Construction Trades Course Description
Students will focus on knowledge, hands-on skills, and workplace skills related to construction. Major units of instruction include personal safety, hand tools, power tools, blueprint reading, surveying, construction, landscaping, turf management, and business. Construction skills will emphasize carpentry: framing, roofing, finishing, and other aspects of construction, including career readiness skills such as teamwork, communication, work ethics, problem-solving, and adaptability. Additional units may cover plumbing, electricity, concrete, block laying, drywall, and painting. Careers like agricultural engineers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, concrete and block layers, finishers, safety specialists, landscape designers, turf managers, and related fields will be explored.
Guidance Note: Recommended that students have earned a ‘C’ or higher in Geometry.
