Masonry - Southwest Virginia Community College

Masonry from Southwest Virginia Community College is a Campus Certificate Construction Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Purpose: This Career Studies Certificate in Masonry is in response to the non-conventional short-term program of study needs for many adults in our service region to yield an awarding career; which provides entry level skills for the beginner, upgrading and re-training requirements for the skilled craft laborer, and for investigating career opportunities as one of the premier craft workers on a construction site Occupational Objectives: A program of training through a standardized process, shall prepare the learner, as a skilled laborer, with basic knowledge and essential workplace skills for the construction trades; employing masonry units manufactured of clay or concrete. Curricula shall develop the construction professional following new national craft standards established for the construction industry. The focus will be to present information in a step-by-step fashion, further enhanced through learn-by-doing hands on approach. Providing skilled workers to build and repair buildings, walls, floors, partitions, fireplaces, chimneys, fences, roads, walkways, and other structures utilizing brick, precast masonry panels, concrete block, natural stone, and other masonry materials. Work activities include restoration of old brick buildings as well as new construction for houses, industrial facilities, schools, hospitals, offices, and other structures. The skill sets will provide the student learner the opportunity to work with their hands in a creative manner demonstrating masonry as being, one of the world's oldest and respected crafts, an essential part of life. Instructional tenets shall encompass understanding of safety and regulatory codes, plans and blueprints, tools and building materials related to construction techniques adopted for builders and remodelers of residential or light commercial projects with emphasis on single family units; in addition to examining high production builders' objectives. View more details on Southwest Virginia Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Construction Engineering courses.