Student Experience

Learn a variety of specialized carpentry skills

Students in the General Construction Carpentry Techniques – Apprenticeship program at Algonquin College will learn a variety of specialized skills, including rough carpentry, form building, framing, fine finishing, and maintenance. In addition, carpenters need to have a basic understanding of standard building procedures, building regulations, and the properties of materials. As the construction industry involves the combined efforts of a number of different trades, carpenters must be familiar with the relationship of carpentry work to that of other journeymen.

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Gain hands-on experience

This practical program consists of three levels of hands-on study. The basic and intermediate levels concentrate on residential construction, where students learn how to read blueprints, weld, and adhere to machine and tool safety practices. The advanced level focuses on commercial carpentry and includes concrete form work and stair building.

Learn in modern, state-of-the-art facilities

This apprenticeship program is offered in the newly constructed Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE). The Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence will offer 190,000 square feet of space that will allow for all construction and related design programs to be housed in a single location. This inter-professional space will encourage collaboration between disciplines and offer many integrated and cross-program learning opportunities for students.

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Getting more information on apprenticeship.

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Are you interested in finding out more information on how to start an apprenticeship in skilled trades?
There are lots of resources available to help you decide on which career path is right for you. Why not check out ApprenticeshipSearch.com’s website – this is a great website with lots of tools and information on becoming an Apprentice.

Watch Cody Malloch and Dan Brigham discuss National Tradesman Day and show off one of the skills we teach our BCT and Carpentry students

Cody Malloch, a Carpentry Apprenticeship student at Algonquin and a member of Team Canada participating in the 2013 WorldSkills Competition was featured recently on CTV Morning Live – see Cody demonstrate one of the techniques that our students learn in this video clip.