Charles Stuart School in Brooklyn, New York, offers a locksmith training program that covers topics such as key cutting and duplication, access control and high security locks. Students also learn about home and commercial alarms, combination locks and the general construction of locks. The school offers evening classes for adults who work during the day. Graduates of the program have landed jobs with employers such as The Home Depot, independent locksmith companies and even the New York City Board of Eduction. Charles Stuart School was founded in 1980 and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
Charles Stuart School
1420 Kingshighway
Brooklyn, NY 11229
718-339-2640
charlesstuartschool.com
The Foley-Belsaw Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, offers a correspondence training program in locksmithing. In the program, students learn about commercial lock applications, master keys, lock picking and vehicle lock mechanisms. In addition, classes cover home lock applications, vault locks and how to make and identify keys. The program also provides students with locksmithing tools and supplies such as a professional key machine. The curriculum includes six sets of five lessons. Students must complete each set’s exam or homework assignment before being mailed the next set of lessons. Following the program, students can find employment at construction firms, hardware stores, car dealerships and security firms. The Foley-Belsaw Institute was founded in 1926.
Foley-Belsaw Institute
6300 Equitable Road
Kansas City, MO 64120-1395
800-821-3452
foleybelsaw.com
The California Institute of Locksmithing in Van Nuys, California, prepares students to enter the locksmithing industry through classes that teachhow to install locking hardware on windows and doors. Students also learn how to open locks without a key and how to repair and reassemble locking hardware. In addition, classes teach students business management and how to make master key systems using computer software. The California Institute of Locksmithing also helps students with job placement and interviewing skills.
California Institute of Locksmithing
14719 1/2 Oxnard St.
Van Nuys, CA 91411
818-989-6386
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