8 Carpentry Course Programs in Canada

Are you interested in a career in the residential or industrial construction industry but are unsure about which trade might be the best fit? If so, SIIT’s Construction Worker Preparation program may be your next step. The 10 week Construction Worker Preparation program is delivered at trade shops in Regina, Prince Albert, and Saskatoon, and in various community locations. The program includes classroom and hands on training, life skills training, career planning, and safety tickets. Students can also complete a work practicum and can earn 300 hours of trade time credit toward apprenticeship in Carpentry.

Selkirk College is endorsed by Skilled Trades BC to deliver all four levels of Carpentry Apprenticeship Technical Training to registered carpentry apprentices. Each level of training consists of a full-time (30 hours per week), seven-week, on-campus program of study. Activities include classroom sessions where as an apprentice you will learn theoretical principles of carpentry, and shop sessions where knowledge is put to use in the mastery of practical skills.

The carpentry trade can be a stepping-stone to unlimited possibilities. Carpenters may advance to foreman, subcontractor, construction superintendent, or contractor. They are involved in every phase of construction and create the base buildings that most trades will follow in the construction cycle. Complete your Carpenter Apprenticeship education with Northern Lakes College and learn from field-experienced tradespeople so you are ready to hit the ground running. Start your carpenter trade certification today!

Have you always enjoyed working with tools? Consider a career as a carpenter, a field that is in high demand. This hands-on carpentry program will give you the skills and theory you need to succeed when you write the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training theory and practical exams. Pre-Employment students are NOT required to be registered with AIT.

The SIIT Home Builder program is a 16-week program designed to prepare Indigenous people who are interested in a career path as a Carpenter. The program provides students with experience of building a complete home, from the ground up. The program will develop the basic skills needed for entry-level work in residential or commercial construction.

Carpenters build and repair a vast array of structures made of wood, wood-substitutes and other materials. They assemble and erect forms for concrete, wood and metal frame construction and use plans and instruments to prepare for excavating and shoring. Structural Building and Repair: from this Program Carpenter Apprenticeship Students learn to construct and repair a range of structures, including residential homes, commercial buildings, and other wood-based constructions.

The Apprenticeship Carpenter program is designed to train apprentices to construct, erect and repair buildings and other structures made of wood, wood substitutes, steel, and other materials. Due to the nature of the work of the carpenter, it is imperative that safety be taught on a continuous basis throughout this program. This program outline is based on the NWT/Alberta Carpenter Apprenticeship Course Outline (2007) issued by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT). The goal of apprenticeship training is to develop competent journeypersons through a combination of on-the-job and technical training. The Apprenticeship Carpenter Program at Aurora College provides all four levels of technical training.

Programs open for applications are listed on the right hand side of this page as an “Apply Now” button. To find out if this program will be offered near you in the future, please contact your local Career Centre. This program equips students with the skills needed to begin entry-level work as a framer. Framers interpret blueprints, specifications and codes, lay-out, construct, sheath, and erect floor, wall and roof systems to build houses and other wood buildings.