California Council on Diesel Education and Technology

Class Schedule

Instructions: The California Council on Diesel Education and Technology provides one-day training courses through selected Community Colleges. Find a college and class date that fit your schedule, and then click the Register Button. Registration procedures differ slightly by college. Follow the instructions on the form or page that displays after clicking Register.

Course Descriptions

New Course!

CCDET III: Opacity Testing for Cargo Handling Equipment

Length: 1/2 Day (4 hours)

Price: Free during initial deployment!

Certification: 4 Years

Where: Los Angeles Trade Technical College (release at other CCDET colleges soon)

Course Content:

This 4-hour course covers implementing the opacity testing for Cargo Handling Equipment (CHE). It includes the environmental and health impacts of particulate matter, smoke test regulations, requirements, and standards as they apply to CHE, SAE J1667 Snap-Acceleration Test procedures with specific variations for CHE, Opacity Test fail procedures, considerations for testing CHE with retrofitted DPFs, and an approved procedure for performing the Snap-Acceleration Test on RTG Cranes. The course includes both classroom and hands-on components.

Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program (HDVIP)

Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP)

Length: 1 Day (8 hours)

Price: $175

Certification: 4 Years

Course Content:

Hands-on SAE J1667 Snap Acceleration Smoke Test Procedures for Heavy-Duty Diesel Powered Vehicle
Basic smoke emissions troubleshooting and repair
California s heavy-duty vehicle inspection programs

Diesel Exhaust After-Treatment and Maintenance

Length: 1 Day (8 hours)

Price: $175

Certification: 4 Years

Course Content:

Wall-flow diesel particulate filters (DPF) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems
Why diesel particulate filters are necessary
How regeneration strategies such as passive and active systems operate
How filters might fail and preventative maintenance practices to avoid break downs
Overview of SCR systems used on heavy-duty diesel engines
Hands-on shop exercises to reinforce maintenance procedures