Qualification Standards:

A)     Job Application

B)     Minimum Age: 18

C)     Education: High School Diploma

D)     Interview with standard questions that will be the same for each candidate

i.      Carpentry Experience - Previous positions have scope of responsibility and control that prepares them to be a carpenter. Need not match scope of carpentry.

ii.      Accomplishments - Performs assigned tasks well, delivers reliable,

 high-quality results.

iii.      Team Style – Works well with others, accepts valid criticism, & etc…

iv.      Background Test and References

v.      Basic Carpenter Test – Union Online Test sent to candidates during

interview.

E)     Cognitive Test:  Truity  - This is an additional method of learning the 

candidate/not a minimum, but is scored and compared with other candidates

F)    Physical: Negative Drug Test and Carpenters Physical Demand   

Performance Based Training Classes 

A.  General Knowledge

·         Industry Orientation

·         Tools and Materials

1.        Care, cleaning, and safe use of tools, measuring devices and woodworking machinery

a.        Portable Power/Powder Actuated Tools

b.        Stationary Power Tools I

2.        Identifying trade materials and their uses

·         Construction Layout I 

325-500

B.   Form Building

1.        Building and placing straight concrete forms; irregular

concrete forms; concrete forms for footings, stairways, floor, walls, columns

2.        Stripping and salvaging forms for re-use

·         Joist Framing & Layout

·         Wall Layout, Plating & Detailing Walls

·         Truss Roof Framing

·         Gable Roof Framing

·         Hip & Intersecting Roof Framing

Patios & Decks

Stair Framing 12.5 and Installation 20

·         Footing Forms

Foundation/Slab-on-Grade Forms

·         Wall Forms

·         Columns, Beams, and Girders

·         Stair Forms

·         Trenching and Excavating

·         Reinforcing Concrete

780-1200

C.   Rough Framing

Framing floors, walls, roofs, stairs, scaffolding - on both houses

and heavy construction. Materials: Ceramic Tile, Terrazzo, Carpet, Wood Flooring, VCT Flooring

1.        Laying out mud sills or plates for anchoring

2.        Placing girders or beams

3.        Installing sills

4.        Placing and bracing grader posts

5.        Installing and bridging floor joists

6.        Laying out stair well

7.        Laying sub-floors

8.        Laying out story-poles

9.        Constructing, installing, and bracing wall frames

10.      Trimming for openings

11.      Framing and placing ceiling joists

12.      Framing roofs; laying roof decking

13.      Roof covering (if in keeping with area practice)

14.      Building and erecting scaffolding

15.   Using builder’s level

780-1200

D.  Layout

1.        Batter boards

2.        Partitions

3.        Door and Windows

4.        Box-out in concrete wals

5.        Stairs

6.        Roofs

325-500

E.   Interior Finish

1.        Fitting, sanding, installing doors and windows

2.        Applying interior door, ceiling and window trim

3.        Applying hardware and fittings to interior of building,

doors and windows

4.        Applying baseboards and moldings

5.        Applying interior trim

6.        Constructing and setting cupboards, cabinets, wardrobes, Countertop Installation and Solid Surface Installation

7.        Shelving & Misc. Fixtures

8.        Constructing and setting stairwork

9.        Preparing sub-floor and applying finished wood flooring

10.  Laying other types of finished flooring (in keeping with the

carpenter craft and prevailing area practices)

975-1500

F.   Interior Installation/Acoustics and Drywall

1.        Ceilings - Laying out, cutting, assembling and installing

materials and component pars:

a.        Hangers, channels, furring and backing boards

b.        Bars: main tees, cross tees, splines

c.        Stiffeners and braces

d.        Ceiling angles or moldings

e.        Finish ceiling materials

2.        Walls and Partitions - Laying out, cutting, assembling,

erecting, applying materials and component parts:

a.        Drywall installation on metal framing

b.        Paneling

c.        Cabinet installation

d.        Floor and ceiling runners

e.        Studs (wood and metal), stiffeners, bracing, fireblocking

f.         Resilient and furring channels

g.        Laying out, framing, enclosing vents, light wells, other openings

h.        Wall angles and moldings

i.         Soffit work

j.         Studless and laminated installations

k.        Thermal and sound insulation

l.         Backing and finish materials

m.      Fire proofing columns, beams chases

650-1000

G.  OUTSIDE FINISHING

1.        Putting on insulation board or housewrap for all types of

2.        walls (if in keeping with area practice)

3.        Laying-out and installing door frames and jambs

4.        Laying-out and installing window frames

5.        Fitting and sanding doors and windows

6.        Applying exterior door and window trim and hardware

7.        Applying insulation (if in keeping with area practice)

8.        Cutting and installing water tables

9.        Constructing and applying all types of cornice and soffit

10.  Finishing gable ends

11.  Constructing verge or bargeboards

12.  Installing gutters (if in keeping with area practice)

13.  Constructing and setting columns

14.  Constructing and setting newels and railings

15.  Constructing porches and entrance canopies

16.  Applying outside wall coverings (in keeping with area practice)

17.  Laying out, constructing, and setting louvers

18.  Installing other exterior trim

19.  Applying all hardware and fittings to outside of building

520-800

H.      Welding & Cutting

1.        Welding as it applies to the trade

2.        Conducting oxyacetylene cutting operations

3.        Safety

I.         Metal Framing I

Material/Fasteners Identification Metal Framing Layout

J.        Metal Framing II

Floor Joists, Decks, & Walls

Ceiling Joists, Trusses, & Rafters

Metal Stairs

325-500

K.   Plastics and Resilients

1.        Knowing various types of materials and their uses

2.     Laying out, cutting, welding, installing

195-300

L.        Hazardous Materials (Optional)

1.        Asbestos abatement

2.        Handling and disposing of other hazardous materials

65-100

Miscellaneous

1.        Safety

2.        Rigging and signaling

3.        Ensuring conformity of design and materials blueprint,

4.        plans and specifications

5.        Building walkways

6.        Erecting shoring

7.        Building sheds

8.        Building weather protection devices and structures

9.     Erecting fencing

10.  Insulation & Sound Control

260-400

TOTAL MINIMUM HOURS   5200

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Related Instruction

Onsite Classes

First Aid/CPR I

First Aid/CPR II

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Online Classes

Blueprint Reading Residential - Commercial

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Math I

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OSHA - 10/Construction Safety

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Fall Protection 

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Classroom Studies

Introduction to Carpentry

. Computer Technology

. Interior Construction I

. Vocational Physical Training I

. Vocational Physical Training II

. Vocational Physical Training III

. Residential Carpentry

. Hand Tools

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Workshop

. Carpentry and Construction

. Construction Materials

. Hand Tools

. Power Tools

. Construction Equipment, Job Site Safety and Working Conditions

. Building Design and Print reading

. Foundation and Outdoor Slab Construction

. Floor, Wall, and Ceiling Frame Construction

. Roof Frame Construction

. Energy Conservation: Energy Auditing and Construction Methods

. Exterior Finish

. Interior Finish

. Stairway Construction

. Heavy Wood Construction

Total Minimum Hours = 576