Carpentry Pre-Employment Certificate - New Brunswick Community CollegeCarpentry Education in CanadaCarpentry and Woodworking Programs -- Community College Programs
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Carpentry Pre-Employment Certificate - New Brunswick Community College New Brunswick Community College's 1-year, full-time Carpentry Pre-Employment Certificate program provides students with the 'entry-level knowledge and skills in core subjects and practical experience' required to pursue employment in the carpentry trade. Among the major topics to be covered are blueprint reading, building regulations, forms and frames, site layout, standards, trade-related mathematics, use and care of manual, power, and stationary tools and equipment, wood, wood and non-wood products, work safety, including First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). The Program will also have a work experience component. Graduates may pursue employment, career advancement, and/or further training in carpentry or related areas. Career-wise, carpenters are most often employed in the construction industry working on various commercial/industrial, maintenance, and/or residential projects. Common employers include construction companies, furniture and cabinet manufacturers, general contractors, and residential and ICI sectors. Some carpenters may prefer to become self-employed and/or establish their own companies. The precise work a carpenter performs on any given project is determined by the specific requirements of that project. Some carpenters, though, specialize in one or a limited number of tasks demanded of their craft. For example, some carpenters may focus on basements, exterior and/or interior finishing, flooring, form and/or frame construction, or stair construction, among others. Individuals who aspire to advance their careers in carpentry may be interested in pursuing further educational opportunities to refine and enhance their abilities, particularly via an apprenticeship. The latter is a method of learning a trade through a combination of periods of in-class, technical/theoretical education and periods of paid, on-the-job training. During the latter portions of an apprenticeship, the student (apprentice) will work, in an indentured capacity, under the direction of a certified, journeyperson member of the trade one is learning, for a specific period of time. A journeyperson is an individual who has earned the standards of practice of his/her trade. Graduates of the Carpentry Pre-Employment Certificate may qualify for advanced credits towards their respective apprenticeships. The advantage of completing an apprenticeship is not only that one acquires in-depth knowledge and skills in a trade but also that, within the latter, one's career opportunities and salary potential are normally increased. Furthermore, once an individual has obtained journeyperson status, he/she may be eligible to have his/her certification as such endorsed by the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program (Red Seal). The latter enables the journeyperson to practice his/her trade throughout Canada, provided the trade is designated in that locale, without undergoing further examinations. Carpenters who earn journeyperson status may, after obtaining several years of experience beyond an apprenticeship, become educators, supervisors, and/or trainers of their trade. The College advises students who are interested in an apprenticeship program or for further information regarding apprenticeship and trade certification to contact their local Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification Branch. To be eligible for admission to the Carpentry Pre-Employment Certificate program, applicants must have a 'High School Diploma or Adult High School Diploma or GED Diploma of High School Equivalency.' Carpentry is a physically demanding profession and thus the College suggests that applicants be fit and able 'to work under the conditions established on construction sites.' For instance, physically, carpenters will usually have to be able to balance on scaffolds, crouch, kneel, and stand for prolonged periods of time, have manual dexterity and mental nimbleness, and lift in excess of 25 kilograms.
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