Carpentry certificate
Apprenticeship
The Carpentry Apprenticeship program
is designed for people already working in the carpentry trade
and registered with the Industry Training Authority (ITA). UCFV
offers all four levels of technical training. These six-week
sessions are necessary to achieve journeyperson certification
along with appropriate on-the-job training.
For information call: 604-854-4506.
Entry-level trades training
At UCFV we help students build the
framework of a carpentry career. The carpentry program will
prepare students for entry into the provincial apprenticeship
program, as well as directly into employment. Students will get
a thorough introduction to the trade, and develop skills
expected by employers.
Theory and shop procedures are set up
to simulate job conditions, so punctuality and good work habits
are essential. This program is part of the entry-level
provincial standard taught throughout B.C.
Career Technical Centre
UCFV and School District #34
(Abbotsford) operate a jointly sponsored Career Technical
Centre. Carpentry students enter at the Grade 11 level and
complete high school and a one-year UCFV Carpentry certificate
over two years. For more information, call 604-850-8672.
Employment opportunities
After successfully completing the
program, students will be prepared for employment opportunities
in the construction industry and construction-related
businesses such as: carpentry, building equipment and supplies
sales, construction, shipping and delivery, building
maintenance, and modular housing construction.
A career in the construction trades
offers good opportunities for those willing to spend several
years learning their trade.
Entrance requirements
1.
B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent
2.
A math and reading comprehension entrance exam.
How to apply
1. Submit
a UCFV application form, along with the $45 application fee to
the Admissions and Records office. Students currently in Grade
12 may apply during their Grade 12 year. A statement from the
school counsellor or principal, indicating that you are likely
to meet graduation requirements by June, must be presented at
the time of entrance appointment.
2. Applicants
will be notified of entrance exam dates by the Trades &
Technology department. There is no fee for writing these exams.
Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of
submission of their application should call 604-854-4548.
3. Read
the program description and information carefully. If you wish
to speak to the instructor, call Richard Janssen at
604-504-7441, local 4386.
4.
Prior to classes starting in September, applicants will be
notified by telephone of the registration procedures.
Applicants who cannot be reached by telephone after three
attempts will be removed from the wait list.
Fees and other expenses
Fees stated are in effect for 2005/06
and are subject to change for 2006/07.
The program fees are approximately
$102 per week, which includes tuition fees plus 10% of the
tuition for ancillary fees. In addition, each semester (fall,
winter, and summer) students will pay a $25 Student Union
Society membership fee, $4.50 Cascade student newspaper fee,
and a $3 per semester radio station fee.
A Health and Dental fee ($199.92 for
2005/06) is charged annually in Fall semester to students with
nine or more credits to provide extended medical and dental
insurance for September-August. Check with the Student Union
Society or at www.studentcare.net/works for details.
Note: A deposit (currently $200) must
be paid at the time of registration, which typically takes
place one or two months before the start of each semester. The
balance of fees must be paid by the second week of the
semester.
Carpentry students should also budget
approximately $350 for basic hand tools, $725 for required
textbooks, and $85 for appropriate working apparel.
Medical requirement
A medical statement from a qualified
physician may be required at any time before or during the
program. Students will be notified by a UCFV official if/when
the statement is required.
Location
The Carpentry program is located in
the Trades & Technology Centre at the Abbotsford campus,
which is open 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Classes
and shops are in session 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday to
Friday.
Dates & attendance requirements
The Carpentry program starts in
September and ends the following June.
The Carpentry program requires
continuous attendance through all three semesters to
successfully complete all requirements for the program. Students
will be expected to attend classes five days per week for the
duration of the entire program.
The program is performance-paced. This
performance-paced process allow students an accelerated
completion time and/or an opportunity to develop higher levels
of expertise in any area of the program. However, for all
students the maximum program length will be enforced as stated
under Dates & Attendance Requirements.
Students who fail to meet the
attendance requirements as outlined in their individual program
guides may be subject to a failing grade or academic warning.
• See UCFV Policy 340.03 (Academic
Warning).
• See UCFV Policy 310.03
(Attendance).
Program requirements
Students must complete all
requirements with a minimum of 70% or better to receive a
Credit (CR) grade in order to graduate.
Students, who do not receive a Credit
(CR) grade in all required areas by June, may apply to their
instructor for re-entry into the program. Students who reapply
may register as an upgrading student and must complete all
program requirements no later than June of the following year.
See upgrading policy for more details.
Graduation
Students must apply for graduation by
completing a Request to Graduate form available at the Trades
Centre. We recommend this be done at the beginning of your
final semester.
Academic Warnings
Trades & Technology students who
demonstrate extremely poor academic performance will be placed
on Academic Warning.
• See UCFV Policy 340.03 (Academic
Warning).
Poor academic performance may, at the
discretion of the instructor, include poor attendance, slow
progress in theory and practical tasks and/or lack of
satisfactory participation in class activities.
• See UCFV Policy 310.02
(Attendance).
Trades & Technology students are
expected to conduct themselves in a mature and responsible
manner, and will be held responsible for their actions, whether
acting alone or in group.
• See UCFV Policy 310.12 (Student
Conduct).
Withdrawal policy
Student-initiated Withdrawal
(Discontinuing)
If a student wishes not to continue or
return for the next semester, the Trades Centre will advise
Admissions & Records and initiate a withdrawal from the
student’s current Trades program.
Required to Withdraw (Failed grades)
Failed grades may result in withdrawal
from the program.
Required to Withdraw (Academic Warning)
Students may be required to withdraw
from a course or program for failing to comply with any of the
following three policies.
• UCFV Policy 340.03 (Academic
Warning)
• UCFV Policy 310.02 (Attendance)
• UCFV Policy 310.12 (Student
Conduct).
Upgrading policy
An upgrading student will be enrolled
for no more than 15 weeks. Upgrading students will not displace
anyone registered in the next intake.
The upgrading program allows those
currently or recently employed in the industry to complete
their certificate requirements or to become proficient in
specific processes or techniques.
Upgrading students are expected to
meet program prerequisites through previous or proof of
industry experience approved by the program instructor.
Readmission policy
Students who begin a trades program,
but withdraw before completing the program, may contact the
department to request re-entry to the program provided their
absence is less than two years. Re-entry is subject to space
availability.
If you are absent more than two years
you will be required to apply for
re-admission.
re-admission.
• An Application for admission form
and Application fee will be required
• Trades & Technology entrance
exams will need to be retaken
Program outline
The Carpentry program starts in
September and ends approximately the end of June. Students must
show that they understand the theory by successfully completing
a written test for each unit and then applying it to an
acceptable level of practical skills as assigned in that unit.
Students will be working with the help
of learning packages that will give step-by-step instructions.
The learning materials may include printed worksheets,
videotapes, display boards, lab manuals, instructions,
demonstrations, and/or lectures.
At regular stages students will be
required to move to a shop or lab area to perform various tasks
in order to develop their practical skills. Practical hands-on
training as a part of the total plan will increase as students
progress through the program, and should amount to about
two-thirds of the overall training time.
As much as possible, study lab and
shop instruction is patterned after “on-the-job”
situations, where a limited amount of direct supervision is
required.
The training follows a modular system
that begins by developing a wide variety of basic skills, and
builds on these to develop intermediate and specialized skills
required in this industry. The modular curriculum provides a
flexible learning path, allowing accelerated learning
opportunities for those entering the program with a greater
experience or skill level. This performance-paced process
allows students an accelerated completion time and/or an
opportunity to develop higher levels of expertise in any area
of the program.
Sample topics
• Reading and interpreting drawings
• Using specialty equipment
• Site and building layout
• Building concrete forms
• Framing a building
• Finishing internal and external
details
• Technical Communications 115
(three academic credits).
All unit tests and assigned practicals
must be completed with a passing grade before writing the final
exam, which is scheduled in June.
Faculty
Richard Janssen, Journeyman Carpentry,
Instructor Diploma (UBC)
Tim Lynch, Journeyman Carpentry,
Instructor Diploma (VCC)
Mark Ryan, Journeyman Carpentry,
Instructor Diploma (VCC)
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