Pre Apprenticeship Carpentry

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This unique Pre-apprenticeship program prepares students to enter the exciting, dynamic profession of Carpentry. This program incorporates an Academic Upgrading portion which will be delivered online or blended, with courses unique to each student. Theory will be assessed through tests and exams, while performance-based outcomes will be assessed in the lab. Students will each participate in an 8-week, 200-hour, trade-appropriate work placement which may be used for apprenticeship hours. Graduates are eligible to challenge the period one examination administered through Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training. Our enthusiastic, experienced instructors integrate individual learning needs and imaginative, innovative classroom and lab experiences.

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Career Potential
Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry prepares students for direct entry into employment and/or further studies.

Admission Requirements

Completion of English Language Arts 10-2 and Math 10-3, OR
The completion of Portage College’s COMM 300 and Math 300 courses

Students who do not meet the admission requirements contact Student Services regarding opportunities for placement testing. Students will need to submit an application to the program to start this process.

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Program Start/End Dates
August 29, 2024 - June 20, 2025

Fall Term: Upgrading

Winter Term: Trades Training

Spring Term: Placement

Application Deadline:

August 15, 2024

Location
Lac La Biche Campus

Delivery
Blended

Tuition	$10,700.00
Student Association Fee	$233.40
Technology Fee	$165.42
Recreation Fee	$109.14
Total	$11,207.96

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$708.36

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Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry

BUILDING MATERIALS

Course ID: CARP145

Name: BUILDING MATERIALS

Hours: 9

Credits: .50

This course will provide information on carpentry materials such as solid wood, manufactured products and concrete and the properties of these materials.
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TRAINING SYSTEMS (CSTS)

Course ID: CONT120

Name: CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TRAINING SYSTEMS (CSTS)

Hours: 4.5

Credits: 0

This program is offered through a Multimedia Interactive Video CD-ROM Computer system designed to give students some basic training for working in a large construction site, with the emphasis being on safety, students are tested on what they have been taught. The training is done individually and takes an average of 4.5 hours to complete. This Alberta Construction Safety Association program is divided into 12 lessons of various health and safety topics.
DIVERSITY AWARENESS

Course ID: DIAW101

Name: DIVERSITY AWARENESS

Hours: 3

Credits: 0

This introductory course is designed to allow the learner to develop an appreciation of the value of diversity within our culture. A unique combination of video and animation sets the path of exploration through a fictitious company. The interactive learning environment is designed for learner engagement and participation.
ESTIMATING & PLANS

Course ID: CARP170

Name: ESTIMATING & PLANS

Hours: 64

Credits: 4

Students will be introduced to sketching and drawing using instruments and geometry, orthographic projections and learn how to use mathematical applications in relation to carpentry.
FLOOR FRAME

Course ID: CARP165

Name: FLOOR FRAME

Hours: 20

Credits: 1

This course will give students the knowledge to identity and design floor frame layouts and systems.
FOUNDATION

Course ID: CARP160

Name: FOUNDATION

Hours: 28

Credits: 2

This course will provide students with basic fundamentals of building foundations.
HAND & POWER TOOLS

Course ID: CARP150

Name: HAND & POWER TOOLS

Hours: 39

Credits: 4

This 39 hour course will focus on the proper use of hand and power tools in the carpentry industry.
SAFETY

Course ID: CARP175

Name: SAFETY

Hours: 1

Credits: 18

This course will provide information on legislation, regulation and practices of safety procedures used in the workplace.
STANDARD FIRST AID/LEVEL A CPR

Course ID: FAID070

Name: STANDARD FIRST AID/LEVEL A CPR

Hours: 16

Credits: 0

This course provides comprehensive First Aid & CPR techniques for those who want more knowledge to respond to emergencies in the home or workplace until medical aid arrives. A variety of topics are covered from basic first aid such as cardiovascular and breathing emergencies, CPR Level A, prevention of disease transmission, artificial respiration, how to help someone whom is choking, how to deal with shock and unconsciousness, severe bleeding, head and spinal injuries, fractures of the upper and lower limbs and CPR for adult and youth casualties.
SHOP

Course ID: CARP180

Name: SHOP

Hours: 210

Credits: 7

This course will allow students to demonstrate knowledge and skills with proper safety procedures using common tools and equipment in the carpentry trade.
SITE PREPARATION & BUILDING LAYOUT

Course ID: CARP155

Name: SITE PREPARATION & BUILDING LAYOUT

Hours: 5

Credits: .50

This course discusses the principals of site preparation and gives students the knowledge they will need to understand building layouts.

We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.