ce-edb
Pro Board/IFSAC Firefighter I & II — the credentialtechnical408cert-pro-board-ifsac-firefighter-i-ii
PSA Certified Appliance Professional — the credentialtechnical398cert-psa-certified-appliance-professional
PT Aide Certificate — the credentialtechnical406cert-pt-aide-certificate
PTCB CPhT — the credentialtechnical397cert-ptcb-cpht
QuickBooks Certified User — the credentialtechnical390cert-quickbooks-certified-user
RBA Certification — the credentialtechnical397cert-rba-certification
RMA (AMT) — the credentialtechnical396cert-rma-amt
ServSafe Alcohol — the credentialtechnical397cert-servsafe-alcohol
ServSafe Food Handler — the credentialtechnical402cert-servsafe-food-handler
ServSafe Manager — the credentialtechnical399cert-servsafe-manager
Siemens Mechatronics L1 — the credentialtechnical384cert-siemens-mechatronics-l1
State Barber License — the credentialtechnical390cert-state-barber-license
State Childcare License — the credentialtechnical399cert-state-childcare-license
State Child Care License — the credentialtechnical408cert-state-child-care-license
State CNA Registry — the credentialtechnical436cert-state-cna-registry
State Corrections Academy Certificate — the credentialtechnical407cert-state-corrections-academy-certificate
State Cosmetology License (NIC) — the credentialtechnical395cert-state-cosmetology-license-nic
State Dental Radiology — the credentialtechnical392cert-state-dental-radiology
State Esthetician License — the credentialtechnical395cert-state-esthetician-license
State Evidence Tech Cert — the credentialtechnical415cert-state-evidence-tech-cert
State Funeral Director/Embalmer License — the credentialtechnical404cert-state-funeral-director-embalmer-license
State Home Health Aide (HHA) — the credentialtechnical417cert-state-home-health-aide-hha
State Home Inspector License — the credentialtechnical398cert-state-home-inspector-license
State Journeyman Electrician — the credentialtechnical393cert-state-journeyman-electrician
State Journeyman Plumber — the credentialtechnical394cert-state-journeyman-plumber
State Locksmith/Alarm License — the credentialtechnical399cert-state-locksmith-alarm-license
State Massage License — the credentialtechnical393cert-state-massage-license
State Paraprofessional Certificate — the credentialtechnical406cert-state-paraprofessional-certificate
State Pesticide Applicator (Structural) — the credentialtechnical400cert-state-pesticide-applicator-structural
State Pesticide Applicator — the credentialtechnical401cert-state-pesticide-applicator
State Radiologic License — the credentialtechnical413cert-state-radiologic-license
State RE Salesperson License — the credentialtechnical396cert-state-re-salesperson-license
State RT License — the credentialtechnical394cert-state-rt-license
State Security Guard License — the credentialtechnical399cert-state-security-guard-license
State Wastewater Operator Class I-II — the credentialtechnical404cert-state-wastewater-operator-class-i-ii
State Water Operator Class I-II — the credentialtechnical404cert-state-water-operator-class-i-ii
STCW Basic Training — the credentialtechnical420cert-stcw-basic-training
TIPS — the credentialtechnical392cert-tips
TRSA Certified Professional Laundry Manager — the credentialtechnical427cert-trsa-certified-professional-laundry-manager
Uptime Institute ATS — the credentialtechnical420cert-uptime-institute-ats
USCG AB — the credentialtechnical401cert-uscg-ab
USCG QMED — the credentialtechnical401cert-uscg-qmed
VTNE (Credentialed Vet Tech) — the credentialtechnical426cert-vtne-credentialed-vet-tech
WSET L1-2 — the credentialtechnical401cert-wset-l1-2
Yamaha/Mercury Factory Cert — the credentialtechnical395cert-yamaha-mercury-factory-cert