•  October 19, 2024
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm

OMLA has been working hard on an Experience Workshop Locksmith class. This all-day class will be almost 100% hands-on with no lecture except for instructions. It will include the following topics: Advanced Picking and Impressioning Advanced Rekeying, including Master Keying Installing and Rekeying Kwikset Locks Installing and Rekeying a Kwikset SmartLock with Touchpad Students will (more…)


  •  November 2, 2024
     8:00 am - 4:00 pm

This all-day class taught by our OMLA VP Patrick Walling, will begin with an AM session including steering wheel lock removal and code retrieval.  We will break for lunch and the OMLA membership meeting and then resume in the afternoon with GM lock rebuilding and coding. (more…)


  •  December 7, 2024 - December 8, 2024
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm

This combined class is for the Locksmith Technician License or the Access Control Technician License, but not both. You must sign up for one or the other as they will take place at the same time and same place. Saturday will begin at 8AM and end around 5PM. Sunday will begin at Noon and end (more…)


  •  December 8, 2024 - December 9, 2024
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm

This combined class is for the Locksmith Technician License or the Access Control Technician License, but not both. You must sign up for one or the other as they will take place at the same time and same place. Saturday will begin at 8AM and end around 5PM. Sunday will begin at Noon and end (more…)


  •  February 1, 2025
     8:00 am - 12:00 pm

This is a new class on an introduction to electronic and web based access control. We will discuss basics like strikes and mag locks as well as fail safe and fail secure. We will see examples of strikes as well as some other variables to consider when selecting hardware.  We will also view the online (more…)