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Course
Description:
This
program prepares students to enter the building trades industry with marketable
skills.
This three-year program encompasses all phases of residential
construction.
The student
will gain knowledge in the following areas:
1) basic building materials
2) blueprint reading
3) brick and block laying
4) rough framing
5) door and window installation
6) drywall hanging and finishing
7) stair construction
8)
roofing and siding
9) finish trim applications, and
10) basic principles of
wiring and plumbing.
First-year
students learn how to safely operate hand and power tools.
They acquire the fundamental skills and theory behind laying brick and
block.
The students also receive introductory lessons in framing, roofing and
siding in the lab, along with related theory.
Students study the different building materials used today and math
skills related to the construction industry.
In
the second year, students begin with floor framing and proceed to wall, ceiling
and roof framing.
Students learn by working on individual projects and then incorporating
these skills in larger group projects.
This provides training to work as a team, similar to that of a
construction job site.
The second-year student will be able to layout and construct stairs,
install doors and windows and correctly apply roofing material.
The students also learn how to read blueprints, specifications and detail
drawings in order to determine dimensions and materials to use in building
projects.
Students also learn cost estimating and material selection techniques.
Third-year
students receive job-site experience through our cooperative education program
or by participating in community-based construction projects.
The students in Construction Trades have been very active constructing or
renovating various buildings throughout Erie County.
Prospective
students should have mechanical aptitude, coordination, stamina, physical
strength, manual dexterity, mechanical dexterity and no fear of heights.
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