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Carpentry
Pre-Employment
t. 867.668.8760
st@yukoncollege.yk.ca
Credential: PRE-EMPLOYMENT
CERTIFICATE
Credits: vocational program
Duration: 20 weeks
Program Overview
The objective of this program is to
provide students with:
• Theoretical trade knowledge which
together with hands on shop
experience will enable students
to go on to train for employment
as capable and knowledgeable
apprentices and entry-level workers
in the trade.
• Acquisition of safety skills and
awareness.
• Ability to apply mathematical
concepts to the Carpentry trade.
Admission Requirements
• Math 10 (Applications, Principles,
Apprenticeship and Workplace or
Foundations and Pre-Calculus) and
English 10; OR
• Mature Student Status with
acceptable scores on College
Assessments or the GED® test;
OR
• pass Level A Trades Entrance exam
Other Requirements
• good physical condition
• good hand/eye co-ordination
• suitable work clothes and steel-toed
work shoes
General Outcomes
• Job safety skills and awareness.
• Acquired practical hands-on
experience with a variety of
stationary and portable power tools.
• A good knowledge base for an
entry-level position in the job force.
• Completion of the theoretical
requirements for Level 1 of the
Carpentry Apprenticeship program,
the opportunity to write the first
year Apprenticeship Exam and
570 hours towards the student’s
apprenticeship, (pending approval
of employer and Apprenticeship
Board).
Required Courses:
CARP 100: Worksite Safety
CARP 101: Hand Tools and Building Supplies
CARP 102: Portable Power Tools and Levels
CARP 103: Stationary Power Tools
CARP 104: Floor Construction
CARP 105: Wall Construction
CARP 106: Roof Construction
CARP 107: Blueprint Reading
CARP 112: Site and Materials Preparation
CARP 113: Residential/Commercial Foundations
CARP 114: Scaffolds and Rigging
CARP 001: Review for Level 1 Apprentice exam
FA 003: First Aid and CPR
PAT 001: Powder-Actuated Tools
WHMS 001: Workplace Hazardous Material
Information Systems
Graduation Requirements
In order to graduate, students must
successfully complete all courses in
the program and maintain an overall
“C” average (70%). Graduates of
the program will receive a Yukon
College certificate. Students may also
be offered technical credit towards
a Yukon apprenticeship and the
opportunity to write the Carpentry
Apprenticeship Level 1 (first-year)
exam.
Carpentry
Apprenticeship
Advanced Education,
Government of Yukon
t. 867.667.5298
toll free 1.800.661.0408 ext. 5298
Credential: APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING
Credits: varies
Duration: eight weeks
Carpentry Apprentice levels
Carpentry Apprentice Training Levels I,
II, III and IV are eight-week programs
offered through YTG Department
of Advanced Education at Yukon
College in the Winter term of each year.
Students must be registered apprentices
to attend these programs. Student must
apply through the Yukon Government
Apprenticeship Branch.
Check our website for course descriptions
www.yukoncollege.yk.ca
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Ayamdigut Campus toll free: 1.800.661.0504 Admissions: 867.668.8710 Yukon College 2012/13