Construction trades teaches you how to maintain, repair, construct, and remodel buildings and homes in a real-world, practical setting.
Come to Polaris and build a career with a solid foundation. Explore a profession where teamwork, commitment and precision combine to form the construction industry. If you have an interest in building structures and have a willingness to work with others, you might want to consider the Construction Trades program. Students with solid math and reading skills, mechanical ability and spatial perception can be very successful in this field. Construction Trades teaches you how to maintain, repair, construct, and remodel buildings in a real-world, practical setting. The program includes the fundamentals of blueprint reading, site preparation, and hands-on training in carpentry, masonry, plumbing, roofing, machining, electrical wiring and site layout. During the junior year, students learn how to safely use power tools associated with the construction industry. Junior students will also earn a 30-hour OSHA card. During the senior year, students will learn how to install electrical, plumbing and interior finishes. Senior students will take field trips throughout the year to construction-related training centers in the area.
High School Credit Junior Year Construction Trades: 3.0, Technology: .5 High School Credits Senior Year Construction Trades: 3.0 Certifications Forklift Operator License (5-year) National Carpentry Level 1 and 2 OSHA 30-Hour Potential College Semester Hour Credit. *See your Polaris Counselor for more information on college credit agreements. Program Resources Course of Study/Syllabus - Junior year Junior Program Fee & Supply List Senior Program Fee & Supply List Junior & Senior Tool List-2021-2022 Uniform Ordering
Email: jbusser@polaris.edu Education: Associate Degree in Carpentry & Construction Education, Cuyahoga Community College Certifications: Teaching Certificate; Kent State University, OSHA 500 At Polaris Since: 2018 Industry Experience: Carpenter for 20 years and teaching Construction since 2005 Interests/Hobbies: Being with my wife and 5 children