carpentry.indd 1 2/7/17 10:15 am - technical education...
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CarpentryA two-year program that introduces students to basic knowledge of building materials and safe working habits used in residential and commercial construction. Carpentry skills such as framing of walls, floor system, and roofs, installation of windows and doors, basic blue-print reading, and interior finishing.
Do you enjoyproblem solving?
Would you like to work inside and outside ?
Do you like to build stuff?
mtec.mono.k12.wv.us1000 Mississippi Street, Morgantown, WV 26501
304.291.9240
Major Units of Study
Where Can Carpentry Take You?Employment of carpenters is projected to grow 6 percent from 2014 to 2024, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Increased levels of new homebuilding and remodeling activity will require more carpenters. Possible career opportunities in this field include: Carpenter HelpersCarpenter ApprenticeInterior Finishing WorkConcrete Forms
Laborer (in all areas of construction)Roofing and Siding InstallationGroup Leader
• Fundamentals of Building Construction• Foundations and Framing• Basic Framing• Finishing Carpentry• Blueprint Reading • Advanced Framing
• Exterior Finish Carpentry• Materials, Adhesives, and Fasteners used in Construction• Core; all safety used in all carpentry
Credentials• OSHA 10• NCCER
Embedded Credits• Math
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