Program Description

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Remodeling and Construction

Students interested in working with hand and power tools and who want to learn skills they can use on-the-job or in their own home should consider this program.  Emphasis is placed on both rough and finished carpentry with introductions to plumbing, masonry and residential wiring.  Working in the lab, students will learn by constructing with their hands in order to build a strong foundation for a career in the building trades.  Completers have entered apprenticeships, entered two-year and four-year college programs in Construction Technology, Construction Management, Surveying and Architecture, started their own construction businesses or worked as building and property maintenance personnel, as well as carpenters for contractors and builders.
COURSE: Remodeling and Construction
GRADE LEVEL: 10, 11, 12
SCHOOL: Kent
LENGTH: One or two years
CREDIT at Kent:
Level I - Tech Theory 1; Lab 2. 
Level II - Tech Theory 1; Lab 1, Externship 1.
CREDIT at Woodridge: Tech Theory 2; Lab 1.
DESCRIPTION:
If you like the idea of working with hand and power tools and want to learn skills that you can use on the job or in your own home, take a look at this program.  You’ll get a good foundation for a career in one of the building trades where completers have entered apprenticeships in carpentry, plumbing, electricity and masonry.  Eventually, you may work your way up to being a general contractor, construction supervisor, property manager or a building inspector.  There’s a lot of new construction and remodeling going on in the area, and this program could open a door to your future.
PROGRAM TIME
GENERAL WORKING CONDITIONS
  • One or two years (combined junior and senior)
  • Three periods daily
  • Involves working both indoors and outdoors
  • Involves working with tools and equipment
  • Involves planning and designing
  • Involves measuring
  • Involves standing, walking, balancing, stepping and crawling
  • Involves medium lifting, up to ninety pounds

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
HELPFUL BACKGROUND
  • Basic carpentry and basic plumbing
  • Residential wiring
  • Basic masonry (brick and block laying)
  • Basic math and measuring
  • Blueprint reading
  • Cabinet and countertop installation
  • General science
  • Industrial arts, i.e., woodworking and drafting
  • General math
  • English and speech
YOUTH LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION
  
  • Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA)