Fastener Training Institute®

Welcome!

The Fastener Training Institute, a division of the Pacific-West Fastener Association, provides beginning and advanced training on fastener products, standards and specifications. Our core purpose is to enhance fastener use, reliability and safety.

Click here for the 2012 calendar.

Click here for the current list of courses offered along with a brief description.

Click here for information about basic fastener training.

Significant discounts on fastener training registration fees are available to members of the Pacific-West Fastener Association. For membership requirements and information about the association, please go to www.pac-west.org

Fastener Training Week - New for 2012!

The Fastener Training Institute® in partnership with the Industrial Fasteners Institute will present Fastener Training Week for the first time on the West Coast! This 5-day intensive version of FTI's Certified Fastener Specialist™ advanced technical training program will be offered February 27 - March 2, 2012 in the Los Angeles area.

What our students have to say:

  • "Great. Well worth my time and money. The instructors are very dedicated to the improvement and education of the industry."
  • "The CFS program drastically shortened my learning curve regarding fastener specifications…..CFS is a great program taught by excellent instructors."

Fastener Training Week-Los Angeles will include everything that a student would experience in the regular seven-course CFS™ training, but all on consecutive days. Registration fees have stayed the same since 2009! Plus members of endorsing fastener associations receive substantial discounts. Register by December 30, 2011 to take advantage of these special rates. Click here for registration info.

The difference between you and your competition is employee skill, knowledge and productivity. Your return on investment will be:

  • Added value to your company and your customers, enhanced company image
  • Increased efficiencies in processes, resulting in financial gain and sustainability
  • Increased innovation in strategies and products, risk management

Fastener Training Week features learning labs taught by leading industry experts, Joe Greenslade (IFI), Carmen Vertullo CFS (Carver Engineering), and Salim Brahimi (IBECA Technologies), interactive exercises, quizzes to reinforce learning, and plant tours of manufacturing, secondary processes and testing facilities. Upon completion of this training and passing a final exam, attendees will be eligible to receive the Certified Fastener Specialist™ (CFS) designation. Click here for information about the course content and the program schedule.

This program will also be offered again in Cleveland OH, July 23-27, 2012. Click here for more information about the Cleveland training.

Basic Fastener Handbook

After many years out of print, our Basic Fastener Handbook once again is available. The 24-page guide is fully illustrated and includes an abundance of key information. The Basic Fastener Handbook sells for $14 to members of the Pacific-West Fastener Association and $19 to nonmembers, plus a $3 shipping and handling fee.

Click Here to place an order online at the Pacific-West Fastener Association website.