CONSTRUCTION TRADES

Take a drive on any street and look around. Every structure you see is either old, new, or under construction. New buildings, roads, and other structures represent the building process, and America likes to build.  

Let Central Tech help you build a foundation for a career in construction. 

Students learn how to build a house from the ground up.  

Check out the building process you will experience hands-on:  

• Build the wood frame floor or use the concrete slab to start framing 
• Begin framing walls and roofs and/or setting trusses 
• Sheath the outside walls and roof for protection  
• Finish exterior siding and trim work 
• Apply shingles 
• Cut and hang drywall 
• Complete interior including hanging doors and trim 
• Build or assemble and install cabinets  

The house is a cooperative project with Drafting Design in which the students design the blueprints for the house, and Electrical Trades students wire the home for electricity. In fact, some students will choose to take both construction and electrical trades to increase their skills, employability, and starting salary. Others may choose to combine construction and drafting or start their own construction company. 

Building a home, as part of the curriculum, gives students a leg-up on someone beginning their training with a construction company.  

High school students rave about the Skills competitions in framing, cabinet making, and TeamWorks (which combines carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and electrical skills).  

If you are a person who enjoys seeing the fruits of their labor, then each day on a construction site can be rewarding. Once the project is complete…you can enjoy looking at it for years to come.  

Build your future in construction trades and help frame the future of the construction industry.