Residential Maintenance Carpenter Assistant
This pathway prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to keep a building functioning, and to service a variety of structures including commercial and industrial buildings and mobile homes. Includes instruction in the basic maintenance and repair skills required to service building systems, such as air conditioning, heating, plumbing, electrical, major appliances, and other mechanical systems.
A Construction Scholar will become postsecondary ready after successful completion of 1 of the following:
KDE approved Industry Certification
KDE approved Dual Credit Course aligned to the CTE Pathway
Construction Technology students will develop communication and leadership skills through the career and technical student organization, SkillsUSA.
Pathway Course Sequence
Grade level: 9-12
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: None
This course covers required safety practices in the shop and workplace; identification and use of hand tools used in the construction trades; identification of construction materials; interpretation of blueprints and/or drawings; and exposure to various mechanical and structural systems in a residential structure.
Grade level: 10-12
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Introduction to Building Construction Technology
This course covers the basic aspects of framing, roofing, window, door, and stair maintenance. The student will receive training in the proper use of ladders and in the handling and storage of building materials.
Grade level: 11-12
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Residential Maintenance Carpentry
This course covers the basic aspects of electric theory, wire and cables, fixtures and devices, and troubleshooting and maintenance wiring.
Grade level: 11-12
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Residential Maintenance Carpentry
This course covers the basic aspects of maintaining various heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems in residential buildings.
Grade level: 11-12
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Residential Maintenance Carpentry
This course covers the basic aspects of maintaining various heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems in residential buildings.
Grade level: 12
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Residential Maintenance Carpentry
This course covers the basic aspects of clearing blocked drains, repairing leaks, repair and replacement of residential plumbing fixtures, and working with copper, plastic, and steel pipes.
Grade level: 12
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Meet Fusion WBL Program Criteria
Cooperative Education for CTE courses provide supervised work site experience related to the student's identified career pathway. A student must be enrolled in an approved capstone course during the same school year that the co-op experience is completed. Students who participate receive a salary for these experiences, in accordance with local, state and federal minimum wage requirements.
Elective Course
Grade level: 12
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Meet Fusion WBL Program Criteria
Cooperative Education for CTE courses provide supervised work site experience related to the student's identified career pathway. A student must be enrolled in an approved capstone course during the same school year that the co-op experience is completed. Students who participate receive a salary for these experiences, in accordance with local, state and federal minimum wage requirements.
Industry Certification Opportunities
OSHA 10
AND
National Center for Construction Education Research (NCCER) - Core Curriculum
AND
Choose 1 NCCER:
Construction Carpentry Level 1
Electrical Technician Level 1
HVAC Level 1
Plumbing Level 1