24 Carpentry Preparatory Programs in Canada

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George Brown’s two-year Carpentry and Renovation Technician program is designed to prepare you for employment in the renovation and light construction field. You will learn practical hands-on skills in carpentry, construction site safety, and renovations, along with the business skills to succeed in the renovation industry.

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The Construction Techniques certificate program at Conestoga is a one-year program that provides students with a foundation for entering the trades.

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.

Students engage in a variety of classroom and shop activities. Theoretical principles of construction are learned in the classroom, while the majority of the time is spent in the shop where students learn and gain mastery of practical carpentry skills. Early activities include the fabrication of small projects where students learn safe practices, proper tool use and fundamental construction techniques. Gradually, students build structures of increased complexity that simulate real-world construction scenarios. Students learn to lay out buildings and to construct concrete formwork, floors, walls, roofs, and stairs in compliance with BC Building Code standards.

There are career-building opportunities in this skilled trade for people who enjoy working with their hands and take pride in a job well done. Loyalist College students, with the Diploma in Carpentry and Renovation Technician, practice green and sustainable building methods as they work through construction and or renovation projects.

There are career-building opportunities in this skilled trade for people who enjoy working with their hands and take pride in a job well done. Loyalist College students, with the Certificate in Carpentry and Renovation Techniques, practice green and sustainable building methods as they work through construction and or renovation projects.

In just 28 weeks, you’ll put craftsmanship to good use by gaining hands-on experience and the skills you need to enter the construction and renovation sector. You’ll develop a basic understanding of how to plan, estimate, manage, and deliver a typical renovation project, including courses on welding and framing. You’ll gain practical experience working with interior and exterior applications in the carpentry shop.

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.

The Carpentry and Renovation Technician two-year college diploma program combines in-class learning with two cooperative education work terms. Students will learn the skills to handle tools, read blueprints, material methods, and construction practices. Graduates will also gain advanced skills in leadership and management through the study and application of quantity surveying, estimating, small business operation, scheduling, and property development.

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 ten-week Construction Worker Preparation program is delivered at trade shops in Regina, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, and 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 earn 300 hours of trade time credit toward an apprenticeship in Carpentry.

The two-year Heritage Carpentry and Joinery Ontario College Diploma program provides you with skills and knowledge related to the preservation, renovation, and restoration of historical architecture. Absorb the traditions of old-world craftsmanship through both theory and practice. Experience more than 950 hours of hands-on learning during the program. You graduate with skills that set you apart from graduates of other carpentry programs.

The Aboriginal Construction Program provides an opportunity to gain skills and knowledge that give a head start in the construction industry with the benefit of learning coastal First Nations construction history and methods. Developed in consultation with the coastal First Nation's communities this program is designed for aboriginal learners with components that include recognition of cultural issues regarding education and traditional construction as well as skills development in areas such as mathematics and communications.