YYC Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Training Program

This course covers the following:

• Academic Upgrading which includes:
  • English and Communication Skills
  • Math and Science Fundamentals
• Pre-Apprentice Carpentry Theory
• Applied Skills Development Training/ SAIT Pre-Apprenticeship Hands-On Training:

• Demonstrate an understanding of worksite safety practices on residential and commercial job sites.
• Demonstrate awareness of safe work practices, and explain their personal safety responsibilities in keeping workplaces safe.
• Identify common tools used in carpentry trades and describe their applications.
• Demonstrate safe use of basic hand and power tools used in the carpentry trade.
• Extract relevant information from basic drawings and designs.
• Interpret and apply the information in basic drawings to complete a project.
• Demonstrate woodworking skills including measuring, cutting, fastening, and finishing.
• Understand and explain the design and building processes for floor, wall, and roof framing.
• Demonstrate awareness of different building materials and their applications.
• Describe considerations for working with different types of wood and materials.
• Plan, prepare, and complete woodworking projects.
• Demonstrate fundamental applied woodwork skills through projects such as:
  • Residential floor, roof, and wall frame.
  • Internal drywall, decorating, and finishing.
  • External siding and shingling.

• Basic Computer Skills
• Safety Training

• Standard First Aid Training
• WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems) 2015
• H2S Alive
• Construction Safety Training System CSTS-09
• Confined Space Entry
• Fall Protection
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods

• Employment Preparation:

• Communication, workplace integration and employment preparation
• Occupational English & communication
• Life & work management skills
• Occupational health & safety
• General employment preparation

• Work Experience with the Industry

• Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• 18 years old and older
• Unemployed or marginally employed due to limited essential skills and occupational language skills, lack of knowledge of Canadian employment practices and lack of Canadian experience
• Eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) or Income Support, as assessed by Alberta Government/ Advanced Education
• Physically fit and capable of working long shifts
• Class 5 driver’s license is an asset
• Minimum Canadian Language Benchmark 5
• Strong interest in establishing a career in the plumbing trade
• Good interpersonal relationship skills
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• Indoors and outdoors
• Construction sites
• Repair or maintenance work in:
  • Residential
  • Commercial
  • Institutional structures

• Apprentice Carpenter
• Apprentice Carpenter-Joiner
• Construction Carpenter
• Maintenance Carpenter
• Plant Carpenter
• Floor Systems Carpenter
• Building Carpenter
• Maintenance Carpenter Foreman/woman
• Finishing-Carpenter Foreman/woman
• Carpentry Contractor/Supervisor