Description
2011-2012
CONSTRUCTION TRADES I (I510)
Level: 11th and 12th grade (Freeport, Pecatonica and Pearl City students)
Class Location: Freeport Senior High / Construction Site
Time: 7:25 - 8:55 a.m.
Length: One year, double period
H.S. Credit: Two credits per year (Freeport, four credits per year)
Prerequisite: IT orientation class, Knowledge of fractions and decimals. Completed application and meeting with instructor required for acceptance into this program
Calendar: This course follows the CAREERTEC calendar
Learn to build a house! Construction Trades Youth Apprenticeship Year I provides introductory on-site construction skills to students interested in the building industry, from laborer to architect. Students construct a family housing unit from foundation to roof, or smaller units demonstrating the same building techniques, after receiving safety and construction instruction in a classroom site. Construction careers explored include: carpenter, electrician, plumber, heating and air conditioning technician, dry-walling, construction technician as well as manager and architect. With the support of area industries this course is an important first step toward success within the construction trades industry.
CONSTRUCTION TRADES II (I515)
Level: 12th grade
Class Location: Freeport Senior High / Construction Site
Time (option 2): 7:25 - 8:55 a.m.
Length: One year, double period
H.S. Credit: Two credits per year (Freeport, four credits per year)
Prerequisite: Successful completion of CTYA I with a C or above and 95% attendance.Completed application and meeting with instructor required for acceptance into this program
Calendar: This course follows the CAREERTEC calendar
Students continue in the hands-on-program described in year I to learn more advanced skills used in the construction trades industry and possibly become a foreman on the Construction Trades job site.
