Construction Trades Courses

Construction Welding 1 Semester Long

This course is designed for students who want to learn basic construction welding skills and be introduced to career opportunities within the construction industry that require employees to have training in welding. The two welding processes covered are Oxyacetylene Welding and Gas Tungsten Arc (TIG) Welding. Topics include: safety, setup of equipment, metal transfer, shielding gases, and welding ferrous and nonferrous metals. Lab experience will provide for skill development in these areas. Students will also complete construction career exploration activities such as tours of construction job sites and trade union apprenticeship facilities.

Construction Welding 2 Semester Long

This course is designed for students who want to continue learning basic construction welding skills and be introduced to career opportunities within the construction industry that require employees to have training in welding. The two welding processes covered are: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) or stick and Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG). Topics include: safety, setup of equipment, electrode selection, metal transfer, shielding gases, and welding ferrous and nonferrous metals. Lab experience will provide for skill development in these areas. Students will also complete construction career exploration activities such as tours of construction job sites and trade union apprenticeship facilities.

Construction Welding 3 Semester Long

This course is designed for students to expand their construction welding skills and to gain a deeper understanding in their material selection based on the type and purpose of the weld being completed. Students will review and show mastery of the processes of welding 1 and 2. The students will identify the purpose of a weld and the material and utilize one of the three welds they learned in Construction welding 1 and 2 to complete projects.

Building Construction Trades 1 & 2 Semester Long

The purpose of this course is twofold. First the course will build an understanding of the construction trades to create skillful and knowledgeable construction consumers. Secondly, this course will prepare students to possibly enter an apprenticeship in one of the building trades of the construction industry.

This course will further develop and build basic skills in the areas of carpentry, tile and others as time permits. Students will be able to identify and demonstrate safe usage of hand and power tools pertinent to each of the trades introduced. Measurement and workplace math calculations will be incorporated. An overview of the construction trades, work expectations and career opportunities will be incorporated.

Building Construction Trades 3 Semester Long

This course will allow students who have taken Construction Trades 1 and 2 to continue to develop their skills by engaging in more complex projects. Students will learn about constructing a small building and engage in teams to complete the projects.