Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

Various locations

Tasks
Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirements
Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Interest in precision working to prepare layouts that conform to building codes using measuring tools

OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to prepare layouts that conform to building codes using measuring tools

METHODICAL





Interest in speaking to apprentices and other construction workers to supervise their activities

CUTTING-EDGE

Interest in compiling information to build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job

Does the idea of using wood to build the things around us entice you? Can you do math quickly? Then maybe you can nail down a career as a carpenter.

Can you see a drawing as a real object? Do you have positive balance, vision, and hearing? Are you solid and safety conscious? Then you find support in a career as a scaffold erector.

📌 Carpenter Edmonton
🏢 Alberta
📍 Edmonton