What You'll Learn

• Learn to safely use many different hand and power tools.
• To frame walls with steel or wood.
• Interpret blueprints and specifications.
• Build stairs, frame roofs, install doors & windows.
• Learn scaffold erection and concrete form building.
• Use the latest electronic surveying instruments.
• Work with wood, plastics, concrete, metals, gypsum, and various fiber composite products.

Career Settings

• Work in many different phases of a construction project or specialize in one area.
• Build homes, schools, shopping centers, factories, hotels and other public and private buildings.
• Work for a variety of construction contractors.
• Become self-employed.
• Advance on the job to foreman and job superintendent.

Potential Employers

• Greiner Construction
• Frana & Sons, Inc.
• CECO Concrete Construction
• J & K Builders
• Kraus Anderson
• McGough Construction

Additional Benefits

• Learn from experienced instructors who teach in a "hands-on" environment.
• Work in the largest trade group in the construction industry.
• Start employment with an established knowledge of the tools and materials used in the trade.
• Become familiar with job site safety and safe working practices.