College Certificate in Carpentry and Renovation Techniques
London, Canada
Certificate
DURATION
30 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Fanshawe College’s Carpentry and Renovation Techniques is a one-year college certificate that teaches blueprint reading, building code, construction methods, building materials, tools, and jobsite safety. You’ll progress from building layout to residential framing and complete hands-on carpentry and renovation projects, learning footings through roof framing and power-tool operation. Graduates can enter the workforce or apply to year two of the Carpentry and Renovations Technician programme.
Career Outcomes: Fanshawe highlights career opportunities in residential and commercial construction. Roles include Apprentice Carpenter, Construction Framer, and Renovator; you can assist or lead renovation, framing, trim, flooring, tile, and site safety, minor plumbing.
Carpentry and Renovation Techniques is a one-year college certificate program that takes students from a building layout to the completion of a residential construction project. Students will become knowledgeable on blueprint reading, building code, and construction methods. Graduates have the option to use the techniques they learned to enter the workforce or continue with their education.
Your Learning Experience
The Carpentry Techniques program takes students from building layout, through the completion of framing for a residential construction project. Students will gain the required knowledge with respect to blueprint reading, building code, construction methods, building materials, tools and job site safety in an interactive classroom environment. Students will then apply their skills in a variety of hands-on carpentry courses. In addition to new construction, students will apply their experiences to a variety of renovation projects.
The program provides training in the skills required for an on-site general carpenter and construction worker, including the safe operation and maintenance of hand, portable, and stationary power tools. Students learn the layout and construction of a residential building from footings through roof framing. Emphasis is placed on developing and practicing the hands-on skills needed in the field.
Graduates from this program can take the techniques they learned to the workforce or they can apply to enter the second year of the Carpentry and Renovations Technician program.
CIP Code: 46.0201
Level 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- Drawings & Takeoff-Intro
- Materials & Methods 1
- Computer Applications
- Forming & Framing
- Tools-Intro
Level 2
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- Reason & Writing 1-Technology
- Framing Methods
- Materials & Methods 2
- Construction Takeoff & Ordering
- Canadian Residential Building History
- Graphic Communication
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to
1. Identify and use strategies to enhance work performance and continue learning to keep pace with industry changes.
2. Identify and adhere to established health and safety practices that apply to specific job sites, by current legislation and regulations.
3. Perform building construction and renovation tasks in compliance with contracts, the Ontario and/or National Building Codes, applicable laws and the industry’s ethical practices.
4. Work by established sustainability practices.
5. Communicate and collaborate with diverse clients, supervisors and tradespersons to complete projects on time and to maintain effective working relationships.
6. Assist with maintaining accurate project documents and use computer technologies to support building construction and renovation projects.
7. Solve on-site trade-related building and renovation problems by applying principles of basic technical mathematics and building science.
8. Select, maintain and safely operate hand tools, and portable and stationary power tools, to efficiently complete building construction and renovation tasks.
9. Assist with the completion of building and renovation stages, from site layout and footings to the application of interior and exterior finishes, according to specifications.
10. Assist in the preparation of material estimations according to building construction and renovation project documents.
Graduates of Fanshawe’s Carpentry and Renovation Techniques program can pursue a career across many industries, including residential and commercial construction. Assist or lead in renovation construction projects for interior or exterior renovation projects.
Did you know Fanshawe consistently ranks high in graduate employment rates among large colleges in Ontario?
Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Carpentry and Renovation Techniques program:
Apprentice Carpenter
Assist the lead carpenter in carrying out tasks such as framing, drywall, flooring, trim, tile, and more.
Construction Framer
Responsible for supporting the structural execution of custom homes and larger renovation projects while aligning with building practices.
Renovator
Assist or lead renovation projects such as framing, drywall, trim work, flooring, tile, and minor plumbing and electrical as well for bathrooms, kitchens, basements & more.
