Carpentry - Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Carpentry from Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a Campus Certificate Carpenters degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. PROGRAM OVERVIEW Carpenters are involved in many different kinds of construction activity, from the building of highways and bridges, to the installation of kitchen cabinets. Carpenters construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures made from wood and other materials. Working from blueprints or instructions from supervisors, carpenters first perform the layout-measuring, marking, and arranging materials' in accordance with local building codes. They cut and shape wood, plastic, fiberglass, or drywall using hand and power tools. They join the materials with nails, screws, staples, or adhesives. In the final step, carpenters check the accuracy of their work with levels, rules, plumb bobs, framing squares, or electronic versions of these tools and make any necessary adjustments. Carpenters employed outside the construction industry perform a variety of installation and maintenance work. They may replace panes of glass, ceiling tiles, and doors, as well as repair desks, cabinets, and other furniture. Depending on the employer, carpenters install partitions, doors, and windows; change locks; and repair broken furniture. In manufacturing firms, carpenters may assist in moving or installing machinery. Carpenters are employed throughout the country in almost every community and make up the largest building trades occupation. They held about 1.3 million jobs in 2004. About one-third worked in building construction and about one-fifth worked for special trade contractors. Most of the rest of the wage and salary workers worked for manufacturing firms, government agencies, retail establishments and a wide variety of other industries. About one-third of all carpenters were self-employed. Job opportunities for carpenters are expected to be excellent throughout the 2006-14 period. Employment of carpenters is expected to increase about as fast as average for all occupations through 2014, and turnover also creates a large number of openings each year. Contractors report having trouble finding skilled carpenters to fill many of their openings and the need for carpenters is expected to grow as construction activity increases in response to demand for new housing, office and retail space, and for modernizing and expanding schools and industrial plants. A strong home remodeling market is also projected to create a large demand for carpenters . A Certificate of Accomplishment is awarded for successful completion of 48 units of the required courses, with a "C" or better grade in each course. Upon successful completion of this program the student will have the necessary knowledge and skills for a career as a Carpenter in the Construction or Maintenance arena. The construction, installation, and repair of structures and fixtures made from wood and other materials. Working from blueprints, layout, measuring, marking, and arranging materials in accordance with local building codes, cutting and shaping wood, plastic, fiberglass, or drywall using hand and power tools, joining materials with nails, screws, staples, or adhesives are just some of the skills that will be mastered during this program. View more details on Los Angeles Trade Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Carpenters courses.