Pre-Employment Carpentry - Prairie West Regional CollegeCarpentry Education in CanadaCarpentry and Woodworking Programs -- Community College Programs
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Pre-Employment Carpentry - Prairie West Regional College Prairie West Regional College, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST), offers a Pre-Employment Carpentry program geared towards providing students with the knowledge and skills in basic carpentry to pursue entry-level employment and/or an apprenticeship in carpentry. The Program will be 'delivered through hands on work in the shop combined with some classroom theory,' and the 'low student/instructor ratio provides time for individual assistance as needed.' Upon successful completion of the Program, graduates will receive a SIAST Certificate and will be eligible for advanced credit towards an apprenticeship program. An apprenticeship 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. A journeyperson is an individual who has earned the standards of practice of his/her trade, typically via the completion of an apprenticeship. 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 the trade. Career-wise, carpenters are usually employed in various aspects of the construction industry often working on commercial/industrial, maintenance, or residential projects. Some may also pursue jobs in the wood and wood products manufacturing industries. Common employers include construction companies, furniture and cabinet manufacturers, general contractors, and residential and ICI sectors. Some carpenters may prefer to become self-employment 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 basement cribbing, exterior and/or interior finishing, flooring, form and/or frame construction, or stair construction, among others. To be eligible for admission to the Pre-Employment program, applicants must either have completed Grade 10 or GED 12. Prospective applicants must include official transcripts for Grade 10 or GED 12 along with their completed College application.
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