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LENGTH OF STUDY:
24 Weeks

ACCREDITATION:
Certificate

CAMPUS:
Silver King Campus, Nelson

As the backbone of vibrant communities, your work
as a carpenter will be in high demand, giving your
career high earning and growth potential. With

this trade, you will enjoy the flexibility of being an
independent contractor or the security of working for
larger organizations.

Students engage in a variety of classroom and shop
activities. Theoretical principles of construction are
learned in the classroom, while the majority of the
time is spent in the shop where students learn and
gain mastery of practical carpentry skills. Early
activities include the fabrication of small projects
where students learn safe practices, proper tool use
and fundamental construction techniques. Gradually,
students build structures of increased complexity
that simulate real-world construction scenarios.
Students learn to lay out buildings and to construct
concrete formwork, floors, walls, roofs, and stairs in
compliance with BC Building Code standards.

EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
— Theoretical principles of carpentry
— Practical in-shop training

— 450 work-based hours
(towards your “on-the-job
apprenticeship component”)

— Credit for your level one technical training
— Knowledge of provincial and national codes

This 24-week program prepares learners for entry
level positions as apprentice carpenters with home
builders or building contracting companies involved
in residential, commercial, or industrial construction.
Students earn credit for the Level One technical
training component of the Carpentry Apprenticeship
as well as advance credit for 450 work-based

hours of the practical on-the-job component of an
Apprenticeship.

selkirk.ca/programs

Carpentry Foundation

JOB DUTIES
— Concrete, wood and metal frame construction

— Installation of interior and exterior finishing
Residential, commercial and industrial projects

— Conforming to plans, specifications and local
building codes

Graduates of the Carpentry Foundation Program

at Selkirk College typically find employment as
apprentice carpenters engaged in the construction of
wood, metal and concrete structures in residential,
commercial, institutional and industrial settings. You
will get practical experience and detailed in-class
training so you will know how to create buildings
from the ground-up and deliver the results employers
want.

YOUTH TRAIN IN TRADES

The Youth Train in Trades program was formerly
known as Accelerated Credit Enrolment in Industry
Training (ACE IT). It is designed to help secondary
school students get a head start on careers in the
trades while earning credit towards their high school
graduation. Learn more online at Industry Training
Authority (http://youth.itabc.ca/programs/train/)

For more information speak with your high school
guidance counsellor or get in touch with Selkirk
College’s Industry and Trades administrative
assistant.

Admission Requirements

The following admission requirements are specific to
the Carpentry Foundation program:

ACADEMIC
— Graduation from a BC Senior Secondary School
— Math 11 with a grade of “C” or higher

Consideration will be given to mature individuals:
anyone who is not a secondary school graduate (or
equivalent) but who will be nineteen (19) years of
age or older on the first day of classes for the term is
eligible to attend the College as a mature student.

Applications for admission will be received until the
program is full.

An interview (in person or by telephone) with the
School Chair or designate may be required before
entry to the program. Interview results are not used
as criteria for admission.

selkirk.ca/program/carpentry-foundation

Additional information

— Arefundable tool deposit of $100 will be required
to start the program.

— Must be physically fit, (mobility/lifting) good
manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, balance,
work at heights and in adverse weather.

Careers

Carpenters perform all work in connection with the
assembly and erection of forms for concrete, wood
and metal frame construction, and install interior
and exterior finishing for residential, commercial
and industrial projects, while conforming to plans,
specifications and local building codes.

A carpenter may work independently or within an
organization. Most carpenters earn between $15 and
$30 per hour depending on their skill, qualifications,
location and employer. Carpenters can advance to
senior level positions such as foreperson, contractor
or subcontractor where they can earn $50 or more
per hour.

Contacts

TRADES ADMISSIONS

Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 13204
Direct: 250.354.3204

Email: trades@selkirk.ca

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