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BUILDING
TRADES
Grades
11 - 12
Building Trades is a two year program designed for students who are seeking
a career in construction or a related field. The first year places heavy
emphasis on the basic skills of carpentry. An on-site project, in which
the student is a participant, is planned each year and heavy emphasis
is placed on such areas as floor and wall framing, roofing, siding, electrical
wiring, insulation, interior finish, plumbing and painting.
The second year Building Trades student will receive heavy instruction
in the areas of site development, employability skills, supervision of
others and working under the conditions of limited supervision. The program
uses the nationally recognized curriculum approved by the NCCER (National
Center for Construction Education and Research).
Recommended
Preparation
The student needs to enjoy working in outdoor environments and performing
physical activities. Basic math skills are needed, conversions of fractions
to decimals and decimals to fractions, and an understanding of reading
measurements. *
* CCTEC complies
with the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.
Articulated
Credit
If a student completes the two year program and meets the specific criteria
required for articulation, he/she may be able to articulate up to fifteen
hours of coursework taken at the high school level and apply them toward
college credit hours in the same field. This would be the equivalent of
one full-time semester of college credit.
Apprenticeship
Opportunities
Credit earned in the high school program may be applied to coursework
in an approved apprentice program sponsored by area contractors and Crowder
College.
Job
Outlook
Job opportunities in building trades are expected to be plentiful through
the year 2006, due primarily to extensive replacement needs. Thousands
of job openings will become available each year as building trades workers
transfer to other occupations or leave the labor force. The total number
of job openings in building trades is usually greater than for other craft
occupations, because the occupation is large and the turnover rate is
high. Increased demand in building trades will create additional job openings.
Employment
Growth
Employment in building trades is expected to grow over the long run. The
introduction of new and improved tools, equipment, techniques, and materials
has vastly increased building trades workers versatility. Therefore, building
trades workers with all-round skills will have better opportunities than
those who can only do relatively simple, routine tasks. Most employers
recommend an apprenticeship program as the best way to learn building
trades. Because the number of these programs is limited, however, only
a small portion in building trades learn their trade through these programs.
Instructor
Matthew
Bond
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