Campus | Start Date | Tuition/Fees |
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Miramichi | September 2025 (Blended Delivery) | Domestic | International |
Woodstock | September 2025 (Blended Delivery) | Domestic | International |
St. Andrews | September 2025 (Blended Delivery) | Domestic | International |
Moncton | September 2025 (Blended Delivery) | Domestic | International |
Saint John | September 2025 (Blended Delivery) | Domestic | International |
If ever there was a hands-on career, it would be carpentry. In a stocked tool kit, a carpenter’s hands and keen mind are the most important. Constructing, erecting, installing, and repairing structures and fixtures for residential and light commercial use are all tasks that carpenters are needed for.
In our Carpentry program, not only will you develop practical skills such as framing walls, siding and drywall installation, constructing wooden forms for pouring concrete, and erecting scaffolding, but you’ll also learn about the codes, standards, and quality concepts that apply to carpentry. Carpenters are experts in home and business improvement. They’re strategic thinkers and practitioners who are always in demand. Enroll today to hone your skills and pursue a rewarding profession that allows you to play a key part in the evolution of ideas and dreams, seeing them through from concept to realization.
The requirements for this certificate program may be achieved within one academic year of full-time study.
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NB Francophone High School Math Equivalencies
International Student Admission Equivalencies
From smaller, build/repair side ventures to larger construction site jobs, the possibilities for employment in the carpentry profession are extensive. As a graduate, you can pursue opportunities with general contractors, interior and exterior sub-contractors, or framing contractors. With this certificate, you can enter the workforce with small or large residential and commercial construction companies and build on your experience to take your skills and career to the next level.
This occupation requires physical fitness, good coordination, and strong math skills, including geometry, algebra and some trigonometry. The hours of work may be irregular and may include shift work, weekends, and holidays.
Technology Requirements
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Courses are subject to change.
Students identify and apply the principals of precision instruments, elevations, building lines and perform site layout calculations.
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Students participate actively in the preparation of a concrete foundation including construction and installation of footings, wall forms, and slab-on-grade forms. They participate in a project that incorporates full-size formwork or the development of a scale model.
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Students acquire the knowledge and skills required to work with concrete including the testing, placement, consolidation, finishing and curing of concrete.
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Students become familiar with wood-based products typically required and used on a construction site. They learn to determine the appropriate material for a given task and to calculate the required amount for a project and/or simulated exercise.
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Students participate actively in the design and preparation of a floor frame system. They learn the function, construction and installation of components such as beams, columns, joists and floor openings in relation to framing and construction. Students also learn to calculate materials required and the practical application of participating in the construction of beams, supports and floor and deck framing.
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Learners participate in the design, construction, and installation of wall and partition framing.
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In this course, learners acquire the knowledge required to build stairs and stairwell components. They determine the procedure to properly layout and cut straight stair stringers while adhering to National Building Code (NBC) standards.
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Students become familiar with common metal, plastic and composite products along with adhesives, sealants, fillers, connectors and fasteners that are commonly used in the construction industry.
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Students demonstrate safe practices in the construction environment.
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The purpose of the 3-week Practicum course is to provide learners with a direct, supervised practical experience. Such an experience enables learners to apply the knowledge acquired during their training directly to their field of study. The course exposes the learners to the trade environment and participants are expected to become members of the team in the industry site to which they are attached.
This course is designed to introduce students in the trades to a variety of hand tools, power tools, stationary power tools and equipment and their uses within the context of safe work practices. Students become familiar with the safe use and handling of the tools and equipment commonly used in the trades sector. They are required to demonstrate the selection and safe use of common hand and power tools and receive instruction on several types of fastening systems.
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In this course, learners are introduced to common roof designs and the methods used for framing a roof with common rafters and engineered trusses.
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The purpose of this course is to refresh skills in mathematics developed through secondary programs in areas deemed essential for the successful completion of the program. Although the topics covered in this course are common to any math program, every effort is made to illustrate their usage in the trades’ professions.
In this course, the students are presented with a balance of theoretical mathematics and applied mathematics. Instructional emphasis is focussed on the information, principles and formulas required to perform trade related mathematical calculations.
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This course provides an introduction to the meaning of community service. Students learn how community service can enhance a student’s educational experience, personal growth, employability, and civic responsibility. Students participate in one day of volunteering to enhance their understanding of civic responsibility and to help the New Brunswick Community College realize its vision of transforming lives and communities.
In this course, learners focus on applying communication skills in reading, writing, speaking, document use, and critical thinking to make communication effective and efficient while developing computer-related skills necessary to be successful in college and on the job in a trade.
In this course, learners focus on acquiring job search skills to gain a work-term placement as well as employment while also, developing interpersonal communication skills needed to grow their career.
This course is designed to provide students with the skills to sketch and read blueprints to extract information. Students learn to interpret information from blueprints and use proper instruments and techniques to produce drawings.
A safe and healthy workplace is the responsibility of the employer and the employee. This course introduces students to the importance of working safely and addresses how employers and employees can control the hazards and risks associated with the workplace. Students will also learn about the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders including WorkSafeNB, the employer and the employee in ensuring workplaces are safe.
This course introduces students to the safe use of rigging, hoisting and lifting equipment.
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72310 - Carpenters
72311 - Cabinetmakers
73100 - Concrete finishers
73110 - Roofers and shinglers
75110 - Construction trades helpers and labourers
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