Located at Wadsworth High School

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What you'll do in Carpentry:

*Build barns (storage sheds) in the junior year and learn the basics.

*Work with a carpenter to estimate materials.

*Build a house and hone your carpentry skills.

This two-year program teaches the fundamentals of rough and finishcarpentry. The Junior program teaches the basics of carpentry and studentsapply that knowledge to build barns and other structures. The students’senior-level project is the construction of a house. Seniors may be eligible forearly job placement during the last grading period of the senior year.

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Program Length:   2 Years-Wadsworth

Skills Learned: 

     • Safety procedures

     • Rough carpentry

     • Finish carpentry                                                                                                                 

     • Roofing

     • Cabinet installation

     • Siding installation

     • Dry wall installation

     • Residential construction

     • Counter top making

Typical Entry-Level Employment Opportunities:

      • Rough and finish carpenter

      • Siding installer

      • General construction worker

      • Lumberyard worker

      • Dry wall hanger

      • Cabinet maker

      • Roofer

College and Related Education:

       • Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in business management, architecture, or Construction Management.

       • Trade apprenticeships

       • Landscaping Design