Program Description
Fulfill your entrepreneurial vision with a career in the residential and light commercial renovation sector. Program Highlights: Award-winning faculty. Community construction projects. Provincial leader in student success. Blended theory classes that are face-to-face and on-line. What You'll Learn: Develop skills and training required to join the entrepreneurial trend of home and commercial renovation. Explore design and architectural styles, interior and exterior finishes, cabinetry, and millwork. Acquire specialized training in carpentry hand and power tools, construction materials, wood and wood products, and workplace safety. Apply construction and project management principles to renovation projects including project scheduling, materials resourcing, cost estimating, risk analysis, sub-contracting, cost control strategies and project closeout. Understand the importance of waste management and incorporate the 3R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) into renovation projects. Experience an intensive hands-on education consisting of various lab and practical projects; participate in a local community renovation project. Acquire practical knowledge and skills needed to operate a small business.
