Certificate in Carpentry Framing and Forming Foundation

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

The Carpentry Framing and Forming Foundation trains students for entry-level employment in the carpentry trade. Basic theory and related information along with hands-on shop practice enable students to become competent in basic carpentry tasks. Carpenters construct, renovate and repair residential, civil, institutional, commercial and industrial structures made of wood, steel, concrete and other materials. They can work for a wide array of employers, including new home builders and renovation firms, construction firms, building owners, property managers and tenants, building developers and government departments.After receiving a general background in the carpentry trade, carpenters often specialize in specific areas of the trade such as:site preparation and layoutconcrete formwork and falseworkwood or metal framingbuilding stairs and railingsinterior and exterior finishinghanging doors and installing windows and cabinets