Carpentry
The Carpentry program provides students with entry-level skills required in the home construction industry or a related field of carpentry. Instructional units cover safety, hand tools, power tools, use of transit, blueprints, pneumatic fasteners, and estimation. This instruction combined with practical experience in and out of the shop compliments the main emphasis of the phases of residential construction. Upon completion of the carpentry program, students should have the qualifications to start a career as a carpenter’s helper for a contractor, government agency, industrial plant, or cabinet and millwork factory. After meeting the requirements, students may also apply for entrance into an apprenticeship program or a post-secondary program.
Topics of Study:
| Construction Materials |
Survey Instruments and Operations |
| Hand Tools |
Floor, Wall, and Ceiling Frame Construction |
| Power Tools |
Roof Frame Construction |
| Construction Equipment |
Stairway Construction |
| Jobsite Safety |
Interior and Exterior Finish |
| Building Design and Blueprint Reading |
Fundamental Cabinet Making |
Post-Secondary Options:
Pennsylvania College of Technology Carpentry
Millwork Masonry
Luzerne County Community College General Business
Johnson College Carpentry Millwork
Military
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Nature of the Program:
Carpenters must perform a variety of tasks on a day-to-day basis. They can work in cabinet and millwork factories, or as building or remodeling contractors.
Career Opportunities:
Millwright
Cabinetmaker, Construction Supervisor or Foreman
Lumber Products Store Manager
Estimator
Materials Sales
Rough or Finish Carpenter
Co-Op opportunities:
Lumber yards
General contractors
Home Manufacturers
