Course Description:
The course will prepare the student to go to work or to continue in a carpentry apprenticeship program. Students enrolling in this course learn the basic competencies required of all construction pre-apprentices. These competencies include safety in the shop and on the job, basic hand tool identification and usage, materials measuring and basic math functions. Once a student has completed the basics they progress to safety and power tool operation, laser use for leveling or hanging, and other mock-up projects. The students then work in teams on projects utilizing all the basic skills to build constructed projects such as boxes, tables, small sheds, renovation of houses, and/or small buildings.