Carpentry

To complete his or her Carpentry training, a student must master dozens of skills in the following categories:

• Hand and power tools
• Ladders and scaffolds
• Trade terminology and print reading
• Measuring tools and equipment, basic construction techniques and basic math operations
• Lumber and mechanical fasteners
• Concrete forms (basic column and pier forms)
• Joists and sub-flooring
• Walls and partitions
• Rafters and trusses
• Sheathing
• Roofing, siding and exterior trims
• Doors and windows
• Drywall application
• Paneling and interior trim
• Insulation
• Acoustical ceiling systems
• Metal stud systems