Locksmith Certification

This program will provide you with the skills necessary to become a competent technician who can service, install, troubleshoot and masterkey commercial, industrial and residential key lock systems. These include proper woodworking techniques for non-destructive core drilling and mortising. You will also learn by-pass techniques used by professionals to defeat many key lock systems. These techniques include: lock picking, lock impressioning, lock bumping and tool specific lock by-pass.

Program Objectives

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

1. Explain lock terminology.
2. Explain and identify key blanks.
3. Perform key duplication and code cutting.
4. Identify, install and service cylindrical and mortise locksets.
5. Explain lock designs and functions.
6. Perform master keying pin tumbler cylinders.
7. Perform picking and professional bypass techniques.
8. Perform key impressioning.
9. Identify interchangeable cores: Best, Arrow, Eagle, Falcon and Schlage
10. Identify high security locks: Schlage, Primus, Medeco and ASSA (Factory Certification).
11. Use code software to generate keys.
12. Identify cam lock parts and installation procedures.

Required Tool Kit

• Tool bag
• Highlighter/Pencil/Pen/Ruler
• Notepad/Name Card/Sharpie
• Steel Tumbler
• Safety Goggles/Glasses
• Ice Pick
• Schlage spanner wrench
• Shims
• Kwikset cylinder removing tool
• Wafer key pick
• Screwdriver
• 5” Impressioning pliers
• 6” Needle nose pliers
• #2 File handle
• Plastic mallet
• Weiser lock shim
• Hollow plug follower set
• Pinning tray
• Formed end tweezer
• 9-piece pick set
• Arrow Grade 2 Entrance Knob
• Kwikset Tylo Knobset
• Kwikset Smart deadbolt
• ASSA Classpack
• Rubber work mat
• Pocket screwdriver
• Wood door & strike blocks
• I/C Core pinning kit
• Arrow double deadbolt
• .003 pinning kit