Course Overview
This hands-on, applied-learning course includes theory as well as extensive practical experience for students who have little exposure to construction. Students will learn basic skills of wood-frame and concrete construction. The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge and experience for people looking to find an industry sponsor for a carpentry apprenticeship in the residential, commercial or industrial sectors of the industry. The course covers all of the outcomes identified in level 1 of the current harmonized provincial Carpenter Program Outline so that successful students will be eligible for level 1 technical training credit with the SkilledTradesBC. As well as covering the basics of residential wood-frame construction, it also covers some of the basic knowledge required to prepare students for an apprenticeship with a contractor focused more on commercial or industrial concrete construction.
Prerequisite(s)
- Acceptance to the Carpentry Framing and Forming Foundation Program.
Credits
46.0
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Learning Outcomes
- Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Use Safe Work Practices
- Apply shop and site safety practices
- Apply personal safety practices
- Apply fire safety practices
- Apply WHMIS.
- Use Documentation and Organizational Skills
- Use construction drawings and specifications
- Locate information in building codes and bylaws
- Plan and organize work
- Perform trade math.
- Use Tools and Equipment
- Use hand tools
- Use portable power tools
- Use stationary power tools.
- Use Access, Rigging, and Hoisting Equipment
- Use ladders, scaffolds and access equipment
- Use rigging and hoisting equipment.
- Use Survey Instruments and Equipment
- Use leveling instruments and equipment
- Use optical levels for residential applications
- Maintain optical levels.
- Perform Site Layout
- Describe the layout of residential and commercial buildings
- Lay out building locations
- Construct batter boards
- Install string lines
- Describe types and methods of constructing hoardings
- Describe soil considerations
- Describe safe methods of demolishing a building
- Describe drainage systems and backfilling procedures
- Apply excavation shoring and building demolition practices.
- Build Concrete Formwork
- Use concrete types, materials, additives, and treatments
- Select concrete forming systems
- Build footing and vertical formwork
- Build slab on grade and suspended slab forms
- Build concrete stair forms
- Install reinforcement and embedded metals
- Install specialized formwork
- Place and finish concrete.
- Frame Residential Housing
- Describe wood frame construction
- Select wood frame systems and materials
- Build floors and support systems
- Build stair systems
- Build decks and exterior structures
- Build walls and partitions
- Build gable roofs and ceiling joists
- Build hip roofs.
- Describe Building Science
- Describe the forces acting on a building structure.
- Prepare for Employment
- Write a resume and cover letter for a job in carpentry
- Apply job search techniques
- Prepare for a job interview.
Effective as of Fall 2018
Related Programs
Carpentry Framing and Forming Foundation (CARP 1202) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Construction and the Environment
- Carpentry Framing and Forming Foundation
Certificate Full-time
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