Building Trades

 

About the Program -

 

Students in the Building Trades program learn and practice many disciplines of construction including foundation work and various types of carpentry, including floor, wall and roof framing. Finish carpentry skills are also taught, including cabinet-making, doors and trim work. Students also learn exterior finish work such as installing fascia, soffits and other moldings. Supplemental skills such as plumbing, electrical and masonry are also introduced and practiced in a lab setting.

Related instruction includes land surveying, leveling and interpreting blueprint plans. Safety is also emphasized to help students learn to avoid accidents while on-the-job.

The Building Trades lab offers state-of-the-art, pneumatically-controlled construction equipment which meets the speed and quality standards of today’s construction industry.

This offers students the chance to use a wide range of equipment that would typically be used on a construction job site.

Length of Program: 2 Years

Partnership With: Hocking College

Career Pathways: Site Layout Apprentice, Rough and Finish Carpenter, Plumbing/Masonry/Electrician Apprentice, Drywaller/Roofer/Siding Installer

Early Placement -

 

If, during your junior year, you have maintained an acceptable GPA and attendance record, you may qualify for an early-placement work option during your senior year.

Placed in a job through this program, you will have the chance to practice the skills you have learned during your first year of study. Depending on your ability and interest, you might work in one of a number of different types of jobs having to do with residential or commercial building construction. This work experience will compose a large part of your final lab grade. Not only will you receive program credit, but you will also have the opportunity to build employability skills, garner trust and a positive work reference from your employer.

Further Education -

 

Should you wish to further your education as many Career Center graduates do, you will find that the time you invested in the Building Trades program may earn you pre-approved college credit and/or credit toward industry certification.

Colleges which participate (articulate) with the Coshocton County Career Center for these credits currently include Hocking College.

Also, because the Building Trades program content has been approved by NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research), you can earn the first year of NCCER’s four-year apprenticeship program, simply by completing the 2-year Building Trades program. Some employers will even pay for their employees to complete their NCCER apprenticeship.

Alumni Update -

 

“Attending school at the Career Center was the best choice I ever made. The Building Trades program – and even more so the instructors – were a real stepping stone in getting ahead in my career as an electrician.”

- Larry Haines, 2003 Building Trades Program Completer, Electrical Apprentice, A/C Splitbolt, Wooster, Ohio

Associations -

 

As a student in the program, you will also have the chance to join and participate in SkillsUSA – the student association for several career-technical programs at the Career Center. This involvement will give you an opportunity to improve your leadership and interpersonal skills and to compete in local, regional, state and national skills contests.