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PROGRAM INFORMATION 2012-2013

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The housing market is one of the most trusted economic indicators in our nation.  While our goal is not to place our trust in treasures on this earth, the construction industry has been a solid source of income for many households across the centuries.  The Building Construction and Maintenance program will provide a broad range of practical and ethical skills to enable students to confidently enter the workforce and perform tasks from maintaining their own home to possibly designing and performing construction projects as an independent contractor in the future.   Careers in this Field:
  • Mason
  • Carpenter
  • Contractor
  • Plumber
  • Electrician
  • Construction Instructor
For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.  
Hebrews 3:4

This program is designed to equip students with the skills required to design, construct, and maintain residential and light commercial buildings.

Instruction will be designed to meet the curriculum requirements necessary to qualify students to be prepared to enter the construction field with the fundamental knowledge of the building trades.

Students will be instructed with appropriate theory and hands-on training in the use of hand and power tools, building components & design, construction methods, problem solving and maintenance procedures.  The on-site work experiences will provide the opportunity to enhance practical skills as well as prepare the student to relate to real customers.


Potential Instructor:  NATHAN WEAVER

Nathan has been in the construction industry since 1996 working on all types of buildings from mud huts in Central America to commercial office complexes in State College, PA.  His experience includes working on construction projects as an employee, heading up building projects as a missionary in Honduras, and currently operating a business as the owner/contractor.  Nathan is married and has five children.  His greatest ongoing construction project--building his home through being a Godly husband and father.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE TASK LIST

 
Task List (1st Year - Level 1)          

ORIENTATION
Develop career awareness to complete career objective
Demonstrate shop rules
Identify hand, power tools, and building materials    PROFICIENT USE OF:
Hand Tools (hammer, framing square, tape measure, chalk line…)
Hand Held Power Tools (circular, recip & jigsaws, drills, screwguns)
Stationary Shop Tools (miter saw, planer, joiner, shaper)
      
SAFETY
Demonstrate general shop practices
Understand lifting and carrying tools and materials
Demonstrate personal safety
On the job safety awareness

DEMONSTRATE ABILITY IN THE FOLLOWING:
Residential Framing
Roofing
Insulation
Drywall
Block Laying      


Task List (2nd Year - Level 2)          

PROFICIENT USE OF:
Pneumatic Tools (Framing, finish, brad, stapler)
Aluminum Bending Brake
Finish Carpentry Hand Tools          

SAFETY REVIEW
Shop safety practices
On the job safety awareness
Proficient use of hand tools, power tools
Understanding of safety liability issues in the workplace  

DEMONSTRATE ABILITY IN THE FOLLOWING:
Deck construction
Exterior Siding and Trim
Interior Trim
Plumbing
Electrical      


Task List (3rd Year - Level 3)          

PROFICIENT USE OF:
All tools needed to construct or remodel homes  

 Note: The majority of the third year will be review and real life work on customer homes to provide the experience that is vital to success in the construction field.      

SAFETY REVIEW
Shop safety practices
On the job safety awareness
Proficient use of hand tools, power tools
Understanding of safety liability issues in the workplace   

DEMONSTRATE ABILITY IN THE FOLLOWING:
Site preparation
Drywall Finishing & Painting
Cabinet installation
Plumbing and Electrical Troubleshooting
      
Final Project - Cost estimation, blueprints, construction     

ACADEMIC INTEGRATION 

Most academic subjects are naturally integrated through regular course material.  Science is taught with adapting to working in our diverse PA climate and the use of electricity.  Math is essential in knowing measurements, fractions and estimating job costs. Reading is essential to comprehend and follow directions and reading and designing blueprints.  Students will ultimately use many of the academic skills as they will be required to design and describe a final project that they will create on paper and construct.

BIBLICAL INTEGRATION
CHRISTIAN SERVICE ASSIGNMENT

Students will have opportunity to do ministry by performing construction and maintenance projects in coordination with local churches and community organizations such as Habitat for Humanity.  This is a curriculum requirement.

SUPPLIES TO BE PURCHASED BY THE STUDENT

Uniforms, Safety Glasses, and Steel-Toed Boots, Textbook