Carpentry and Construction Certificate - Red Deer CollegeCarpentry Education in CanadaCarpentry and Woodworking Programs -- Community College Programs
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Carpentry and Construction Certificate - Red Deer College Red Deer College's 1-year Carpentry and Construction Certificate provides students with the knowledge and skills to pursue careers, career advancement, and/or further educational opportunities in carpentry and related fields. The Program will equip participants with the 'terminology and basic skills in wood working and carpentry, including use of tools, how to work with concrete, floor and wall framing, roofs, windows, blueprint reading, shop drawing, applied mathematics and safety' as well as with 'skills for success in the workplace such as communication and job search skills, customer service, team work and conflict management.' The Program will include 2 practicums and the opportunity for students to apply, practice, and enhance their carpentry skills via 2 hands-on projects courses. Furthermore, 'the program covers the complete content of the First Period and a portion of second year Carpentry Apprenticeship technical training.' Therefore, the graduate will be eligible for advanced credit towards an apprenticeship program, should he/she enter one, and qualify 'to challenge the First Period Carpentry apprenticeship exam.' To graduate from the Certificate program, students 'must pass all courses and achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.' An apprenticeship is a method of learning a trade through a combination of periods of in-class, technical/theoretical education and periods of paid, on-the-job training. During the latter portions of an apprenticeship, the student (apprentice) will work, in an indentured capacity, under the direction of a certified, journeyperson member of the trade one is learning. A journeyperson is an individual who has earned the standards of practice of his/her trade, typically via the completion of an apprenticeship. The advantage of completing an apprenticeship is not only that one acquires in-depth knowledge and skills in a trade but also that, within the latter, one's career opportunities and salary potential are normally increased. Furthermore, once an individual has obtained journeyperson status, he/she may be eligible to have his/her certification as such endorsed by the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program (Red Seal). The latter enables the journeyperson to practice his/her trade throughout Canada, provided the trade is designated in that locale, without undergoing further examinations. Carpenters who earn journeyperson status may, after obtaining several years of experience beyond an apprenticeship, become educators, supervisors, and/or trainers of the trade. Career-wise, carpenters are usually employed in various aspects of the construction industry often working on commercial/industrial, maintenance, or residential projects. Some may also pursue jobs in the wood and wood products manufacturing industries. Common employers include construction companies, furniture and cabinet manufacturers, general contractors, and residential and ICI sectors. Some carpenters may prefer to become self-employment and/or establish their own companies. The precise work a carpenter performs on any given project is determined by the specific requirements of that project. Some carpenters, though, specialize in one or a limited number of tasks demanded of their craft. For example, some carpenters may focus on basement cribbing, exterior and/or interior finishing, flooring, form and/or frame construction, or stair construction, among others. To be eligible for the Carpentry and Construction program, applicants must either have earned a grade of 50 percent or higher in at least one of Math 10 (Pure), Math 20 (Applied), or Math 23 and a minimum grade of 50 percent in either English 10 or English 23. Prospective students who do not have the aforementioned credentials will still be considered for admission provided the obtain 'a minimum score above the 43rd percentile on the English component of the College Board Placement Test (written on campus) or the Test of Adult Basic Education (written off campus) and a score of 2 on a writing sample' and 'a minimum score above the 53rd percentile on the Math component of the College Board Placement Test (written on campus) or the Test of Adult Basic Education (written off campus).'
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