A Carpenter performs all work in connection with the assembly and erection of falsework and forms for concrete, wood and metal frame construction, and installs interior and exterior finishing metals for residential, commercial and instructional projects, while conforming to plans and specifications and local building codes. Theoretical and practical instruction is provided through a variety of projects and you will spend approximately 70 per cent of your time in practical skills development, building a construction project from start to lockup stage.

Admission Prerequisites

• Provide transcripts indicating Grade 10 level completion that includes: Grade 10 English and Grade 10 Math (Applications or Principles) with 67 per cent (C+) or higher in both; or

• Complete successfully a Trades Assessment in Reading Comprehension, Number Operations, Problem Solving, and Mechanical Reasoning; and

• Attend a mandatory orientation session.

Campus Locations

Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, North Peace Secondary School

Starts September

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