Construction Trades
COLLEGE TECH PREP OPTION
“Thanks to Polaris, my future is bright. I’ll be able to work after high school and attend college at the same time.”
Nicholas Pinardo
Strongsville High School
Come explore a profession where teamwork, commitment, and precision combine to form the construction industry. If you enjoy building structures from the ground up, have an eye for detail, a head for math, and a willingness to work with others, you might want to consider the Construction Trades program.
Construction Trades teaches you how to maintain, repair, construct, and remodel buildings and homes in a real-world, practical setting. The program includes the fundamentals of blueprint reading, site preparation, and more advanced training in carpentry, plumbing, wiring, roofing, and drywall installation. Good basic math and reading skills, mechanical ability, and spatial perception are important in this field.
Skills
Residential Carpentry
- Floor, wall, and roof framing
- Stair building
- Material estimating
Residential Wiring
- Wiring basic circuits
- Drawing and reading schematics
Residential Plumbing
- Fundamentals of the drain, waste, and vent system
- Fundamentals of the potable water system
- Fundamentals of the storm water/foundation drainage system
Practical shop activities in the following areas:
- Drywall
- Roofing
- Siding
- Door and window installation
Overview of the concrete and masonry trades
Blueprint reading
Related mathematics
Personal, shop, and work-site safety practices
Equipment
Power drills
Saber saw
Transit
Jointer
Planer
Table saw
Radial arm saw
Power miter saw
Pneumatic tools
Career Options
Carpenter
Electrician
Plumber
Roofer
Drywall installer
Maintenance worker in schools, industry, hospitals, etc.
Union/non-union apprentice
Future Opportunities with Further Education
Company owner
Professional builder
Estimator
Construction foreman
Construction superintendent
Construction manager
Building inspector
Building manager
Architect/engineer
High School Credit Junior Year
Construction Trades 3.0
Technology .5
Potential College Semester Hour Credit
College Tech Prep 9.0