This course
provides training in beginning skills for
masonry occupations and basic skills for
construction trades. Training takes place in
classroom and lab settings. Students work with a
variety of materials, i.e., brick, block, stone
and tile, on several projects designed to
increase their manipulative as well as cognitive
skills.
Integrated
throughout the course are career preparation
standards, which include basic academic skills,
communication, interpersonal skills, problem
solving, safety, technology, and other
employment skills. The course also covers use of
hand and power tools, blueprint reading,
measurement and estimating. Students may train
for a maximum of 1320 hours.
