Pathfinder Tech
Carpentry
SKILLS ACQUIRED AT EACH GRADE LEVEL
Grade 9
- Technical Program orientation and safety
- Measuring
- Order of operations
- Crosscutting & ripping
- Jointing & thickness planing
- Sanding
- Glueing and clamping
- Finishing
Grade 10
- Freshmen year review
- Planning layout & design
- Power tool safety and operation
- Resawing
- Boring
- Lathe turning
- Fasteners
- Print reading
- Shed building
- Shaping
Grade 11
- Safety and orientation of outside projects
- Power tool safety and operation
- Print reading
- Floor construction
- Wall framing and erection
- Ceiling framing
- Roof framing and roof installations
- Wall layout
- Window installation
- Door installation
- Deck framing
Grade 12
- Reinforcement of skills and techniques learned in 10th & 11th grade
- Stair layout, fabrication, and installation
- Estimating materials
- Cabinet installation
- Window trim and installation
- Door trim and installation
- Proper attic insulation and ventilation
- Erect staging
- Proper house wrapping techniques
- Siding estimating and installation
- Customer and Building inspector communications
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS
- Contractor
NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS
- Chimney Cabinet
- Mortice & tenon end table
- House Project
- Garage Project
- Deck Project
POSSIBLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES UPON COMPLETION OF PROGRAM
Upon graduation:
- Carpentry Apprentice
- Retail
- Maintenance
- Laborer
- Roofing Technician
- Siding installer
After completion of 1-2 years of post-secondary technical training (apprenticeship, certificate program or associate’s degree):
- Carpenter Foreman
- Carpentry Supervisor
- Cabinet installer
- Contractor
- Estimator
- Union Journeyman
After completion of Advanced degree (4 year college degree or higher)
- Building Inspector
- Architect
- Mechanical Engineer
- Civil Engineer
- Project Manager
- Career Technical Education Instructor
