Construction Trades Skills
About This Course
Students in this course will develop the skills they need to begin a career in construction. Students will receive individualized instruction in maintenance work with an emphasis on repair-oriented projects, and participate in active learning in a variety of building maintenance areas.
Students Will Learn:
- Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
- Shovel stone aggregate under the direction of a supervisor.
- Measure, mark and align structural elements.
- Load or unload building materials and distribute them at appropriate locations on a building site.
- Erect or dismantle scaffolding, bracing, traffic barricades, ramps or other temporary structures.
- Position or dismantle forms for pouring concrete, using saws, hammers, nails or bolts.
- General Carpentry
- Basic Plumbing and Electrical Wiring
Course available: Grades 10–12
Course length: 2 years/CDOS Eligible
Placement: Skills
Location: Barry Tech
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