Carpentry

The Carpentry program provides training and skills in the major aspects of residential and light commercial construction as well as a variety of remodeling functions. Students will work with a variety of building and finishing materials. Hand tools, power tools, and other portable equipment are used to construct projects in the career lab area. On-site construction projects are incorporated into classroom instruction.

PHYSICAL SKILLS & ABILITIES

See your guidance counselor to learn about physical considerations required for this career program.

ACADEMIC / EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

MATH SKILLS

Convert and/or perform practical applications involving fractions and decimals, percentages, measurement, ratio, and proportion. Compute discount, interest, profit and loss, commission, markups, and selling price. Calculate surface area, volume, weights, measures, and circumference. Understand square roots and radicals, properties of angles, essentials of trigonometry, and proper use of all measuring devices used in the career area.

LANGUAGE / ENGLISH SKILLS

Read a variety of novels, magazines, newspapers, trade-related technical manuals, and encyclopedias. Read safety rules, instructions in the use and maintenance of shop tools and equipment, and proper job procedures.

SCIENCE SKILLS

Demonstrate technical competencies in the interpretation of scientific processes and principles, utilization of measurements, operation of specific technical equipment and techniques used in problem solving.

POST-SECONDARY CAREER PATHS

Two- and four-year technical degree study in construction management or study in a apprenticeship program.