Carpentry I, Diploma
Location: Pipestone
The Carpentry major prepares students for careers in residential and commercial construction. The program provides individuals with the knowledge and skills to practice safe work habits, solve carpentry math functions, read blueprints, as well as design and draw residential house plans. In addition, students will estimate materials for construction projects and apply framing and finishing methods or techniques common to the building trades industry in actual construction projects.
Students in the Carpentry Program will also be exposed to the concept of Green Building. Green Building is a growing trend among home builders nationwide and incorporates a whole building design approach into every phase of the building process, including design, construction, energy, water efficiency, lot development, resource efficient building design to enhance the well-being of occupants, and to minimize negative impacts on the community and natural environment.
Students interested in this program should like to work outdoors, have an interest in doing hands-on work with common building materials, possess good problem solving skills, have good math skills, and have a healthy work ethic. Most importantly, students should have the desire to learn and expand their knowledge of the construction industry.
Carpentry Tool List 2009-10 (PDF)
Course #
Course Title
Credits
Fall - Year 1
Tool Safety, Construction Terms & Materials
Floor and Wall Framing
Roof Framing Part I
Insulation, Ventilation, Vapor Barriers & Dry Wall
Exterior Finishing Wall & Roof Covering
Site Layout, FO, Blueprint Reading
Credits Fall - Year 1
Spring - Year 1
Roof Framing Part II
Estimating and Blueprint Reading
Stairway Construction
Project Planning, Estimation, Layout
Interior Trim
Construction Drafting & Design
ELECTIVES
Credits Spring - Year 1
TOTAL CREDITS
2
4
2
2
2
4
16
2
3
2
4
2
3
2
18
34
Also see information on Carpentry II
si 4/18/08
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