CONST 106 Basic Carpentry Skills
Introduces basic tools of the trades with a focus on carpentry and provides hands-on experience in the proper techniques for safe use of various hand and power tools as well as their correct care, maintenance and storage. Participants will learn how to set up an efficient work station, how various parts of a structure are framed up, and the basic principles of electric power and how that relates to employing proper electrical connections when using power tools. Students will be drilled on essential hands-on skills needed to pass entry assessments for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters carpentry apprenticeship program.