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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.

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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.

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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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