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Duration
34 weeks
Kitchener-Waterloo
Sep 3-Apr 25
Commitment
Full-Time
Delivery
Classroom
Credential
Certificate
Year Founded
1967
Scholarships
yes
The 34-week WIST Pre-Apprenticeship Carpenter General certificate program will equip you to enter the trade of general carpentry with the basic skills required to secure a position as an apprentice, and to work safely and successfully in the industry. The curriculum provides basic-level apprentice training and additional skills designed to increase general level knowledge about the construction and renovation industry. In addition, the program incorporates components not found in the basic-level training, such as job search and communication skills, training in computer literacy and various computer applications.
What You’ll Learn
- Identify, select and use hand and power tools.
- Identify types of wood and describe the properties of lumber.
- Identify and apply joints and fasteners.
- Develop knowledge and skills in safe rigging practices.
- Interpret the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Outline the history, organization and current trends related to the carpentry trade.
- Identify material used in residential and commercial construction.
- Interpret the Ontario Building Code.
- Interpret basic blueprint drawings and prepare free-hand sketches.
- Apply basic mathematics to solve trade-related problems.
- Apply basic principles of construction layout.
- Perform welding, cutting and brazing operations with standard oxy-acetylene and electric arc welding equipment.
- Describe materials and methods used to complete the interior and exterior of residential and light commercial buildings.
- Apply the basics of computer operating systems, file management, Microsoft Word and Excel toward the creation of simple documents and spreadsheets.
- Plan job-search strategies, develop interview skills and apply effective written and interpersonal communication skills.
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