Construction Techniques

Sault College’s Construction Techniques program is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to pursue employment in the construction sector after only 8 months. Students will learn how to build and perform basic carpentry work, work safely on construction sites, perform concrete and form work, conduct surveys and estimates, and even how to create lay-outs and read blueprints. As an option, learners may succeed in securing an apprenticeship after graduating from the program and be able to reinforce and expand on the skills they have learned through hands-on experiences alongside a qualified tradesperson.

Graduates of the Construction Techniques certificate program can work in entry-level positions in almost every sector of the construction industry. They can be employed on a project-by-project basis or work for a construction company. Small, medium and large companies, unionized and non-unionized, all employ construction/carpentry workers on a variety of projects in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.

What You’ll Learn

• Construction safety and tools.
• Rigging, hosting, and material equipment handling.
• Blueprints, specifications, and layout.
• Trades mathematics.
• Building and construction estimating.
• Computers and AutoCAD.
• Carpentry, concrete, and formwork.
• Scaffolding, earthwork barriers, and controls.