The Carpentry program at Madison Comprehensive High School develops the fundamental skills that are required for students to develop into true craftsmen. These courses cover content in the areas of safety, hand tools, blueprint reading, various building materials, and home construction. Students in this program often spend their time working on job sites with local industry partners as they build and remodel homes and businesses in the Madison area. This program gets students ready to enter the work field after high school
Skills to be learned
Reading prints
Stake out a site
Scaffold
Frame walls
Frame roof
Felt and shingles
Windows and doors
Siding
Phone etiquette
Locating a building
Set forms
Ladders
Frame floor
Set trusses
Hardware
Insulation
Gutter & downspout
Safety
Hand tools
Power tools
Wood
Wood products
Fasteners
Drywall
Estimating materials & working w/ others
Job Opportunities
Framer
Dry Waller
Finish carpenter
Remodeling
Laborer
Entrepreneur
Cabinet maker
Insulator
Siding Applicator
Concrete Finisher
Building Supply Company
Roofer
Gutter & Downspout installer
Replacement windows & doors
Pole Structure Buildings
Industry Credentials:
- OSHA 10
