The 24-week Carpenter Foundation (pre-apprenticeship) program provides students with the skills, knowledge and training necessary to enter the various sectors of the construction industry (residential, light commercial, light industrial or the heavy construction) and covers the program competencies for Level 1 of the four-level Carpenter Apprenticeship program. Content covered includes construction drawings, building codes and bylaws, hand tools, portable and stationary power tools, ladders and scaffolds, concrete formwork, work frame construction as well as survey instruments and equipment. The program includes classroom theory, demonstrations, and practical hands-on training in a carpenter workshop setting.
For a complete program description, including prerequisite details and technical training content about each level of training see: Carpenter Foundation Program Outline.
In this program, you will learn about:
- Safe Work Practices
- Documentation and Organizational Skills
- Using tools and equipment
- Using survey instruments and equipment
- Using access, rigging, and hoisting equipment
- Performing site layout
- Concrete Formwork
- Building with wood frame construction
- Applying building science
You will also take:
- Occupational First Aid Level 1
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems
- Fall Protection
*Students must complete Occupational First Aid Level 1 within the program or have a current Occupational First Aid Level 1 certificate valid to the end of the program.
When you successfully complete the program, you will receive these credits:
- Level 1 Technical Training credit from SkilledTradesBC of the 4 Level Carpenter Apprenticeship program
- Certificate of Completion Carpenter Foundation from SkilledTradesBC
- College of the Rockies Certificate
- Credit for 450 Work-based Training hours from SkilledTradesBC