CARPENTRY/CONSTRUCTION
Instructors: Art Albright
Course Description
The building of residential homes and industrial plants
throughout the immediate area and the nation has expanded to opportunities for
young people to enter a field requiring high skills. In this program,
training covers the use of both hand and power tools. Some of the elements
of the course are as follows: joinery, bench and cabinet work, trade math,
blueprint reading and sketching, layout foundations, rough framing, finishing
(interior and exterior), and roof framing. Estimating, purchasing, and
cost procedures are also included.
Prerequisites: Applied Math & Science, Measuring Skills (area, linear & perimeter).
Appropriate Occupations
Businesses that are a part of the building construction industry
are always looking for well trained employees in career areas such
as:
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Home Remodeling |
|
New Construction |
|
Roofers |
|
Siding Installers |
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Window installers |
|
Painters |
Further Education
Opportunities
Students who wish to continue their education can:
| Enter an apprenticeship program. |
| Attend a trade or technical school such as Thaddeus Stevens or Johnson Technical Institute. |
| Attend a two- or four-year college such as Penn College. |
| Enter the Continuing Education program at the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center. |
This course also available to adult students.
See
Intergenerational Programs